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To record a remote session
1
In the Session Manager window, on the left navigation bar, under Remote
Control click Start/Stop Session Recording.
2
Do one of the following:
■
To add the recording to the end of an existing record file, select the file
(*.rcd) that you want to use.
■
To create a new file, type the file name.
3
Click Save.
Actions that you perform on the host computer after this point are recorded
in the file.
See “Replaying a recorded session” on page 236.
4
When you are done recording, click Start/Stop Session Recording.
Automatically recording a remote session
You can configure a remote connection item to automatically record a session
upon connection. Depending on the frequency and duration of the sessions on
the host computer, the size of the record file can become large.
To automatically record a remote session
1
In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the left navigation bar, click
Remotes.
2
In the right pane, right-click the connection item that you want to modify,
and then click Properties.
3 In the Remote Properties window, on the Remote Control tab, under Remote
session recording, check Record session in file for later playback.
4 Type a name and path for the file, or browse to the location of an existing
.rcd file.
5
Click OK.
Recording starts immediately after you connect to the host computer.
See “Replaying a recorded session” on page 236.
Automatically recording a host session
Symantec pcAnywhere lets you configure a host computer to automatically record
a session for security and audit purposes. This option applies globally to all sessions
on the host computer.
235 Monitoring and recording sessions
About recording and replaying sessions