Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.1, User Manual

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Connecting to a computer that does not have a host running .............. 130
Configuring initial host properties for Quick Deploy and
Connect ........................................................................ 133
About reconnecting to a host using the Quick Deploy and Connect
feature .......................................................................... 142
Editing the Quick Deploy and Connect host properties ................. 142
How pcAnywhere works in a Windows recovery
environment .................................................................. 143
Chapter 6 Supporting computers and servers remotely
About Symantec pcAnywhere Remote Management tools ................... 145
User rights requirements for remote management ............................ 145
Ways to start a remote management session .................................... 146
What you can do during a remote management session ..................... 147
Managing tasks remotely ....................................................... 148
Running DOS commands ....................................................... 149
Viewing services ................................................................... 151
Viewing and editing system files .............................................. 153
Viewing and editing the system registry .................................... 154
Viewing the event log ............................................................ 155
Viewing and uninstalling programs .......................................... 156
Restarting or shutting down a host computer during a remote
management session ....................................................... 156
Locking a computer or logging off a user during a remote
management session ....................................................... 157
Sending system state commands to one or more computers .......... 158
Ending a remote management session ...................................... 161
Chapter 7 Transferring files and folders
About pcAnywhere File Transfer .................................................... 163
Going to a recently visited file location ..................................... 164
Tagging all files in a folder ..................................................... 165
Tagging all folders in a directory .............................................. 165
Tagging files using wildcard characters ..................................... 165
Tagging files by date modified ................................................. 166
Managing files and folders ..................................................... 166
Comparing folders ................................................................ 167
About file transfer preferences ...................................................... 168
Selecting a start-up location ................................................... 168
Selecting an overwrite option .................................................. 169
Increasing file transfer performance ........................................ 169
Ways to start a file transfer session ................................................ 170
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