Pcanywhere® Security Considerations - Lucent Technologies CentreVu Explorer II Version 1.0 Installation Manual

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pcAnywhere® Security Considerations
pcAnywhere ® Security Considerations
See the pcAnywhere documentation that is shipped with your software for complete
installation instructions.
Before installing and using pcAnywhere to use with CentreVu Explorer II software,
you should be aware of the security considerations. The Business Communications
Systems (BCS) services technical staff uses pcAnywhere software to diagnose and
maintain some Lucent BCS products on the customer premises. Simply having
pcAnywhere installed on a PC does not pose a security risk; it must be up and
running and administered to receive calls. In addition pcAnywhere 8.0 and later
offers a number of security features.
To check for security issues, do the following:
1. Only run pcAnywhere when remote access is necessary.
2. Do not publish the phone number for the modem.
3. For added security, unplug the phone jack from the modem when pcAnywhere
is not in use.
4. Change your password after services leave and after remote access.
5. Configure the following security options:
Require login names for callers
Make passwords case sensitive
Log all failed connection attempts
Set a maximum number of login attempts per call
Allow time to enter the complete login
Disconnect if inactive.
6. Configure pcAnywhere to log remote control and on-line sessions. (Set the
"Save Session Statistics in Activity Log File" checkbox in the "Other Session
Parameters" groupbox).
7. Use pcAnywhere encryption feature to encrypt the traffic between the remote
location and the customer equipment. (Required for pcAnywhere access over
LAN but recommended for dial up access).
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