Ace Payroll: Internet Backup


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Internet Backup

Internet Backup is a safe and effective way of backing up data files to the Ace Payroll secure data centre.

It assists you in the following situations

Restoring your data should you ever have your computer stolen or it dies on you.
Allows you to easily share your data files between a work and home computer.
Ensures you always have a backup of your data at a location other than your own.

Setting Up Internet Backup

To access Internet Backup, select Utilities / Ace Payroll Online / Internet Backup

From this screen, place a tick next to Auto Backup. This means whenever you file a regular pay in Ace Payroll, a backup is created and uploaded to the Ace Payroll Secure Data Centre.
From this screen you can enter up to 3 email addresses. This results in a Confirmation Email being sent to these addresses when a backup is received by the data centre.
Clicking Backup Now makes an immediate backup, perhaps to test your internet connection.

Restoring An Internet Backup

To restore an Internet Backup click the Restore button on the above screen.

A report shows the archives available to restore.
Carefully read the description of each archive, and when happy place a tick by the required archive.
Click the Restore Now link to proceed - Ace Payroll guides you through the restore process.

Is my data encrypted when using the Internet Backup?

Yes, all data is encrypted using proprietry encryption prior to transmission over the Internet, and is stored at the Ace Payroll Data Centre in the encrypted state.
At no stage is plain text transmitted across the Internet.

More on Backup and Restore

Internet Backup	Direct credit emergency backup
Backing up to memory stick	Backing up to server
Timing of backups	Automatic and technical
Backing up multiple frequencies

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Updated: 28th February 2010
Published: 19th September 2009