How to setup remote (off-network) clients time tracking
WorkTime can automatically receive tracked data from remote (off-network) computers to a centralized WorkTime database.
This allows to automatically consolidate tracked data from remote locations that don't have access to the company's network. In this case data can be sent through an intermediate FTP server, through a common disk share, via email or manually via USB flash drive/floppy.
How it works
WorkTime performs time tracking on a remote computer, where data is accumulated locally. Then data is sent by scheduler to the specified intermediate server. WorkTime Server periodically checks the server, receives incoming data and saves it into the database.
1. Setup WorkTime Server (to be able to receive data from remote clients).
Open WorkTime Options, tab Network Support.
1.1. Set Network Support: Run Embedded Server.
1.2. Set Server WorkTime name (or note current computer name - here it's WIN2003). This name is used by WorkTime client to address its outgoing data.
1.3. Set Network Connection setting (see #3 below)
1.4. Set Connect Schedule: e.g. Every 3 minutes.
2. Setup WorkTime clients (to send data to the server).
Open WorkTime Options, tab Network Support.
2.1. Set Network Support: Run as Network Client.
2.2. Set Server WorkTime name as specified in 1.2 (here it's WIN2003).
2.3. Set Network Connection setting (see #3 below)
2.4. Set Connect Schedule: e.g. As often as Save to database (by default - every 3 minutes).
3. Network Connections (the way data exchange is performed: FTP, Network Disk Share etc.)
Select connection from the list and set its settings for both client and server.
3.1. FTP storage
Set FTP host/port and login/password.
Directory is an FTP subfolder where data files are uploaded by clients and downloaded by the server.
