Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.5, User Manual

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To create a new connection item, on the File menu, click New Item >
Advanced.
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In the Remote Properties window, on the Settings tab, type the IP address or
the modem phone number of the host computer to which you want to connect.
4 Under Login information, check Automatically login to host upon connection.
5 In the Login name box, type your login name.
6 In the Password box, type your password.
7 If you are connecting to a Windows Vista/XP/2003/2008 Server/2000/NT
host and have been assigned to a domain, in the Domain box, type your domain
name using the following format:
domain\user
8 Click OK.
Automatically reconnecting if the host is busy
Symantec pcAnywhere lets you configure a remote connection item to reattempt
the connection automatically at specific time intervals if a connection fails. A
connection might fail because the host is busy, because of a network problem, or
for a variety of other reasons that might be resolved by reconnecting.
To automatically reconnect if the host is busy
1 In Advanced View, on the left navigation bar, under pcAnywhere Manager,
click Remotes.
2 In the right pane, under Remotes, do one of the following:
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To configure an existing connection item, right-click the item, and then
click Properties.
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To configure a new connection item, on the File menu, click New Item >
Advanced.
3 In the Remote Properties window, on the Settings tab, under Connection
options, in the Number of connection attempts box, select the number of
times that you want pcAnywhere to reconnect to the host after a failed
connection.
4 In the Seconds between retries box, select the number of seconds pcAnywhere
should wait between connection attempts.
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Click OK.
Controlling another computer remotely
Ways to set up a remote computer
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