Symantec PCANYWHERE 12.0 User Manual page 58

58 Navigating in Symantec pcAnywhere
Working in Advanced View
Ways to connect to another computer
Table 3-1
Option
Quick Connect
Basic View Start
Preconfigured connections
User-defined connections
Favorites
History
Description
Opens the Quick Connect window from which you can type
the IP address, computer name, or modem phone number of
the computer to which you want to connect.
If you are connecting to another computer over a LAN,
pcAnywhere automatically searches your subnet for available
hosts and lists them by computer name.
See "Connecting to another computer using Quick Connect"
on page 111.
Basic View provides quick access to the most commonly
performed pcAnywhere tasks. It simplifies the process of
configuring and starting connections. It is designed for new
users.
See "Starting a connection in Basic View"
Symantec pcAnywhere provides default remote connection
items that are preconfigured with optimized security and
performance settings for modem, direct, or network
connections.
See "Starting a remote connection item"
You can create a custom remote connection item, which lets
you select the connection and security settings that you want
to use.
Symantec pcAnywhere saves these settings in a remote
connection item file (.chf), which is listed in the Remotes
window.
See "Ways to set up a remote computer"
You can add the connection items that you use most frequently
to the Favorites window for quick access.
See "Adding a host connection item to Favorites"
Symantec pcAnywhere maintains a history of your most recent
connections. You can use this option to reconnect to a host
computer to which you have recently connected.
See "Locating a recent host connection item "
on page 48.
on page 110.
on page 92.
on page 69.
on page 70.