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6 Using File Transfer 99

100 Using File Transfer—Overview

102Navigating through drives and folders

104Selecting files and folders

106Copying or moving files and folders

108Setting File Transfer options for the results you want

110 Synchronizing folders with SmartXchange

112 Replacing one folder with another: Clone Folder

114Speeding file transfers with SpeedSync and compression

116 Resuming an interrupted file transfer

7 Automating file synchronization with Xchange Agent 119

120Using Xchange Agent—Overview

122Creating an Xchange Agent

124Previewing and running an Xchange Agent

126	Dealing with conflicts
128	Customizing an Xchange Agent
130	Using filters to include or exclude files

132Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically

8 Using Print Redirection 135

136Using Print Redirection—Overview

138Printing over a LapLink connection

140 Setting up printers for Print Redirection

9 Using Text Chat and Voice Chat 143

144Exchanging typed messages using Text Chat

146Talking to someone using Voice Chat

148	Improving Voice Chat performance
150	Using Manual conversation mode
10 Introduction to troubleshooting 154
155	Checklist for modem connections
157	Checklist for Dial-Up Networking connections
159	Checklist for network connections
161	Checklist for Internet connections
163	Checklist for cable connections

165Checklist for wireless connections

166Checklist for CAPI 2.0/ISDN connections

167Checklist for File Transfer

169	Checklist for Xchange Agent
171	Checklist for Remote Control

173Checklist for Print Redirection

174Checklist for Text Chat

175Checklist for Voice Chat

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Contents

MN-LGD011-XX-US Copyright Notice TrademarksPatents Technical Support Contact Information Contents 155 Checklist for modem connections 157 Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically Introducing LapLink Gold Corporate Why LapLink Gold? Suppose you work at homeSuppose you’re on a business trip Suppose you manage IT support Why LapLink Gold? Connecting directly to your office computer Connecting to the office networkConnecting over the Internet Staying in touch with the office Connecting without running LapLink Gold Staying in touch with the office Connecting at the office Connect to other computers on your networkConnect your laptop to your desktop 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 Connecting by cable Connecting to another computer by serial or parallel cableBefore you connect by 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 Before you use Connect over LAN Network Connecting over a home or office 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 Using Connect over ILS Using an Address Book entry to connect over ILSOpening Internet connections using Connect Over LAN Network To connect to another LapLink computer using ILS Connecting over the Internet using an ILS Making a computer available for ILS connections Publishing your Internet address Making a computer available for ILS connectionsTo 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 Preparing to use LapLink Everywhere Connecting from any Internet browserChoose 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 Connecting directly by modem Using an Address Book entry to connect over modemDialing manually To connect to another computer by modem Before you use Dial-Up Networking Setting up a Dial-Up Networking connection Connecting to a network computer using Dial-Up NetworkingTo create a Dial-Up Networking connection To use Dial-Up Networking to connect to a network computer Connecting by wireless Before you connect by wireless Connecting to another computer by wireless Connecting by wirelessUsing infrared devices To manually connect to another computer by wireless Connecting over Capi 2.0/ISDN Before using Connect over Capi 2.0/ISDN Connecting over Capi 2.0/ISDNConnecting to a computer over Capi 2.0/ISDN To connect to a computer over Capi 2.0/ISDN Changing Capi 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink Changing Capi 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink Answering callsChannel bonding To change Capi 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink Connecting automatically Connecting automatically Saving a connectionRestoring a saved connection To save a connection Using Address Book Using the Address Book View Options and Folders View Options and FoldersRenaming, Adding and Deleting Folders Adding a folder Renaming a folder Adding a Sub-folder Deleting a Folder Button Bar Adding an Address Book Entry- General Tab Adding an Address Book Entry- General TabDescription 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 Services tab At least one Service must be selectedOn the General tab On the Connection tab Other Toolbar Options Other Toolbar Options Using Find Looking for. See below Setup Global Importing and Exporting ImportingExporting Help Setting up security for incoming connections Allowing incoming connections Specifying passwords Setting up a public systemTo set up password-protected access to your com- puter 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 Locking out password crackers Tips for more secure passwordsTo reset to zero the count for a single log-in name To reset to zero the count for all log-in names Allowing or requiring callbacks To set callback options Allowing or requiring callbacksOptional, 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 To encrypt data over incoming connections Encrypting information over incoming connectionsClick a method of encryption Using Remote Control Using Remote Control-Overview Remote Control terminologyOpening a Remote Control window To open a Remote Control window while connecting Hosting a Remote Control session Reversing a Remote Control session Hosting a Remote Control sessionWhat you see on a host Viewing the host Devoting your entire screen to a view of the host To switch between window and full-screen view Viewing the entire host screen at onceViewing the host There are two ways to fit the host screen into your view Customizing keyboard control Windows system keys Remote Control shortcut keys Customizing keyboard controlTo execute Windows system keys on the guest 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 Rebooting and logging on to the host Rebooting the host from the guestTo reboot the host from the guest during Remote Con- trol On the Session menu, click Reboot Host Rebooting and logging on to the host Configuring the host for rebootingEnsuring access to the host after a reboot Window or Full Screen? Taking Screen ShotsWindow 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 Pasting from the clipboard during Remote Control To disable clipboard sharingSharing clipboard information with remote computers 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 Using File Transfer-Overview Step one display the targetStep two select the files Step three drag and drop Navigating through drives and folders Changing the view Navigating through drives and foldersSorting files 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 To copy or move using drag and drop To copy or move using a commandCopying or moving files and folders To prepare for a copy or move operation Setting File Transfer options for the results you want Setting File Transfer options for the results you want Protecting newer copies of filesIncluding or excluding subfolders Updating older copies of files Synchronizing folders with SmartXchange Synchronizing folders Updating backup folders To use SmartXchange to update a backup folderSynchronizing folders with SmartXchange 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 To disable SpeedSync Using compressionSpeeding file transfers with SpeedSync and compression To resume an interrupted file transfer Resuming 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 Using Xchange Agent-Overview Creating an Xchange AgentPreviewing an Xchange Agent Running an Xchange Agent Creating an Xchange Agent To create an Xchange Agent Using New Xchange Agent Using the Xchange Agent wizardCreating an Xchange Agent Previewing Previewing and running an Xchange AgentTo open and preview an Xchange Agent Put skipped pairs back into a Previewing and running an Xchange AgentTo close a preview Conflicts between files Dealing with conflictsSkip the conflict, without copying either file Dealing with conflicts Other conflictsTo exclude old conflicts from synchronizations Open the Xchange Agent Changing the direction of copy Customizing an Xchange AgentTo open an agent Adding folder pairs Changing how an Xchange Agent is runCustomizing an Xchange Agent Changing which files are included in synchronizations Using filters to include or exclude files To filter files by type using the preset filters Using filters to include or exclude files Modifying a filterTo create and apply your own filter To remove the effects of a filter Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically You can schedule an Xchange Agent to run unattended To schedule an Xchange Agent Using the LapLink Scheduler Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automaticallyRunning an agent unattended To run a scheduled agent Using Print Redirection Using Print Redirection-Overview Preparing for Print RedirectionPrint from remote to local Print from local to remote Using Print Redirection-Overview Requirements for Print Redirection Printing over a LapLink connection To set up LapLink to prompt with a list of printers Printing over a LapLink connectionChoosing among several printers To print a document over a LapLink connection Setting up printers for Print Redirection Setting up a printer Setting up printers for Print RedirectionTo set up a printer from within LapLink Using Text Chat Voice Chat Exchanging typed messages using Text Chat Opening a Text Chat windowSending messages To open a Text Chat window Pasting text into your Text Chat window Exchanging typed messages using Text ChatCopying text from your Text Chat window Talking to someone using Voice Chat Talking to someone using Voice Chat Talking using half duplexConfiguring your sound card for full duplex Starting Voice Chat Improving Voice Chat performance Setting levels in Voice Chat To configure levels in Voice ChatImproving Voice Chat performance Improving quality over a fast connection Using Manual conversation mode Talking in Manual mode Using Manual conversation 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 Checklist for Internet connections Enable a TCP/IP port in LapLinkCheck the security setup on the host computer Both computers must be on the Internet and running LapLink 162 Checklist for cable connections Enable the portEnsure that Autoconnect is turned on Check the cable Serial cable connections lower the speed of a serial port Restart the computer Checklist for wireless connections Set up the Windows infrared driverEnable the wireless port Check the cable, if any Checklist for Capi 2.0/ISDN connections Run CAPI-compatible versions of LapLink on both com- puters Checklist for File Transfer Use the Copy or Move commandDrop files directly on target folder Make File Transfer available to other computers General tips for faster transfers Tips for transfers over a serial cableTips for transfers over modems Tips for transfers over a network Checklist for Xchange Agent Use Xchange Agent to overwrite, not merge, files Checklist for Remote Control 172 Checklist for Print Redirection When printing from 16-bit programs, use the default printerUse the same printer driver on both ends of a connec- tion Some printer drivers do not support Print Redirection Checklist for Text Chat Checklist for Voice Chat Adjust your microphone to a comfortable levelAdjust your speakers or headphones to a comfortable level Minimize background noise, if possible