Frequently Asked Questions > Setting Up On a Network

What follows is a discussion of several different network topologies and work flows that WireCAD can employ. Regardless of topology or work flow the following steps should be taken for each WireCAD machine. For purposes of this discussion we will distinguish between and Windows user operating under group policy and WireCAD user. The Windows user will be referred to as a OS user. WireCAD users will be referred to as WC users.

1.	Install WireCAD

Create a network share that is visible to all WireCAD users. Group policy for the OS user of WireCAD should allow the user to read and write the registry (restriction of the registry editor is acceptable), as well as, read and write files on the selected shares, the WireCAD6 folder on the client machine, the OS user's temp directory, the OS user's All Users documents and settings folder trees.

3.	Pick one WireCAD client machine from which to copy the global databases and copy from ...\WireCAD6\WireCADGlobalEquipment.vdb3 to \\YourNetworkShare\FolderForWireCADGlobalDatabases\WireCADGlobalEquipment.vdb3

4.	Launch WireCAD on the client machine.

5.	Click Project>Settings{Support Paths}

6.	Modify the support paths for both the Global Equipment database, any blocks or reports that you wish to share among all users.

7.	Click <Done> and relaunch WireCAD.

Note: The use of mapped network drives is not recommended. Rather use UNC (\\ShareName\Path\) drive paths to specify network shares. This will avoid problems with the same share mapped to different drives.

8. Click Project>Security>View Permissions. If you are an administrator or rather if your WireCAD identity is that of Administrator, you will have edit ability on this grid.

9. WireCAD v6 uses your Windows groups. You assign permissions to the group. The current user Identity is set to the group thus determining their access level.