Professional Services
Quick User's Guide
The First Online Privacy Platform for Professionals
Once you have established or joined a Bits Republic Workspace, you will be able to upload and access shared files through Professional Services or PrivyDocs. Please click here for more information about getting started with Bits Republic technologies.
Minimum Hardware Requirements
·
1 GHz 32-bit (x86)
or 64-bit processor
·
At least 128 MB
system memory (RAM)
Minimum Software Requirements
·
OS: Microsoft
Windows XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008
·
.NET 2.x (this will
be automatically installed if it is not present)
·
Internet
connectivity to send and receive documents
Installation
Local administrator rights are required for installation. Please contact
your IT department to ensure that you have such rights.
1.
Download the
application from
www.bitsrepublic.com to your PC.
2.
Click
Run when asked
what to do with the download. The program will then install.
Click Run, Install and
Next several times
to install the required components.
3. A PrivyDocs Desktop Integration icon
will appear on your desktop.
The program is now successfully installed.
4. Double click on
the PrivyDocs Desktop Integration icon to start it up. You will be prompted to
enter
three items which will be provided by Bits Republic
Technologies or your IT department:
a) Your
organization name
b) Your username
c) Your password
Before sharing
files with your clients, create a client by clicking on
Create Account. Enter the clients
e-mail address and
enter a password. To ensure password security, we recommend
a password with at least one upper case character and one
number.
Once an account has
been created, PrivyDocs Desktop Integration will automatically send an e-mail to
your client with the user name and installation
instructions.
Please contact the client separately with the password.
File Management
Send a File
1.
Click on
Send File
2.
Click on
Browse and
navigate to the file
3.
Click
OK
4.
Enter the client
e-mail address in the
User Name box
5.
Enter a
File Group. The
file group is a directory that facilitates file management
on
PrivyDocs Desktop Integration. It can be your project name, matter number, case
number or your client
name. Files are sorted under a file
group within PrivyDocs Desktop Integration.
6.
Click on
Send.
Receive a File
1.
PrivyDocs Desktop Integration
automatically indicates when a file has been received or
click the Refresh button
2. Click on the file link to view it
Update a File
1.
In PrivyDocs Desktop Integration click on
the file link and open it to view the file contents.
2.
Edit the file as
necessary
3.
Save the file
4.
PrivyDocs Desktop Integration will
indicate that the file has been updated
5.
Right click on the
file and select Update
If several files have been uploaded at the same time, PrivyDocs Desktop Integration will
give you the
option to cancel your update or overwrite your
colleagues files with your update.
Delete a File
Delete a File
1. In PrivyDocs Desktop Integration click on the file link
2. Click Delete
Address Book
The address book lists all users in your Bits Republic Workspace.
Technical Support
If you require
support or have any questions, please contact us at:
Bits Republic
Technologies, Inc.
778 371 5505
877 371 8808
(Toll free from US and Canada)
Please have the
following information ready before contacting Technical
Support:
·
Click on Help -> About and obtain the Version Number.
·
Note the steps that caused the issue.
Current users:
Please check the Status Reports & Updates
pages for the most current build announcements. The user guides are
updated regularly as well.