Symantec PCANYWHERE 12.0 User Manual page 112

112 Controlling another computer remotely
Ways to start a remote control session
See "Configuring a remote computer to use directory services"
To connect to a host computer on your network
1
In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the left navigation bar, click Quick
Connect.
2
In the right pane, under Quick Connect, select the name of the host computer
to which you want to connect.
3
Under Connection options, in the Start mode list, select one of the following:
Remote Control
Remote Management
File Transfer
4
To encrypt the data stream between the host and remote computers, under
Encryption level, select one of the following:
pcAnywhere encoding
Symmetric
5
If you selected Symmetric encryption, click Advanced to select the algorithm
and key length.
You can choose between RC4 and AES encryption.
6
If you want to cancel a connection to a host computer that uses a different
algorithm, in the Symmetric Encryption Strength dialog box, check Restrict
to selected algorithm.
7 In the Symmetric Encryption Strength dialog box, click OK.
Lets you control a host computer remotely and work as
though you are sitting in front of it
Lets you remotely administer a host computer using
common administrator tools
Lets you transfer files between a host and remote
computer using a two-pane window that functions like
Windows Explorer
Scrambles data using a mathematical algorithm so that
it cannot be easily interpreted by a third party.
This option is available on any operating system that
pcAnywhere supports.
Encodes and decodes data using a cryptographic key.
This option is available on any operating system that
supports the Microsoft CryptoAPI, such as Windows
XP/2003 Server/2000/NT. For Windows Me/98, you can
obtain the CryptoAPI by installing Microsoft Internet
Explorer 6.x or later.
on page 104.