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Allowing others to control your computer
Ways to set up a host computer
Configuring a host using advanced properties
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In the Authentication Type panel, select one of the following:
I want to use an
existing Windows
account
I want to set up a user
name and password
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Click Next.
10
Do one of the following:
Select a local account.
This option is available only if you choose to use an existing Windows
account.
Type a name and password.
This option is available only if you choose to create a host name and
password.
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Click Next.
12
On the Summary screen, verify the settings.
13
To start the host session upon closing the wizard, check Wait for a connection
from a remote computer after the Connection Wizard finishes.
14
Click Finish.
A host connection item is added to the Hosts window.
If you selected to start the host session, the Symantec pcAnywhere Waiting
icon appears in the Windows system tray.
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Type the name that you want to give the host connection item, and then press
Enter.
For more control over your connections, use the Advanced option to create or
modify host connection items. Advanced properties provide access to all available
host configuration options. This includes options that are not available in the
Connection Wizard, such as host startup options and public-key encryption.
Validates a user or group by checking a list that is maintained
on a workstation or shared directory. The Connection Wizard
detects the accounts that are available on your local
computer.
See
"Configuring a caller to use Windows-based
authentication"
on page 192.
Uses pcAnywhere Authentication to verify whether a remote
user has permission to connect to the host by checking the
list of users and passwords that are maintained on the host
computer. This method of authentication is the least secure.
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