Installation & Setup User Guide - Best Access Systems

H: Configuring a Distributed ID/Mobile Badging System
3) Select the correct Database Type for the master database server. If
it’s SQL Server, type the computer name of the server, or click
[Browse] to select a server.
4) Click [OK].
b. In the This System’s Distributed ID Setting drop-down list, select
“Distributed ID/Mobile Station.”
c. Specify the Master server workstation name.
d. Select the ODBC Data Source to master server.
e. Specify the Workstation name where the Login Driver is running.
f. Specify the Workstation name where Replicator is running.
g. In the Virtual server name configuration section, select whether the
station uses a virtual server name (also known as the failover name).
This setting only pertains to systems using Legato.
• By default the This server uses a virtual server name checkbox is
deselected, which indicates that the station name specified is the
actual machine name of the station.
• If you specified a failover name for the station in Legato, then you
will need to select the This server uses a virtual server name
checkbox and enter the failover name used to identify the station in
the Legato system rather than the actual machine name.
Note:
You can modify this value after the station has been created by doubleclicking
“Enterprise Server Configuration” beneath the station in the System
Tree.
h. It is also recommended you set the Database selection for this
workstation’s login to “Allow User to Select”.
i. Click [OK].
6. The following message is displayed. Click [Yes].
7. The recommended naming scheme for new databases is “Lenel.” If the name of the database you are configuring follows this
naming scheme, no warning message is displayed and you can skip ahead to
step 8. If the database you are configuring is not named according to this
naming scheme and you wish to proceed using the current database name,
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