Preparing to work remotely
In this section we will explore the steps we need to complete to enable us to use Lotus Notes when we are disconnected or away from the office. There are a varied number of ways that we may connect into our organization remotely. How we connect will not be covered in this chapter and it will be presumed that we can connect.
In some organizations these steps have been completed by the IT Department before we are given our laptop. However, it is recommended to still go through the steps so that we are confident to work remotely.
Step 1: Setting up applications:
We need to set up applications so that they can be accessed locally. We need to follow these steps before we leave the office:
Create local replicas of our mail and any other applications that we will need to access offline. We discuss how to do this later in the chapter. If our mail or any application is large in size, creating the replica could take a while. We can create the replica in the background so that...
