Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.1, User Manual

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4
On the Callers tab, configure a user name and password for users who can
connect to the host.
See “About authentication in pcAnywhere” on page 198.
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Click OK.
On Vista, you might be prompted to approve this action because changing
the host properties might affect other users.
Setting the host startup options
Symantec pcAnywhere lets you configure a host connection item to start
automatically when you launch Windows. To protect against unauthorized access,
if you configure a host to start automatically, you should also use the Windows
lock computer feature.
The pcAnywhere host automatically runs as Windows service. This option lets
you take advantage of the inherent security and performance features of the
operating system. You must have administrator rights on the computer to run a
service. Additionally, Symantec pcAnywhere does not currently support setting
a host to run as an application on Vista. After connecting to the host while running
as an application on Windows Vista, if the remote user attempts a task that
requires administrator privileges (for example, right-clicking My Computer >
Manage), a request to enter administrator credentials appears on the host machine,
but not on the remote machine, so the user cannot proceed.
To set the host startup options
1
In Advanced View, on the left navigation bar, under pcAnywhere Manager,
click Hosts.
2
In the right pane, under Hosts, do one of the following:
■
To configure an existing connection item, right-click the item, and then
click Properties.
■
To create a new connection item, on the File menu, click New Item >
Advanced.
81 Allowing others to control your computer
Ways to set up a host computer