Requirements:

• You need to designate one computer as the 'Server'. (this will 'host' the Daylite database) This can be any desktop computer running Mac OS 10.4.x, and that computer should have a static IP address (an IP address that does not change).
  
• Daylite must be installed on all applicable computers.
• Daylite licenses must also be entered on all applicable computers*
  
• The computers must be on a common network and should be able to connect to one another using file sharing or something similar.
  

*The above is not applicable to Daylite trial users. When Daylite is in 'trial mode' (within your 30 day trial limit) it will allow you to share a database with up to 50 users without a valid license.  For more information please contact our sales team at info@marketcircle.com


On the 'Server' do the following:

• Launch Daylite
  
• From the menu bar select Daylite -> Preferences... -> Administration
  
• Place a check in the 'Share these databases on the network' box
  (Sometimes this option does not hold this value:
  If after restarting Daylite you notice that this option is unchecked again,
  please follow the instructions provided by the this article.)
  
• In the same window, click on the 'Status' tab
  
• You should notice that the following text has been highlighted in bold:

"Configured for Local Access Only (including Offline) using 127.0.0.1 or localhost".

Click on the 'Refresh' button. The text should now change to display:

"Configured for Network Access using computer name.local or the IP address of this machine xx.xx.xx.xx.

• Record the IP address of this computer
• Close the preferences window
  

If you do not have any databases on this computer, create one.
You can also move a database from another computer if desired.

If you have a firewall on the database host, you will need to configure it to allow access to the database:
How do I check if you have the firewall running on your computer
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On the client computer (which can a desktop or laptop), do the following:

• Launch Daylite
  
• From the menu bar select File -> Connect to...
  
• Click on the 'Select a Connection' popup menu bar and select 'Find Other Databases...' (if this isn't visible, click on the 'Show Details' button to expand the 'Connect to..' window)
  
• In the rounded textfield titled 'On Computer:', enter the IP address of the Server (the one you recorded earlier) and hit the enter key
  
• Select the appropriate database and click on the 'Choose' button. This will return you to the 'Connect to..' window
  
• Replace the username and password (clear the password field if that user does not have a password)
  
• Select whether you want to store the password in the Keychain by placing a check in the 'Remember Password in Keychain' box
  
• Click on 'Login'