Working from home

Summary

Work from home, on the road or anywhere you like using Remote Data Access in Sage 50 Accounts.

Description

If you are home working, Sage 50 Accounts has some great software features you and your colleagues can take advantage of, all you need is a computer or laptop and a broadband Internet connection.

The software uses Remote Data Access, which enables you to:

Stay connected from home, on the road or anywhere you like and work.
Easily share live accounts data securely online, including with your accountant.
Full control of the access rights so you can always rest assured that your data is safe and secure.

Preparation

It's a good idea to check some basic information about your software now, these preparation tasks can only be completed at your main site where your accounts data is held:

Preparation tasks >

Version number - To check your version number, in Sage 50 Accounts, click Help then click About. Your version number is listed under Program Details.
Account number, serial number and activation key - These details are listed on the same page under Licence Information.
Sage login - Make sure you, and any colleagues who need to work remotely have set up a Sage login.
Remote Data Access - If you want to start using Remote Data Access, and have not yet uploaded your data to the cloud before, refer to the following article >
Check your data location - You need to check if your data is held on a local computer or elsewhere, maybe on a server. Read more >
Using Remote Data Access during the Coronavirus lockdown - If your data is stored at your office premises we recommend either your IT department or a designated user has remote access via remote desktop, VPN etc to your server to ensure you can perform any essential routines required.

How to work at home

If you need to work from home on Sage, there are two options:

Restore a backup locally on your working from home computer or laptop >
Connect to Remote Data Access or Sage Drive remotely >

NOTE: Another option is to get remote access to your work computer, but this must be organised by your IT.

Single users / local installation - Restore a backup

If you use Sage 50 Accounts on a single computer, with no network or Remote Data Access / Sage Drive connections then you can install the software on a computer or laptop at home, create a new company and restore a backup from your main installation.

You'll need to make a note of your serial number and activation key, in Sage 50 Accounts, click Help and then click About and they're listed under Licence information.

When you’ve finished working at home and return to the office, you can back up again and restore your working from home backup at your normal site.

You can find more help about installing your software here >

Remote Data Access

With Sage 50 Accounts v27 and above, Remote Data Access can be used to connect to your accounts data from anywhere with an installation of the software and a reliable Internet connection, so you're no longer tied to the office when you want to work on your accounts. You can share a copy of your accounts data securely in the cloud. then you and your colleagues can access and update the data from remote locations using the Internet.

Find out how to get up and running - Read more >

If your data has been uploaded to the cloud and you want to connect from a new remote location, read more >

Solution Properties

Solution ID: 200427112603073
Last Modified Date: Tue Jan 17 09:11:07 UTC 2023
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