Edit the ConnectionManager.ini file

To edit the ConnectionManager.ini file:

Open the folder:

Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 SBS 2008, Server 2008, and Server 2008 R2.
C:\Users\Public\Public Documents\Sage Software\Connection Manager

Open the ConnectionManager.ini file with Microsoft® Notepad or another text editing program.
Make your changes to the port number, number range, or connection limits.
Save the file and close it.

Note: You must be an administrator on the local PC to edit this file.

[settings]

The [settings] options control the ports that are used by the Connection Manager.

You can edit the following options

Field	Description	Default	Range
Start Port	The starting port number used for connections to the database. This number must be lower than or equal to the End Port.	13540	1024- 65535
End Port	The ending port number used for connections to the database. This number must be greater than or equal to the Start Port. The range between the Start and End Ports determines how many databases can be open at once on the computer.	13579	1024 -65535
Connection Manager Port	The port number to which the Connection Manager listens for connection requests. This number cannot be the same as either the Start or End Port numbers.	13531	1024 - 65535
Max Connections	The maximum number of simultaneous connections allowed for the Connection Manager.	50	1-9999
Connection Attempts	The number of times that the Connection Manager will attempt to establish a connection with a Sage 50 Accounting database.	4	10
Buffer Pool Size	The amount of system memory allocated to cache company data used to populate reports, search/lookup results, and record lists in Sage 50 Accounting.	56 MB	56 - 4000 MB

If you are using Sage 50 Accounting on a network, every computer has its own Connection Manager installed on it. Every workstation refers to its own ConnectionManager.ini file to determine which port to use to connect to other Connection Managers on the network. If there are [clients] options in the ConnectionManager.ini file, the [clients] settings are used.

[clients]

This section appears in the ConnectionManager.ini file if your company data is stored on another computer. It shows you the name of the computer on which the data is stored and the port used to connect to data. If you connect to multiple company files stored on different computers, there will be a list of computers in this section.

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