Installing Sage 50 Accounting
When you install Sage 50 Accounting, you need to know how many computers must have access to your company data and how your company's computers are set up.
Do you store your company data on a file server?
If your company data is, or will be, stored on a Windows file server, perform a server-only installation of Sage 50 Accounting on your server. This option installs the MySQL Connector and the Sage 50 Accounting Connection Manager service that manages all connections to your company data. It does not install the Sage 50 Accounting program. To learn more, see Standard Network setup below.
Note that if you store your data on a Windows Server, you need to perform additional setup tasks so that other users can access your Sage 50 Accounting data.
Additional setup tasks for Windows
Standalone Computer
This is the most common installation choice for small businesses. If you only need to use Sage 50 Accounting on one computer,
You or your system administrator need to:
Perform a Typical Installation of Sage 50 Accounting on your computer.
Networked Computers
Before you install Sage 50 Accounting on your networked computers:
- Make sure that the computers that will be using Sage 50 Accounting are connected to your network (consult your network administrator or Windows online Help for more information about setting up a network) and
- You have user rights to install software on all of the computers
Standard Network (Recommended)
How it works:
Your computers are set up in a standard network configuration, which means that you store your company data on a server and Sage 50 Accounting users connect to the server to open your company data.
You or your network administrator need to:
Perform a Full Installation of Sage 50 Accounting on every computer that will be used to open your company data.
Perform a Server-Only Installation of Sage 50 Accounting on the computer (server) where you are storing your company data.
Peer-to-Peer Network
How it works:
Your computers are set up in a peer-to-peer network configuration, which means that you store your company data on a computer that also runs Sage 50 Accounting while other Sage 50 Accounting users connect to this computer to open your company data.
You or your network administrator need to:
Perform a Typical Installation of Sage 50 Accounting on the computer that stores the company data and on every computer that needs to open your company data.
Depending on your network setup, you may want to change the Connection Manager's port settings after you have finished installing Sage 50 Accounting on your network.
Note: If you want to allow more users to work on your company at a time, you need to have a multi-user licence. If you do not have a multi-user licence, you can upgrade your software by contacting our Customer Sales department.