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9.4. EstiMate says I'm in Single User Mode, but I'm running the Multi-User Server. How do I get back into Multi-User Mode?

Q:  EstiMate says I'm in Single User Mode, but I'm running the Multi-User Server.  How do I get back into Multi-User Mode? 

 

A:  The first thing to do in this situation is make sure that the Multi-User Server has been started and is running in the systems tray (by the computer clock).

• To check to see if it's running look in the systems tray (by the computer clock).  You should see a networked computer icon with a blue or red dot on the screen (hovering over each icon with your cursor will show you the name of each application).  If you do not see the EstiMate Multi-User Server icon then you will need to launch the application.

 

 

 

 

To launch the EstiMate Multi-User Server:  *If the Multi-User Server is already running skip this step.

• Click the Windows Start button > All Programs > EstiMate Multi-User Server > EstiMate Multi-User Server.

• The application will launch, and will be in the "running" state.  Depending on the options selected in the Multi-User Server settings the application may start "minimized" and go directly to the systems tray.

• If a window pops up showing "EstiMate Server (Running) then you can click the "X" in the upper right corner to send it to the systems tray.

• If you see the Multi-User Server in the systems tray, but it has a "red" dot on it right click on the icon and select "Start Server".
  

Now open EstiMate or bring it back to the front if it was already running.  To get EstiMate out of Single Use Mode and back in to Multi-User Mode:

• Click on the EstiMate icon in the upper left, and select "Close Database".   This will put you back on the EstiMate connection screen.

• In the middle of the connection toolbar you will see the EstiMate Multi-User Server Connection section.

• If you see "EstiMate Server@private ip address", click the "Connect to Selected Server" button right below it.

• If you don't see "EstiMate Server@....", click the "Rescan Network" button, and it should appear.

You should now be in Multi-User Mode. 

NOTE:  EstiMate will always default to the last database it was connected to.  Once you've connected to the Multi-User Server database from a copy of EstiMate *that* copy of EstiMate will continue to connect back to the Multi-User Server each time EstiMate is started.  If the Multi-User Server is not running you will get an error message in EstiMae telling you that it can't connect to the Multi-User Server.  If you get this message make sure the Multi-User Server is running.  DO NOT click "Connect to Local Folder" in an attempt to connect to the Multi-User Server or it's data otherwise you will be making changes in a local database and not in the main shared database.  Changes made locally cannot be merged with any other data.