LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Checklist for Xchange Agent

Checklist for Xchange Agent

Ensure that LapLink is running on the host computer

LapLink must be running on the remote computer before an agent can connect to it and synchronize files. On the guest computer merely keep Windows running. (LapLink will start automatically when the agent runs.)

Make sure that a scheduler program is running

To schedule Xchange Agents—and have them run on schedule—you must have a supported scheduler program running.

NOTE When LapLink Scheduler is running, a red alarm clock icon appears on the Windows taskbar.

Change an Xchange Agent schedule in your scheduler program

Once you've created an Xchange Agent schedule in LapLink, revise or delete the schedule in the scheduler pro- gram itself.

Close an Xchange Agent before it is scheduled to run

An agent cannot run on schedule while it remains open in Xchange Agent.

Create an Address Book entry to meet the security re- quirements of the remote computer

If the remote computer requires a name and password, cre- ate an Address Book entry and include the name and pass- word required by that computer. LapLink can then send this information and connect automatically.

Turn off the LapLink callback feature

If the remote computer requires or requests a callback be- fore opening a modem connection, the agent cannot run. On the remote computer, turn off the callback feature: Click the Security button on the LinkBar. On the Log-in List tab, click the name of the guest computer and then click Edit. Under Modem Callback, click None.

Avoid moving or deleting agent files for which you have created shortcut icons

If you have moved or deleted the Xchange Agent file, the shortcut icon can no longer run the agent. Create the agent again. You can reuse the shortcut icon by saving the new file in the same location, with the same name, as the original file. Or you can create a shortcut icon for the new agent file.

Create a filter to synchronize a single file

Xchange Agent always synchronizes by folder pairs, but you can create a filter so that only one file within a folder pair is synchronized. Open the agent in Xchange Agent and click the folder pair. On the Edit menu, click Set Filter and then click New. After typing a description for the filter, type the complete name of the file, including its extension. (To add more than one file name, type a semicolon and then the next file name.) Click OK. Click the filter’s name in the Available Filters list, and then click Add.

TIP Preview the agent to see if the correct files are included in the synchronization.

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