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A Document Site is a physical location where documents originate and are typically stored on a Server/PC. The most common example is an office network LAN, where all documents are saved to shared server locations.
(How to set up local document sites ).
Knowing where a user resides when using the DMS (i.e. their site) and knowing which sites are storing copies of documents, many document applications become possible.
Document Access
It is possible to make Documents accessible in two distinct and important ways, either:
through the DMS software, by browsing or searching for desired documents, or
directly via the LAN, where users can have read-only access to files directly, without using the DMS software
LAN Access to Documents
Accessing documents via the LAN is supported for several important reasons:
it can still be the fastest way to retrieve files if you know what you're looking for, and where it resides
it makes the transition from traditional manual storage of files to the DMS an easier process for users to understand
it supports integration with other software applications that are expecting to read files from a known disk location
it allows network-level security to be used to provide additional control over which users have permission to access files.
DMS LAN Proxy
Document Sites employ the DMS LAN Proxy. This component of the DMS solution is responsible for:
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