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Internet Backup Module
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| Benefits of the Internet Backup:
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| The RMS Internet Backup system is designed to act as a means of keeping your data safe and in an offsite location.
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| It is primarily designed to alleviate the worry of ensuring that backup are done and kept safe.
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| The Internet Backup requires a permanent connection to the internet so that when the pre programmed time arrives it will simply copy, compress and send your data to our secure servers for storage.
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| Logs are kept so that you can see if and when backups were done and successful.
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| We have found that the most common cause of severe data loss is due to the following reasons, all of which are alleviated by the Internet Backup system.
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| 1. Failure to perform daily manual backups.
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| 2. Failure to check that a backup is actually writing correctly.
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| 3. Failure to keep backups safe and offsite.
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| 4. Faulty storage media.
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| As part of the Internet Backup System you also get automatic hard drive backups which can be triggered at pre determined times up to three times daily. Thus (barring hard drive failure) providing the ability to recover to a recent backup from the same day.
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| We feel that the Internet Backup is an important part of your RMS suite and for around 1AUD per day is also a small price to pay for your peace of mind.
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| The RMS internet Backup or iBackup will require that you have a modem (or other internet access device), internet account and dedicated phone line for the internet connection to your MAIN or SERVER computer.
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| The Internet Backup software module must be purchased from RMS. Please contact us for the available pricing plans.
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| This Module requires RMS version 7.1.28 or later.
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| Your Technician should do a test FTP transfer to any FTP Server using Port 21 to guarantee that your system is not blocking file transfers of this type. The RMS support staff cannot able to perform this test.
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| The RMS iBackup requires that your internet connection be connectable whenever necessary. You must save your Username and Password and allow the system to connect to the internet whenever required. If you Internet Connection is "Always On" this would already have been done.
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| Setting up RMS for Internet Backup:
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| 1. From the Main Menu click on Setup, then click on General Information.
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| 2. Select the BACKUP TAB.
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| 3. You will notice a section called Backup Offsite, you will need to tick this box.
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| 4. Other details will be provided by RMS support staff, you will need to contact the support desk to obtain, the following
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| Server Address
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| User Name
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| Password
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| Backup Time
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| (These details will only be provided after you have purchased the Remote Backup Module)
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| Do not tick Include History when backing up - this will increase the size of your backup hugely.
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| Once you have entered the above data you will need to download and install the Remote Backup Module.
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| Please contact the support desk for further instructions relating to the download and installation of this module.
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| Having installed the Remote Backup system and restarted your computer, you will notice a new ICON in the system tray (down the bottom right hand corner of the screen, where the time is).
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| Right Click on this icon and select OPEN from the menu. You will see a screen similar to the following.
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| The Internet/Remote backup will run automatically at the time pre-set in the General Information. A History of activity will be displayed in the RMS iBackup Monitor. Further details for each entry in the history list can be obtained by clicking the mouse once on each item.
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| You can do a Local or Internet/Offsite backup manually at any time by simply clicking the Buttons on the toolbar. You do not need to exit RMS on any terminal for this type of backup.
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| If this module has problems connecting to the internet or our web server, it will report a failed attempt in the history. Click the Date and time to view the details. It should be quite self explanatory. Please call our support staff if there is a continuing problem.
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| When you have finished viewing details in the RMS iBackup Monitor, be sure to minimize it. Do not CLOSE it, otherwise it will not run automatically next time.
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