Symantec PC ANYWHERE SOLUTION V 12.5, Manual

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8 In the top corner, click the drop-down menu next to the Off icon.
9 Click On.
10 Click Save Changes.
Starting a remote control session
Using pcAnywhere Solution, you can select a computer in your network and
establish a remote control connection to that computer. pcAnywhere Solution
also supports VNC and RDP connections.
See “About VNC and RDP connections” on page 22.
The host computer usually displays a message that prompts the user to approve
the remote control session. This functionality can be changed in the configuration
policies. After the session is established, the background color of the remote
computer changes to blue to indicate that it is controlled. The desktop theme and
background on the host computer are disabled during the session.
A yellow tray icon that has a picture of a computer on it also appears on the host
computer. The lower left corner of the tray icon includes some green animation
dots that continually flash if there is an active remote control session. Otherwise,
the tray icon is a complete yellow circle without any animation. If you mouse over
the tray icon during an active session, it displays the name of the computer that
has control of that computer.
By right-clicking the tray icon, the host user can choose to end the session, start
a chat session, access Help, and enable the pen option. Each of these options can
be used during an active remote session. A remote user can access all of these
functions from the left pane of a remote session window.
If the remote computer does not have pcAnywhere Solution installed on it, that
computer displays a prompt. If you approve the prompt, an ActiveX component
installs the pcAnywhere remote viewer.
See “Running a remote control session” on page 16.
Establishing remote connections
Starting a remote control session
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