Adding Computers To A Configuration Group; Configuring Administrator Host And Remote Connection Items - Symantec PCANYWHERE - ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE V12.5 Administrator's Manual

64 Performing centralized management
Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely

Adding computers to a configuration group

Configuring administrator host and remote connection items

If you are using MMC, the pcAnywhere Host Administrator console is listed under
Console Root.
For more information, see the documentation for MMC.
To create a configuration group
1 In the console window, in the left pane, under pcAnywhere Host
Administrator, right-click Configuration Groups, and then click New >
Configuration Group.
2 Type a name for this group.
3 Click OK.
Once you create a configuration group, you must add the computers that you want
to manage remotely. The console window lists the domains and workgroups that
are on your network.
To add computers to a configuration group
1 In the console window, on the left pane, browse to the location of the
computers that you want to add (for example, Microsoft Windows Network).
2
In the left pane, right-click the system that contains the computers that you
want to add, and then click Add Systems to Configuration Groups.
3 In the Add Systems to Configuration Groups dialog box, select the computers
that you want to add.
4 Under Select Destination Group(s), select the configuration group to which
you want to add the computers.
5
Click OK.
Before you can use the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool to remotely manage
the hosts on your network, you must first configure the administrator host and
remote connection items. These files contain the connection and security settings
needed to support connections between the pcAnywhere Host Administrator
console and the host computers that you want to manage.
Symantec pcAnywhere provides the following preconfigured host and remote
connection items that you can use as templates: