ShipRite™ Software Networking Instructions
 
Before you Start…..

For Peer to Peer networking, designate your busiest POS workstation the SHIPRITE Designated Server!  If your network ever goes down, you will still be in business on the Server.
 
You must NETWORK your computers physically before you network the ShipRite™ Software.  Your hardware advisor will help you on this issue, or just follow the directions that came with your networking kit.  To test to see if you are ready to network the ShipRite™ Software, go to each computer and double click on the NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD icon or My Network Places.  You should see EACH computer in the workgroup/servers listed by the name you gave each.  If you have this condition met, you are ready to proceed.
 
Install Shiprite V10 on each workstation.
 
PLEASE NOTE: There are many ways to set up a network.  BUT, You must follow the steps below to set up the ShipRite™ Software Network operation our way if you wish to receive technical support from us.  (If your computer genius says “I am a computer genius and the way ShipRite™ sets up the network is stupid because this is not the way I would do it,” then you will have to call him for technical support.) 
 
PLEASE NOTE: Windows NT users CANNOT load ShipRite™ on NT Server.  There are NO exceptions.  If you do this and your server blows up, DON’T call us. 
 
PLEASE NOTE: When loading on Windows 2000 – the default installation directory is C:\Winnt, the shiprite.ini The file referred to below will load into the WinNT system folder.  You must create a folder C:\Windows and put a copy of the shiprite.ini file in there in order for ShipRite™ to operate. 
 
PLEASE NOTE: Peer to Peer: In order to set up shared access of the ShipRite™ database you must first establish a shared folder on a designated server machine.  Once this is done, each workstation must map to this shared folder to access the ShipRite™ database. 
 
PLEASE NOTE: Novell: Rights that have to be assigned to the user are RWCEMFA.  Install the ShipRite™ software on the client PC first, then install to the Novell mapped network drive. 

Mapping a Drive:

Win98:

1. On each WORKSTATION.  Right button click on Network Neighborhood.
2. Click on MAP NETWORK DRIVE
3. Select F: from the list.
4. In the PATH, type  \\Server\C (Where SERVER is the name of the server computer)
5. Make sure there is a check mark in RECONNECT AT LOGIN.  Click on OK
6. Click on START> RUN, then type SHIPRITE.INI.  Click OK. 

Windows XP:

1. On each WORKSTATION, right mouse click My Network Places.
2. Click on Map Network Drive
3. Select F: as the Drive
4. Click the Browse button and browse the network for the Server you shared in the steps above.
5. Click on the C on Server and choose OK.      
6. Make sure Reconnect at logon stays checked

7. Click on START> RUN, then type SHIPRITE.INI.  Click OK. 
Make sure the file looks like this: 
 
[ShipRite9]
DataPath=F:\shiprite
ReportPath=F:\shiprite
ApplicationPath=c:\shiprite
 
If it does not look like the above please change the drive letters to the correct drive letter.
Now click FILE> SAVE> EXIT.
 
8. Locate the ShipRite™ icon on the desktop, go to properties, change the Start in line to read the mapped drive letter instead of C. See the screen shot below:

 
 
9. ON EVERY COMPUTER:  It will now be necessary to set the label printer to the correct port. You must have a label printer on each SHIPPING computer.  You CANNOT network (Share) the label printer over the network. 

We NO LONGER use GENERIC TEXT ONLY for the label function. 

Go to SETUP>General Setup Options>Local Features.  The first printer function is the DHL label printer.  If you ship DHL and you wish to use the label printer, select the PORT that your UPS printer is on.  If it is LPT1, click on that so it is highlighted.  It will now read merely LPT1 (or whatever the correct port is). Click update now. 

Next, select the PRINTER: ELTRON/ZEBRA and set that to the hardware port the printer is on (LPT1 in our example).  Click UPDATE NOW.  Now Save and Exit. 
 
Start the ShipRite™ Software program on all computers starting at the server.

CONGRADULATIONS! YOU ARE NOW READY TO BEGIN USING SHIPRITE™ SOFTWARE!