If your church does not have a central church office or has staff that work from home, you will want to check out these different ways that Roll Call can be configured.
Remote Desktop Software
Remote desktop software allows you to take over control of a remote machine as if you were sitting in front of it. Since you are controlling the machine remotely it is important to remember that only one person can use the machine at a time and anything on that machine can be accessed. Examples of remote desktop software would be Splashtop, Logmein or GoToMyPC.
You can use remote desktop software with a standalone or network installation of Roll Call. Install the remote desktop software on a machine that has Roll Call or Roll Call Client installed.
Internet Port Forwarding
Internet port forwarding allows you to access Roll Call via Roll Call Client from any machine over the internet. To implement this option you will need to install Roll Call Server software on a machine that is accessible from the internet, and that has fixed or dynamic IP address. For more information on setting up this option see http://www.bythebook.com/PortForwarding.pdf
VPN
VPN or Virtual Private Networks create a network connection between your church LAN (local area network) and a remote computer using the internet. This can be accomplished with software or hardware. A popular option is Logmein’s Hamachi. For more information see http://www.bythebook.com/VPN.pdf
Cloud Hosting
Another option is to have By the Book host your Roll Call Server software. We install Roll Call Server on our servers in the cloud. Then you install Roll Call Client on your computers that need access. For more information on this option see http://www.bythebook.com/church-software/roll-call-on-the-cloud/