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How to use Abacre Hotel Management System in network?

Five steps to setup AHMS in your hotel's network:

1. Know your DB file name.

Please lookup which database file do you use: start AHMS and in Login window you should press [More] button. In path to DB you will find file name of your DB. Normally it's ahms.fdb or ahms-test.fdb.

By default DB file located in the folder: \My Documents\Abacre Hotel Management System 2\

2. Decide which computer will be your Firebird database server

You may install Firebird database on one of your POS computers or you can use a separate computer for Firebird’s installation.

3. Download and install Firebird server.

Download Firebird database server from this location.
Run setup.exe file from zip archive.
Always press Next button during installation.
On the last installation window press Finish button.

That’s all. Firebird database server will be automatically up and running.

4. Create a folder for DB file.

We recommend you to create a new folder on your computer running Firebird server. Place there DB file. For example you may create C:\AHMS\ folder. If you use ahms.fdb as DB file, move it into C:\AHMS\ folder.

5. Specify location to DB file in AHMS.

Start AHMS on each computer:

On Login window press More button.
Specify Path To Database field, For example, C:\AHMS\ahms.fdb
Select Remote as Server Type.
Set Server Name: if Firebird is installed in your local network then Server Name may be network name of your computer, for example, MyComputerName; otherwise put IP address of computer running Firebird. Ask your system administrator for details.

Note: You must use full path to database file on server. If you use relative path, for example, just ahms.fdb, you will get error with code 902 (database file not found).

6. Setup other computers in the network.

Start AHMS on all other computers in network. On Login window repeat only the step 5.