Troubleshooting

Connecting to the MyOffice Server

In order to connect to the MyOffice server, you will need to be connected to the Internet.

You can either connect to the Internet before you run MyOffice, or you can wait until MyOffice asks if you want to dial a connection. If you're having difficulty connecting, it is better to connect to the Internet before you run MyOffice as this makes it easier to work out what's going wrong.

If you're still having difficulty connecting to MyOffice (you're connected to the Internet, run MyOffice, and MyOffice has come back saying it's unable to connect to the server), here are a few things to try.


(1) Are you actually connected to the net?

If MyOffice is reporting that it can't connect to the server, it's worth checking that your Internet connection is working. The easiest way to check this is to visit any web page. For example, if you can see the current BBC homepage (www.bbc.co.uk), then the chances are that you're connected to the Internet. Subsequent attempts to connect to MyOffice should therefore work (unless something else is wrong).


(2) Firewalls and Port Blockers

MyOffice needs to make two connections to the internet. Any firewalls / port blockers / other security software should be configured to allow the following connections:

https://www.myoffice.net/logonservice/logonwebservice.asmx
This is an OUTGOING connection to www.myoffice.net on port 443. The IP of this server is 213.131.168.168

https://www.myappointments.net/webservices/myappointmentswebservice.asmx
This is an OUTGOING connection to www.myappointments.net on port 443. The IP of this server is 213.131.168.172

Both of these services are also available on port 80 on their respective servers.