Multi office setup
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This document describes a scenario where PowerFolder connects multiple geographically dispersed locations (head, branch, home office and a employee at a customer location). The offices might or might not be connected via a VPN network. The following diagram shows the scenario in an overview.
The following documentation explains the detailed configuration of each computer (Servers and Workstations).
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Head office
The head office runs two servers to gain high-availably. Even when one server goes down the PowerFolder clients (workstations in main, branch and home office) continue to sync files. The friendlist is required to maintain (re-) connection to remote computers over the Internet.
Server A
- Operating system: Redhat Linux
- Networking mode: LAN and Internet
- Transfer mode: Backup (Target) or Automatic Synchronization
- Connections: Server B, Server C, Home office, Customer location all workstations in head office
- Friendlist: Server B and Server C
- Runs PowerFolder Server
Server B
- Operating system: Windows XP
- Networking mode: LAN and Internet
- Transfer mode: Backup (Target) or Automatic Synchronization
- Connections: Server A, Server C, Home office, Customer location all workstations in head office
- Friendlist: Server A and Server C
Workstations
- Operating system: Mixed (Windows and MacOS X)
- Networking mode LAN only
- Transfer mode: Backup (Source) or Automatic/Manual Synchronization
- Connection: Server A and Server B
- Friendlist: Servers A and B
- LAN-IP-List: IP of Server A and B (if no direct network broadcast is possible)
Branch office
Server C
- Operating system: Linux
- Networking mode: LAN and Internet
- Transfer mode: Backup (Target) or Automatic Synchronization
- Connection: Server A, Server B, Home office, Customer location all workstations in branch office
- Friendlist: Server A, Server B
Workstations
- Operating system: Windows only
- Networking mode LAN only
- Transfer mode: Backup (Source) or Automatic/Manual Synchronization
- Connection: Server C
- Friendlist: Server C
- LAN-IP-List: IP of Server C (if no direct network broadcast is possible)
Home office
Workstation
- Operating system: MacOS X
- Networking mode: LAN and Internet
- Transfer mode: Backup (Source) or Automatic/Manual Synchronization
- Connection: Server A, Server B and Server C
- Friendlist: Server A, Server B and Server C
Customer location
Handheld
- Operating system: Windows ME
- Access to Server A via web browser
Workstation
- Operating system: Windows Vista
- Networking mode: LAN and Internet
- Transfer mode: Backup (Source) or Automatic/Manual Synchronization
- Connection: Server A, Server B and Server C
- Friendlist: Server A, Server B and Server C
- Note: Make sure to switch to LAN and Internet to allow this workstation to connect over the Internet.
