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We the Eastern Star Baptist Church is attempting to get our ten workers access to Power Church 11.5 and are trying to determine if we can run the software on a NAS Hard Drive or will we have to obtain Server Capability?

Pastor Marshall wrote:We the Eastern Star Baptist Church is attempting to get our ten workers access to Power Church 11.5 and are trying to determine if we can run the software on a NAS Hard Drive or will we have to obtain Server Capability?

You do not need a server to run Powerchurch. The term server when used in a Powerchurch context simply means the local computer or NAS, where Powerchurch has its directories and data.

To properly run Powerchurch using this method, do the following:

1. Properly MAP the networked drive on the NAS to your local computer. In many cases to access an NAS drive, you can use the network relative address, but in THIS case you really MUST map the drive to a local drive letter. The shared drive must be setup to allow all users all permissions (read/write/delete/etc) the program's built-in user permissions program can be used to give access to the various areas.

Here's the basic instructions:
https://www.powerchurch.com/support/35/ ... work-drive

Once that is accomplished, install Powerchurch using the INSTALLATION CD to that mapped drive. If the mapped letter is P: (which I use), then in the installation program change the drive letter from C: (the default) to P:.

The installation program will install the program, and it will appear as a normal program in your Program list, and as a desktop icon. When you restart the program, it will ask you if this is a new install or upgrade. Follow the directions as listed in the PCPlus manual.

Now, to install the program on OTHER networked computers, you do not use the install disk. You would first map the shared drive to the local computer, then from the install directory found under the PCPLUS115 directory, you would click on the netsetup115.exe[/b] program to start the install on those machines.

Hope this helps.

Thank you so much for helping with our concern. We're not fortunate enough at the present time tto
have someone who has knowledge in this field.

Bless you,

Pastor Marshall wrote:Thank you so much for helping with our concern. We're not fortunate enough at the present time tto
have someone who has knowledge in this field.

Bless you,

Its actually quite easy to setup. As I said, you don't need to have a 'server' or even a NAS. You can use any desktop in the church as the 'server' as long as its kept always on so that anyone else on the network can access the data.

Pastor Marshall wrote:Thank you so much for helping with our concern. We're not fortunate enough at the present time tto
have someone who has knowledge in this field.

Bless you,

There may be someone in your church who is able to do some basic networking to get it setup.