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Dragon 13 Administrator Guide
Creating a network storage location for the Master
Roaming User Profiles
ForanyinstallationofDragon,youmustfirstdeterminewhereonthenetworktheMaster
RoamingUserProfilesshouldbelocated.
Dragon letsyoustoreyourMasterRoamingUserProfileson:
n Anynetworkedcomputer.
YouarenotstrictlyrequiredtostoreMasterRoamingUserProfilesonaserver.Any
sharedlocationaccessibletoothercomputersonthenetworkisaperfectlyacceptable
placetostoreMasterRoamingUserProfiles.
n aWindowsfileserver
n Awebserver(HTTP)
n AsecurewebserverrunningSSL(HTTPS)
Note:Thelocation(s)youpickmustbeaccessibletoallcomputerswhereuserswilldictate
withaRoamingUserProfile.EachlocationmusthaveadequatestoragespaceforRoaming
UserProfiles.Formoreinformation,seeStoragespacerequiredforUserProfiles.
What to consider for the Master Roaming User Profile location
TosetupalocationfortheMasterRoamingUserProfiles,youshouldfirstdetermine:
n ThekindofnetworkfileserveronwhichyouwanttostoreyourMasterRoamingUser
Profiles.Makesureithasenoughstoragespace.Eachlocationyoupickmustbe
accessibletoallcomputerswhereyouruserswilldictatewithRoamingUserProfiles.
Youcancreatemultiplenetworkstoragelocations.
n Howthecomputersfromwhereyouruserswilldictatewillconnecttothatnetwork
location;forexampleusingamappeddrive,UNCconnection,oranHTTPorHTTPS
connection.
Using a networked computer or Windows file server
IfyouchoosetouseanetworkedcomputerorWindowsserver,youshoulddeterminethe
pathtowheretheMasterRoamingUserProfileswillreside.Youcancreatemultiplenetwork
storagelocations.
TheRoamingfeaturesupportsthefollowingtypesoflocationsforyourMasterRoamingUser
Profiles:
n MappedDrives—Connectstoasharednetworkfolderthathasadriveletterassigned
toit.
n UNCPaths—ConnectstoasharednetworkfolderusingtheUniversalNaming
Convention(UNC)tolocateaUserProfile.Formatis:
\\<servername>\<sharename>\<path>\<filename>.
What you'll need to know to configure your local Roaming User Profiles
AfteryouhavechosenthetypeofcomputertostoretheMasterRoamingUserProfiles,you
shoulddeterminethefollowinginformationsothatyouconfigureyourlocalcopiesofDragon
toconnecttoamappedorshareddrive:
MappedDrives
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