Setting Up a Basic IT System

5. On the Road

5.1 People who spend a lot of time out of the office should consider portable computers - from laptops to hand-held devices with more restricted functions. Laptops cost more than equivalent desktop PCs.

5.2 You can access your IT system while off-premises through an Internet connection.

You must take additional security precautions if you allow access to your network from outside your business (see 6).

• Connecting directly to your server saves time as you work with the original file stored on the server, which means that there are not multiple copies of the same files held on different computers.