LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Connection Types

Connection Types

Laplink allows many different methods to connect to other LapLink computers. To learn more about ways to connect using LapLink Gold Corporate listed below, go to ”How can I connect to other computers?

Network: Available Now

Use this connection type if the computer you are connecting to normally appears in the list of available computers when you use Connect over LAN (Network).

Network: TCPIP Address

Use this connection type if you want to connect to this com- puter using a TCPIP address.

Internet Address

This connection type uses the address that the host com- puter has published to the ILS server, such as Jane- Doe@ACME.com.

Modem

Use Modem if you use a modem on your machine to con- nect directly to a modem on this user's machine. Simply enter in the modem number in the Phone Number fields.

Cable

LapLink Gold Corporate accepts use of parallel, serial, or USB cable as connection types.

NOTE It is generally not necessary to create an address book entry for cable connections, as LapLink Gold Corpo- rate asutomatically creates the connection when the cables are attached (by default).

Firewall

If the host computer is behind a firewall or router, LapLink offers an alternative to opening ports and configuring the firewall by creating a persistent connection to the LapLink server. To learn more, please go to the online tutorial http:// laplink.com/tutorials/firewall.asp for detailed instruction on this connection type.

LapLink Everywhere

LapLink Everywhere is another connection type offered. To use LapLink Everywhere as a connection type, LapLink Gold Corporate must be running on both the client and host computers, and LapLink Everywhere must be installed and running on the Host computer.

LapLink Everywhere offers great flexibility by also allowing you to access other LapLink hosts via a browser.

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