LOCATIONS AND ACCOUNTS

Switching to a different location
Because you can connect to IBM Lotus Notes several different ways, such as over a LAN (or cable or DSL connection) or over a telephone line, IBM® Lotus® Notes® needs a way to manage information for each type of connection you use. Because you sometimes change the way you connect when you start Lotus Notes in a different physical location, you are given a list of built-in locations you can switch between, and information about each one is stored in Location documents. The documents specify settings for each location such as the server where your mail resides, whether you work offline or online, and whether you use a passthru server.

Whatever location you switch to becomes the current location until you switch again.

If your User ID has a password, you can switch locations by selecting a different ID in the password dialog when you start Lotus Notes. You can switch locations at any time by doing the following steps.

1. Click File > Locations > Switch to Location.

2. Click a location and click OK.

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