Symantec PCANYWHERE - V12.5, User Manual

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To connect to a host computer through pcAnywhere CrossPlatform
1 In the pcAnywhere CrossPlatform main window, on the File menu, click
Connect.
2
In the pcAnywhere CrossPlatform secondary window, do one of the following:
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In the Enter IP address or host name to connect box, type the IP address
or computer name of the host computer to which you want to connect.
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In the Host Names list, select the host to which you want to connect.
3 Click Connect.
If you want to keep the pcAnywhere CrossPlatform secondary window open
during the session, uncheck Close this dialog on connect before you connect.
4 In the Authentication window, in the Login Name box, enter the credentials
for the host to which you are connecting.
5 In the Password box, type your password.
6 Click OK.
7
If you want to connect to additional computers, repeat step 1 through step
6 .
Securing connections through pcAnywhere
CrossPlatform
You can secure your connections through pcAnywhere CrossPlatform in the
following ways:
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Encrypting your CrossPlatform sessions
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Connecting to a serialized host
Encrypting your sessions through pcAnywhere CrossPlatform
Encryption is a method of encoding or scrambling data to prevent unauthorized
users from reading or tampering with the data. Symantec pcAnywhere
CrossPlatform uses encryption to ensure that the data that you send cannot be
read or altered by unauthorized users while in transit.
If the host and the remote are running pcAnywhere 11.5 or later and the encryption
levels do not match, pcAnywhere automatically raises the encryption level on the
computer that is using the lower level to match the encryption level on the
computer that is using the higher level. If you are using symmetric encryption,
Connecting across multiple platforms
Securing connections through pcAnywhere CrossPlatform
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