As we discussed, special network protocols must be enabled to ensure that the programs you run on the network—including AccountEdge—are able to communicate messages among the computers on the network. Your computers must be using either the AppleTalk or the TCP/IP protocol.
When you create a data file in AccountEdge and when you begin each session in AccountEdge, you’ll have the opportunity to specify which protocol you wish to use in multi-user mode—depending, of course, upon whether you have more than one protocol installed on your computer.
The first step in setting up your network software is to check to be sure that these protocols are installed and ready on your computers. If they’re not, you’ll need to install them. To check the protocols on your computers, see Checking and activating network protocols.
All Macintosh computers are equipped with the AppleTalk protocol, and most new Macintosh systems include the TCP/IP protocol. However, it’s possible that neither protocol is active on your computer. Choose a topic below to check to see whether the protocol of your choice is active on your computer. In these procedures, we’ll also check to be sure that Ethernet is selected as your LAN technology.
Please note: because Macintosh System versions differ, the names of windows and fields may be slightly different than what’s presented in these instructions.
If you wish to use the TCP/IP protocol, each computer on the network that will run MYOB AccountEdge must be assigned an IP address (a set of numbers that identifies each computer on a TCP/IP network). This procedure will help you set up TCP/IP to a certain extent; however, the choices you make for configuring your TCP/IP connection to your network depend upon how your network is set up. If someone else set up your network connection, you probably will need to consult that person for assistance here. You might also want to consider speaking with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) to learn how you can receive permanent IP addresses for each of your computers. (Keep in mind that if your computers are assigned IP addresses only when they have an active dial-up connection to the Internet, you won’t be able to run AccountEdge properly—unless those computers are always connected to the Internet while AccountEdge is in use.)
Please note: because Macintosh System versions differ, the names of windows and fields may be slightly different than what’s presented in these instructions.
Checking and installing network protocols