How Pcanywhere Solution Works - Symantec PC ANYWHERE SOLUTION V 12.5 SP2 Manual

10 Introducing pcA Solution

How pcAnywhere Solution works

How pcAnywhere Solution works
Support and maintain
servers
Transfer files between
computers
Work from a remote
location
Symantec pcAnywhere Solution uses remote control technology. You can then
connect to another computer or server and work as though you are sitting in front
of it. pcAnywhere Solution supports network connections over a local area network
(LAN), wide area network (WAN), or the Internet.
See "Running a remote control session"
It might be helpful to understand some pcAnywhere terminology. For example,
the client computer is called the host computer because it hosts the connection.
The administrator s computer is called the remote computer or the console. This
terminology comes from mainframe computing, where a remote user usually
connected to a server or a mainframe computer. In pcAnywhere, the in-session
frame is called the viewer.
In most cases, a remote user initiates the connection. They provide the information
that is needed to connect to the host computer. The remote user can also select
options to increase security or optimize performance. To make a connection, the
host computer must be set up to wait for incoming pcAnywhere Solution
connections.
pcAnywhere Solution includes the pcAnywhere Web parts for configuration,
Notification Server reports, the pcAnywhere Manager interface, and the
pcAnywhere Solution lets administrators connect to servers
across their organizations to perform routine maintenance.
It also helps administrators deploy and install software
patches and upgrades, assess performance, and troubleshoot
network problems.
See "Starting a remote control session"
pcAnywhere Solution lets you connect to your home computer
or office computer to quickly get the files that you need. You
can perform automatic file transfers from one computer to
another or exchange multimedia and other files that are too
large to send by email.
See "File transfer options"
pcAnywhere Solution lets you remotely connect to another
computer. You can then work as though you are sitting in
front of that computer. You can view and edit files, run
software, print files to a printer at your location or at the
host s location, or give demonstrations.
See "Remote control options"
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