Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.1, User Manual

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Table 5-4
Thin host deployment requirements (continued)
Requirements to install a
thin host Requirements to deploy a
thin host Operating system
The host computer to which
you want to connect must be
unlocked, and a user must be
logged in. Built-in
administrator rights should
be enabled, and you should
have a non-blank password.
You must use this account to
deploy the thin host.
The host computer must
meet the following system
requirements:
■
Operating system
requirements as defined
by Microsoft.
■ Internet Explorer 6.0 or
later.
During deployment, you
enter the built-in
administrator credentials for
the target computer.
The target computer's
operating system must be
configured as follows:
■ Enable the built-in
administrator account.
■
Enable file sharing.
■ Turn off Windows
Firewall, or configure the
firewall to allow traffic
through the pcAnywhere
ports.
Symantec pcAnywhere
uses ports 5631 and 5632
by default.
Windows Vista
Business/Enterprise/Ultimate
You can connect to a host
computer that is not logged
on. You must have
administrator rights on the
host computer.
For Linux operating systems,
if no user is logged on to the
target Linux computer, root
privileges are required.
You can deploy a Linux host
only from a Windows
computer. You must have
root privileges on the
computer from which you
want to deploy the Linux
host.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
ES/WS 3.0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
ES/WS 4.0
SuSe Enterprise Server 10
SuSe Linux Desktop 10
Novell Linux Desktop 9
You can connect to a host
computer that is not logged
on. You must have
administrator rights on the
host computer.
You can deploy a Mac OS X
host only from a Windows
computer.
Mac OS X 10.4.
x
Mac OS X 10.5.
x
Note: You must have a host license for each computer to which you connect using
Quick Deploy and Connect. The Symantec pcAnywhere license agreement does
not allow concurrent licensing for this feature.
Controlling another computer remotely
Connecting to a computer that does not have a host running
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