Location Considerations Checklist

Determine the location of the user community using the following checklist.

• Where will users log on?

Ensure adequate access to an authenticating BDC.

• Do users need to be able to log on from more than one location?

If so, their accounts cannot be tied to a location. Consider using a single master-domain or multiple master-domain model.

• What resource availability is required?
• Does a user need to be able to log on even when the WAN to the central location is down?

Or, is all data central, so that no local processing can be done without the WAN?

• How fast are the WAN links?

The speed of the links needed between locations should be determined by the resource usage across the links and by the frequency of changes to settings for users and groups.