Search & Select

Search & Select helps connect Client by trying both a search and a remembered Server.

Search lets a newly installed Big Business Client search locally for Big Business Server. Select remembers the address of a Server and tries it next, twice. This covers the bases.

This is the default setting for Remember Server and the best overall choice for success. To optimize for Remote Client, Wireless Networks, or Remote Server, see the options.


  Select Only

Select is the Remember Server setting that lets your Client instantly select your Server.

This skips the default Search & Select that searches your local network for 10 seconds. Instead, your Big Business Client immediately selects the Server that it used last time.


  Chapter 19 Networking

Big Business includes powerful networking options to simplify setup, connect locally or connect remotely, host on premises or host in the cloud, and much more.

Big Business Support includes unlimited setup help, configuring your accounting or your networking. You may also need professional help.

Big Business simplifies Networking.

• Secure Server - encrypts all connections, always
• Instant On - lets your computer sleep and connect instantly on wake
• New Networking - supports sleep, instant-on, and encryption
• Remote Client - lets you run Big Business Client on a remote computer
• Remote Server - lets you run Big Business Server on a remote computer or in the cloud
• Custom Sleep - lets you control when Sleeping Clients are dropped
• Client Timeout - when dropped, Big Business Client will offer to Quit in one minute






  BigBusiness Networking

BigBusiness Networking helps you easily connect all computers at your main location.

Big Business is designed to start fast on your office network running Server and Client. If Big Business Server is running, Big Business Clients should see it and connect easily.

There are many options for Firewall, Remote Client, and Cloud Server. To start, check that the Big Business Server is running on your network and start Big Business Client.


  Instant On

Instant On is a new feature in Big Business. New Networking allows Big Business Client to Sleep. Shut your laptop or allow your computer to sleep and when it wakes on the same network, Big Business Client will resume working right where you left off.

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  Client Connection

Client Connection is updated to be quicker and remember your server for each Client.


  Force Quit

Big Business Client works with Sleep settings on your Mac to connect again to your Big Business Server on waking . This is handy, except when Server is not to be found.

If Server was shut off, or if you switched networks, or it has been too long in Sleep mode, Client may not connect again and try to Quit. Or, it may need to be Force Quit.

Choose Force Quit in the Apple menu, click Big Business Client, and click Force Quit.


  End Task

Big Business Client works with Sleep settings on your computer to connect again to Big Business Server on waking . This is handy, except when Server is not to be found.

If Server was shut off, or if you switched networks, or it has been too long in Sleep mode, Client may not connect again and try to Quit. Or, it may need you to End Task.

In the Task Manager, click once to select Big Business Client and then click End Task. To open the Task Manager right-click on the Windows taskbar and choose from menu.


  Client Timeout

Big Business uses new networking that supports Sleep. Your computer can Sleep and when it wakes your Big Business Client can instantly reconnect.

This only works if your secure connection has not been reset by events such as switching networks by moving your laptop or restarting Big Business Server.

If your secure connection is reset you should wait for one minute while Big Business Client times out and gives you the option to Quit. This usually takes 45 seconds.