If you want to set up your own server, and avoid the high upfront cost or having a PC dedicated to it, appliance-based solution is a better choice for you. For example, the solution from RHUB http://www.rhubcom.com/


Originally Posted by wwpp
After hours and hours of trying different remote access setups to my "server", I have finally concluded that TSPlus 2011 (Terminal Service Plus)is absolutely the best program for me and wanted to share this info with other AC users who might be struggling with this problem. It is very simple to setup and get the program running but if you are having trouble getting it to work, John Davies is good to reply to your emails fairly quickly (he is in Paris so remember that).

Anyway, I'm running AC version 5.0.29 and my "server" is a Quad core Intel i7 PC with 12 GB of Ram running Windows 7 Pro. My DSL speed is 2G down/750M up (the upload speed is more important of a factor than the download speed we have found out).

However, I was also successfully running the TSPlus program on an old single core Intel Dell PC that only had 4 GB Ram up until a few weeks ago (my new server runs AC remotely a bit smoother I will say but not sure it was worth the $1500 for it).

The best part of this setup is that the TSPlus program only cost me $125 for the license to allow 5 simultaneous remote users (and someone can also still use LogMeIn even at the same time so it's really 6 simultaneous users).

Here are the following programs that I have tried but had absolutely no success or only minimal success at running AC remotely: LogMeInHamachi, ANY/ALL programs using a VPN setup, TeamViewer, GoToMyPC, any program associated with VNC, Radmin, RDM, and a few others that I can't even remember now lol.

You absolutely do not need to pay thousands of dollars for any Windows server software and you do not need a "real" server setup to access AC remotely.

However, with that being said, I am always nervous when upgrading to a new version of AC. Hopefully, when Version 7 comes out later this year (I hope), I will still be able to quickly and easily connect to my server remotely (I connect in less than 5 seconds and I can log in in about 7 seconds).

If anyone has a similar setup as mine, please save yourself hours and hours of trial and error and try TSPlus 2011. They give a 14 day free full version trial period which I actually tried for a full month and that convinced me to buy it because it worked so well. I can now go home at 5 and be home in time for dinner and work quickly and easily from home now while others in the office do the same. We are all much happier now with AC. NO MORE SYNCHing!!! Thank God! We had so many problems with that aspect of AC. It was almost always a nightmare!

I hope this info helps more than just me. I have had absolutely no problems with AC using TSPlus which I can't say about any other program I tried.

I hope to use Dragon later this year through TSPlus and will give an update on how that goes when it happens.

Happy documenting to all!

Wayne