Symantec 14541094 - pcAnywhere Host & Remote, User Manual

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In the right pane, select one of the following:
Starts the connection in remote control mode using the settings that
you selected in the Connection Wizard. For example, if you specified
an IP address for the host computer, pcAnywhere tries to connect to
that IP address.
After the connection is made and you log on, the host desktop is
displayed on your computer screen in a Session Manager window.
See “About the Session Manager” on page 60.
When you select this option for the first time, pcAnywhere starts the
Connection Wizard.
See “ Using the Connection Wizard to configure a remote connection”
on page 93.
Remote
Control
Starts the connection in file transfer mode using the settings that you
selected in the Connection Wizard. For example, if you specified an
IP address for the host computer, pcAnywhere tries to connect to that
IP address.
After the connection is made and you log on, the File Manager window
is displayed on your computer screen.
When you select this option for the first time, pcAnywhere starts the
Connection Wizard.
File Transfer
Opens the Quick Connect window from which you can type the IP
address, computer name, or modem phone number of the computer
to which you want to connect.
If you are connecting to another computer over a LAN, pcAnywhere
automatically searches your subnet for available hosts and lists them
by computer name.
See “Connecting to another computer using Quick Connect” on page 111.
Quick
Connect
Waits for connections from remote computers using the settings that
you selected in the Connection Wizard. The pcAnywhere host waiting
icon appears in the notification area of your taskbar.
When you select this option for the first time, pcAnywhere starts the
Connection Wizard.
See “ Using the Connection Wizard to configure a host connection”
on page 70.
Host
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Starting a connection in Basic View