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Installation & Setup MobileAsset | Quick Start Guide
The initial installation of MobileAsset creates one company for you to
use. To add more companies, you will need to use the Database Manager.
The Database Manager is a program that can be installed during the
MobileAsset installation. If you did not install it when you installed
MobileAsset, you will need to run the MobileAsset installer again and
select Database Manager on the Select Installation Type screen (Step
7 in the Install the Software section of this document). Leave the other
check boxes on this screen checked as they were for the initial install.
During the installation, you will be prompted to create an access code.
Make a note of the code you create, as you will need this to access the
Database Manager later. The Database Manager can be installed on any
machine, even if it has no other pieces of MobileAsset installed on it. It
does not consume a license if it is installed on a machine that does not
have the client on it.
To run the Database Manager, click Start > All Programs > Wasp >
MobileAsset > Database Manager. Again, you will need to know the
access code you created during the installation to run the Database
Manager. Use the Online Help built into the Database Manager to learn
how to add and manage database (click the Help button or press F1 on
your keyboard when the Database Manager is running).
After multiple company databases are created using the Database
Manager, you can use the same MobileAsset icon that was created
during installation, or the MobileAsset Web Module, to access any of
the companies. Double click on the icon and enter your login name and
password. If the entered login and password match a login and password
set up in more than one company database, a screen will appear allowing
you to select which company you want to access.
Leaving the access code blank may lower your database security level
and put your information in greater danger of being compromised.
uSINg MOBILEASSET TO
MANAgE ASSETS FOR MuLTIPLE
COMPANIES
The Enterprise version of MobileAsset allows you to create databases for
multiple companies. This means that if you have two separate entities
for which you want to maintain assets, you can install one instance
of MobileAsset, then create two databases - one for each company.
Remember that a database is the repository for all information about
your company. Everything from your company’s name and address, to
employee and asset information is stored in the database. If you need to
track asset information for two separate companies, you wouldn’t want
to group that information into one database, as it would be impossible to
know to which company the asset belongs. Creating a database for each
company allows you to enter sites, locations, customers, employees,
assets, etc. that are specific to one company. In addition, each company
has its own security, so you can control who has access to a specific
company.