| Single user | Many users, many computers in one location (a laboratory) |
Many users, many locations (different cities or countries) |
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| ELN license requirement | Yes to create records |
No to read records | Yes to create records |
No to read records | Yes to create records |
No to read records |
| Annual fees (subscriptions) | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| Computer(s) running Windows or Computer(s) running MacOS or Linux + VirtualBox/Windows |
Required |
Required |
Required |
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| Local network (computers connected via Ethernet cable) |
Required for ELN sharing |
Not required if users do not share ELN projects | Required |
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| Internet* | Optional, will allow remote access to ELN | Required | ||||
| A Windows computer configured as a file server | Optional, recommended |
Required |
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| VPN connection to the file server | Required | |||||
| * Internet connection is required in all scenarios if digital signatures module is used | ||||||
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