Connecting over a home or office network | LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US

Connecting over a home or office network

Connect to any other computer running LapLink on your office network (LAN) and use Remote Control, File Transfer, or any other LapLink service. Use Connect over LAN (Network) and click the name of the computer you want to connect to or supply its TCP/IP address.

Use Connect over LAN (Network) to link computers on a home or office net- work.

You can click the name of a computer or switch to the TCP/IP Addresses tab and type the computer’s IP address if necessary.

You can establish a LapLink connection to another com- puter on your home or office network, whether it is an IPX (Novell NetWare) network or a TCP/IP network.

NOTE To simplify routine connections over a network, cre- ate Address Book entries. See ”Adding an Address Book Entry- General Tab”.

You can usually open a network connection simply by click- ing the computer’s name in a list of LapLink computers on the network. To open a connection to a computer that lies outside your portion (subnet) on a TCP/IP network, how- ever, you must provide the computer’s TCP/IP address.

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LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Connecting over a home or office network

Contents

MN-LGD011-XX-US Patents Copyright NoticeTrademarks Technical Support Contact Information Contents 155 Checklist for modem connections 157 Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically Introducing LapLink Gold Corporate Suppose you’re on a business trip Why LapLink Gold?Suppose you work at home Suppose you manage IT support Why LapLink Gold? Connecting over the Internet Connecting directly to your office computerConnecting to the office network Staying in touch with the office Connecting without running LapLink Gold Staying in touch with the office Connect your laptop to your desktop Connecting at the officeConnect to other computers on your network Connect to computers over the Internet Connecting at the office Connecting to other computers Connecting to the Officet How can I connect to other computers? How can I connect to other computers? Yes, but the host is protected by a fire Connecting by cable Before you connect by cable Connecting by cableConnecting to another computer by serial or parallel cable Cables to use for LapLink connections Using an Address Book entry to connect using Cable Connecting by Cable when multiple cable ports are enabled Connecting over a home or office network Connecting over a home or office network Before you use Connect over LAN NetworkTo connect to another computer by network Finding a TCP/IP address of the host computer Filtering the list of available network computers Connecting over the Internet using an ILS Connecting over the Internet using an ILS Opening Internet connections using Connect Over LAN Network Using Connect over ILSUsing an Address Book entry to connect over ILS To connect to another LapLink computer using ILS Connecting over the Internet using an ILS Making a computer available for ILS connections Making a computer available for ILS connections Publishing your Internet addressTo publish your Internet address yourself Page Before you connect to a computer behind a firewall Click OK Connecting Over the Internet Using Laplink Everywhere Connecting Over the Internet Using Laplink Everywhere Connecting from any Internet browser Preparing to use LapLink EverywhereChoose the correct host computer, and click OK To connect to LapLink Everywhere from an Internet- browser Connecting directly by modem Before Connecting over a modem Dialing manually Connecting directly by modemUsing an Address Book entry to connect over modem To connect to another computer by modem Before you use Dial-Up Networking To create a Dial-Up Networking connection Setting up a Dial-Up Networking connectionConnecting to a network computer using Dial-Up Networking To use Dial-Up Networking to connect to a network computer Connecting by wireless Before you connect by wireless Using infrared devices Connecting to another computer by wirelessConnecting by wireless To manually connect to another computer by wireless Connecting over Capi 2.0/ISDN Connecting to a computer over Capi 2.0/ISDN Before using Connect over Capi 2.0/ISDNConnecting over Capi 2.0/ISDN To connect to a computer over Capi 2.0/ISDN Changing Capi 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink Channel bonding Changing Capi 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLinkAnswering calls To change Capi 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink Connecting automatically Restoring a saved connection Connecting automaticallySaving a connection To save a connection Using Address Book Using the Address Book Renaming, Adding and Deleting Folders View Options and FoldersView Options and Folders Adding a folder Renaming a folder Adding a Sub-folder Deleting a Folder Button Bar Description Adding an Address Book Entry- General TabAdding an Address Book Entry- General Tab Computer Name Security information to send Add To Favorites checkbox Connection tab Connection tabImportant Requirements Connection Types Services tab Services tabHost Locking on Connect On the General tab On the Services tabAt least one Service must be selected On the Connection tab Other Toolbar Options Other Toolbar Options Using Find Looking for. See below Setup Global Exporting Importing and ExportingImporting Help Setting up security for incoming connections Allowing incoming connections To set up password-protected access to your com- puter Specifying passwordsSetting up a public system Allowing incoming connections Denying access to certain drives and folders Denying access to certain drives and folders To limit access to certain drives and folders Locking out password crackers To reset to zero the count for a single log-in name Locking out password crackersTips for more secure passwords To reset to zero the count for all log-in names Allowing or requiring callbacks Allowing or requiring callbacks To set callback optionsOptional, Specified Number Only Protecting your security settings with a password Protecting your security settings with a password To protect your LapLink security settings Encrypting information over incoming connections Encrypting information over incoming connections To encrypt data over incoming connectionsClick a method of encryption Using Remote Control Opening a Remote Control window Using Remote Control-OverviewRemote Control terminology To open a Remote Control window while connecting Hosting a Remote Control session Hosting a Remote Control session Reversing a Remote Control sessionWhat you see on a host Viewing the host Devoting your entire screen to a view of the host Viewing the host To switch between window and full-screen viewViewing the entire host screen at once There are two ways to fit the host screen into your view Customizing keyboard control Windows system keys To execute Windows system keys on the guest Remote Control shortcut keysCustomizing keyboard control To change the LapLink shortcut key combinations Configuring a host for locking Locking the host from the guest With the permission of the host computer, you can To reboot the host from the guest during Remote Con- trol Rebooting and logging on to the hostRebooting the host from the guest On the Session menu, click Reboot Host Configuring the host for rebooting Rebooting and logging on to the hostEnsuring access to the host after a reboot Taking Screen Shots Window or Full Screen?Window view Taking Screen Shots Saving a Screenshot Viewing a Screen Shot Viewing a Screen Shot Viewing a Screen Shot Saving System Information Saving System Information Saving System Information Creating a Report Sharing clipboard information with remote computers Pasting from the clipboard during Remote ControlTo disable clipboard sharing Disabling clipboard sharing Customizing Remote Control performance Customizing Remote Control performanceTo change Remote Control performance settings Temporarily changing the host screen Using File Transfer Using File Transfer-Overview To open File Transfer windows Step two select the files Using File Transfer-OverviewStep one display the target Step three drag and drop Navigating through drives and folders Sorting files and folders Changing the viewNavigating through drives and folders To change the order of files and folders Selecting files and folders Selecting files and folders Clearing selections Copying or moving files and folders Copying or moving files and folders To copy or move using drag and dropTo copy or move using a command To prepare for a copy or move operation Setting File Transfer options for the results you want Including or excluding subfolders Setting File Transfer options for the results you wantProtecting newer copies of files Updating older copies of files Synchronizing folders with SmartXchange Synchronizing folders Synchronizing folders with SmartXchange Updating backup foldersTo use SmartXchange to update a backup folder To use SmartXchange to synchronize folders Replacing one folder with another Clone Folder Source Target Replacing one folder with another Clone Folder To replace one folder with another Using SpeedSync Speeding file transfers with SpeedSync and compression Using compression To disable SpeedSyncSpeeding file transfers with SpeedSync and compression Resuming an interrupted file transfer To resume an interrupted file transferBegin the transfer again File Transfer Recovery and other options Resuming an interrupted file transfer Automating file synchronization with Xchange Agent Using Xchange Agent-Overview Previewing an Xchange Agent Using Xchange Agent-OverviewCreating an Xchange Agent Running an Xchange Agent Creating an Xchange Agent To create an Xchange Agent Using the Xchange Agent wizard Using New Xchange AgentCreating an Xchange Agent Previewing and running an Xchange Agent PreviewingTo open and preview an Xchange Agent Previewing and running an Xchange Agent Put skipped pairs back into aTo close a preview Dealing with conflicts Conflicts between filesSkip the conflict, without copying either file To exclude old conflicts from synchronizations Dealing with conflictsOther conflicts Open the Xchange Agent Customizing an Xchange Agent Changing the direction of copyTo open an agent Customizing an Xchange Agent Adding folder pairsChanging how an Xchange Agent is run Changing which files are included in synchronizations Using filters to include or exclude files To filter files by type using the preset filters To create and apply your own filter Using filters to include or exclude filesModifying a filter To remove the effects of a filter Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically You can schedule an Xchange Agent to run unattended Running an agent unattended To schedule an Xchange Agent Using the LapLink SchedulerScheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically To run a scheduled agent Using Print Redirection Print from remote to local Using Print Redirection-OverviewPreparing for Print Redirection Print from local to remote Using Print Redirection-Overview Requirements for Print Redirection Printing over a LapLink connection Choosing among several printers To set up LapLink to prompt with a list of printersPrinting over a LapLink connection To print a document over a LapLink connection Setting up printers for Print Redirection Setting up printers for Print Redirection Setting up a printerTo set up a printer from within LapLink Using Text Chat Voice Chat Sending messages Exchanging typed messages using Text ChatOpening a Text Chat window To open a Text Chat window Exchanging typed messages using Text Chat Pasting text into your Text Chat windowCopying text from your Text Chat window Talking to someone using Voice Chat Configuring your sound card for full duplex Talking to someone using Voice ChatTalking using half duplex Starting Voice Chat Improving Voice Chat performance Improving Voice Chat performance Setting levels in Voice ChatTo configure levels in Voice Chat Improving quality over a fast connection Using Manual conversation mode Using Manual conversation mode Talking in Manual modeTo change to Manual conversation mode 10Troubleshooting Introduction to troubleshooting Use the online troubleshooters for step-by- step solutions Checklist for modem connections Disable call waiting and answering machines Use Dialing Properties to simplify the dialing process Checklist for Dial-Up Networking connections Ensure that Dial-Up Networking is installed Disconnect a Dial-Up Networking connection manually Checklist for network connections Try setting the frame type to Ethernet 802.2 or Ethernet IPX connections change the type of frame on both computers Check the security setup on the host computer Checklist for Internet connectionsEnable a TCP/IP port in LapLink Both computers must be on the Internet and running LapLink 162 Ensure that Autoconnect is turned on Checklist for cable connectionsEnable the port Check the cable Serial cable connections lower the speed of a serial port Restart the computer Enable the wireless port Checklist for wireless connectionsSet up the Windows infrared driver Check the cable, if any Checklist for Capi 2.0/ISDN connections Run CAPI-compatible versions of LapLink on both com- puters Drop files directly on target folder Checklist for File TransferUse the Copy or Move command Make File Transfer available to other computers Tips for transfers over modems General tips for faster transfersTips for transfers over a serial cable Tips for transfers over a network Checklist for Xchange Agent Use Xchange Agent to overwrite, not merge, files Checklist for Remote Control 172 Use the same printer driver on both ends of a connec- tion Checklist for Print RedirectionWhen printing from 16-bit programs, use the default printer Some printer drivers do not support Print Redirection Checklist for Text Chat Adjust your speakers or headphones to a comfortable level Checklist for Voice ChatAdjust your microphone to a comfortable level Minimize background noise, if possible