Maxexchange's synchronised Adress book on a remote computer

>When I am out of my office, I can only run the Adress book
>that is located in the local list.

So that's where the remote synchronized database has to reside.

The central adress book I use to synchronise is the same we use in a workgroup network at the office. We've got 5 licences. Two people leave the office to go and see customers or work home. Can they work with the same Adress book they use in the Office? Do they have to use an other AdressBook for home and the central Adress Book at the Office?

The whole point of MaxExchange is to make a copy of the central address book and shove it out to the remote computer.

While the computers are in the office, they can access the address book directly over the network. This would be accessed as a Global address book. If the computer is to leave the office, it then becomes a Max Exchange remote. At this point, you'll need to synchronize it with the Max Exchange server. Once the data has been transferred to the remote, the remote will open it as a Local address book. If they go back into the office, they'll open it as Global again.

So that when I receive the first packet on the remote, I have to create a new adress book in he local list? How can I open it when I am out of the Office? Is it reside in the local list?

When you send the initial refresh to a remote via Max Exchange, you are prompted to place it in an Address Book.

After a refresh has been sent to remote site, do the following on the remote computer:

Open up Max Enterprise. Create a new local address book. Call it "BusinessRemote" or "ClientsRemote" or something along those lines to indicate it's a remote address book. After the address book has been created, close Max Enterprise.

Open up Max Exchange Remote. If you're processing packets for the first time, you'll be prompted for an address to store the synchronized data. Select an existing local address book and use the one you just created. Finish processing packets. The data from the Max Exchange Server will now be added to your new local address book. This means that the computer can now disconnect from the network and have access to this data. You can take this computer anywhere you like and you'll be able to open that local address book. Any changes made to the address book while it is disconnected, and any changes made to the Max Exchange Server, will have to be synchronized, but that's another story for another thread.

A lot of this is covered in the Max Exchange User's Guide. You might want to read through it if you haven't yet. It's not the best manual in the world, but it's what I used to setup my first Max Exchange configuration.

Thank you very much for your reply.

So, when you are out of the office, you work on the local adress book and when you are in the office and connected in the workgroup network, you work with the global one. Is it right?

But what is the meanly difference between the FTP transport and the network transport when you are out the office.

What is for you the best configuration for a mid-time user (half time in the office and halftime outside?

When you're out of the office, you'll work with the local address book and when you're in the office, you'll work with the global address book.

The FTP synch has been the most flexible and robust in my experience, but the network direct can work, too. The only thing with using network direct is that you will have to setup VPN access on your remote computers. When they're out of the office, they'll have to connect to the LAN via VPN (or some other mechanism) before they can synch.

With FTP, you don't have to worry about setting up VPN access and all that. You simply need to have a static IP address that your remotes will FTP into.

If you don't have a static IP, FTP isn't for you. Synching via email is another alternative, but it's the least reliable. Avoid it if possible, especially if you have a large address book.

My personal recommendation would be to go with FTP. Pay the extra cash and get a static IP from your ISP. They're fairly inexpensive these days. It will save you problems down the line and will be the easiest synch method for your remotes to use.