Connecting from a Web
browser
This chapter includes the following topics:
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About Symantec pcAnywhere Web Remote
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About Web Remote setup
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Ways to secure your Web Remote session
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Ways to connect to a host through Web Remote
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What you can do during a Web Remote session
About Symantec pcAnywhere Web Remote
Symantec pcAnywhere Web Remote lets you remotely connect to a waiting host
through a Web browser. It is a thin client that provides remote control functionality
only.
The Web Remote is a Java-based program (applet) that is embedded in a Web
browser. You can run the Web Remote from the pcAnywhere installation CD or
from a server, hard drive, or removable media device.
The Web Remote offers full-screen remote control for desktop and laptop host
computers. You can run the Web Remote from remote computers or servers that
run the Windows, Linux, or Mac OS X operating system.
Symantec pcAnywhere Web Remote supports connections to host computers that
run pcAnywhere 11.5 or later. You can connect to a Windows, Linux, or Mac OS
X host computer. You can connect to multiple hosts at the same time.
You can search a subnet for waiting hosts, or manually enter a host IP address or
computer name to connect to a remote computer.
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