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Performing centralized management
Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely
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In the pcAnywhere Manager window, in the right pane, under Remotes,
right-click the remote connection item that you just created, and then click
Rename.
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Type a name.
For example:
Admin11
Creating a new administrator host item
The administrator host connection contains the connection and security
information needed to allow a remote administrator to connect from the
pcAnywhere Host Administrator console. You must include a caller item.
This file has a .bhf extension. Caller files have a .cif extension. You can add these
files to the CMS folder to use them with the pcAnywhere Host Administrator or
you can include them in a packaged installation.
To create a new administrator host item
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In the pcAnywhere Manager window, on the left navigation bar, click Hosts.
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On the File menu, click New Item > Advanced.
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In the Host Properties window, on the Connection Info tab, select one of the
following network protocols:
TCP/IP
SPX
NetBIOS
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On the Callers tab, select the authentication type that you want to use.
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Under Caller list, click the New Item icon.
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In the Caller Properties window, type the logon information for the users
who can connect to the host computer, and then click OK.
A user name and password is required for all host sessions. You can configure
other settings. For example, access privileges.
For more information, see the Symantec pcAnywhere User's Guide.
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In the Host Properties window, configure the other settings that you want to
use, and then click OK.
For more information, see the Symantec pcAnywhere User's Guide.