Symantec 14541094 - pcAnywhere Host & Remote, User Manual

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To restart or shut down a host computer from a mobile device
1 Connect to a host computer.
2
On the main session screen, on the command bar, tap Actions > Remote
Management > Change Computer State.
If you started the connection in Remote Management mode, the session opens
in the Task Manager window. On the title bar, tap OK to return to the main
session screen.
3 If you are prompted to log on, type the user name, password, and, if applicable,
the domain name for a user account that is configured on the host computer.
4
On the Current host status screen, under Action to Perform, select one of the
following:
■
Restart
■
Shut down
5
To let the operating system on the host computer forcibly close programs
without saving data, under Options, tap Close programs without saving.
6
To run the command without prompting users, tap Execute.
To prompt users before running a restart or shut down command from a mobile
device
1 On the Current host state screen, under Options, tap Prompt User.
2
To include a message in the prompt, under Message to display, enter the text
that you want to send.
3
To give users the option to cancel the restart or shut down command, tap
Allow user to cancel.
4 Select the number of seconds that the user has to respond to the prompt.
If the timeout period expires, the action is carried out automatically.
Running DOS commands from a mobile device
The Command Prompt feature in remote management lets you run basic DOS
commands on a host computer (for example, ipconfig) and view the text-based
results locally. This feature functions like the Windows command prompt, except
that graphical-based commands or commands that use direct BIOS calls for screen
display (for example, telnet) are not supported.
Symantec pcAnywhere Mobile maintains a list of unsupported commands in an
exclusion list. If you type a command that is included in this list, you receive an
error message. The Command Prompt may become unresponsive if you type an
Connecting from a mobile device
What you can do during a remote management session
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