Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.1, User Manual

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Closing the main product window upon connection
When you establish a connection, Symantec pcAnywhere keeps the main product
window open so that you can perform other tasks (for example, to connect to
another computer). You can configure pcAnywhere to automatically close the
main product window when you establish a remote connection. However, you
need the main product window to connect to another host computer.
By default, pcAnywhere displays your active sessions in a single window in a
tabbed view, and the main product window is represented as the Home tab. If you
change the display preferences to close the main product window upon connection
and you turn off the option to display active sessions in a tabbed view, the Home
tab will not appear in the Session Manager window.
Note: You may need to close and reopen Symantec pcAnywhere before your
changes take affect.
See “Changing how active sessions appear in the Session Manager” on page 60.
To close the main product window upon connection
1
In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the Edit menu, click Preferences.
If you are logged in as a standard user, you are prompted for administrator
credentials.
If you are logged in as an administrator, a consent dialog is displayed.
If you enter administrator login information, you then have access to the
pcAnywhere Options window. If you are not logged in as an administrator,
you can view the options, but the tabs are disabled.
2
In the pcAnywhere Options window, on the Session Manager tab, uncheck
Keep pcAnywhere Manager open after connection.
The pcAnywhere Manager is the main product window.
To find this tab, use the left and right arrows in the pcAnywhere Options
window to scroll through the list of tabs.
3
Click OK.
About the Connection Wizard
The Connection Wizard simplifies the process of configuring your computer for
a pcAnywhere connection. After you complete the steps in the Connection Wizard,
you can start the connection.
The Connection Wizard lets you do the following:
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