Multiple Computer Setup Options

If you plan to install First Look Pro 4 on multiple computers, the following screens will guide you through how to set them up so they can share, or synchronize, their data.  The first step is to decide which computer will house your First Look Pro Master database. You will want to install and set up First Look Pro on that computer first. All the other First Look Pro installations in your department will be set up later, as clients so they can share information with the Master.

If you chose “Multiple Installation” from the Synchronization Options screen, you can now select whether this computer is to be set up as your First Look Pro Master or a client. If you choose Master, this should be the first computer on which you have set up First Look Pro Version 4. You want your Master installation to be on your network server, or on some other computer that can be accessed by all the other First Look Pro Client installations in your department. Any changes to preplans that are made on a Client will be synchronized with the Master. Those changes can then be synchronized with all the other Clients so every copy of First Look Pro has the latest information. See the topic on Synchronization for more information.