LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual Specifying passwords, Allowing incoming connections

To set up password-protected access to your com- puter:

1Click the Security button on the LinkBar.

2On the General tab, click Log-in List Only (Protected System).

3Click the Log-in List button, and then click the Add button.

4On the General tab, type the log-in name and the password the user must provide to make a connection to your computer.

Reenter the password and click OK to confirm.

5Under Services, check File Transfer, Remote Control, or any of the other services you want to make available to that user.

6Under Locking Permissions, check options to determine whether the user can blank the screen of your computer and disable its mouse and keyboard.

TIP You can grant locking permissions only if you select Remote Control as an available service.

7To deny access to particular drives and folders, click the Folder Security tab. For more information see ”Denying access to certain drives and folders.

8To specify whether or how a user opening a connection by modem is to be called back, click the Modem Callback tab. For more information, see page 70.

Specifying passwords

LapLink Gold passwords are case-sensitive (i and I, for example, are treated differently). For incoming connections from computers running LapLink Gold, you can specify more secure passwords by mixing capital letters and lower- case letters. The introduction of case sensitivity has these important consequences:

. . . Allowing incoming connections

CAUTION For incoming connections from computers run- ning versions earlier than LapLink 2000,1 type passwords using ALL CAPITALS. If your Log-in List has passwords for such connections, retype them as all capitals, or assign new passwords.

CAUTION If your Log-in List contains passwords assigned in an earlier LapLink version, other computers that have also upgraded may not be able to connect to your computer until you assign new passwords.

CAUTION By default, security is not imposed on incoming connections over a cable or by wireless. If you set up password protection for modem and network connections, however, you can extend that protection to cable and wire- less connections as well. On the Local Security tab, check this box: Enforce Security for Local Connections.

Setting up a public system

If security is not an concern, you can open your computer to any LapLink users. Though you do not require that they type a password, you can limit the services, drives, and fold- ers they can access.

To allow access to your computer without password protection:

1Click the Security button on the LinkBar.

2On the General tab, click Anybody (Public System). Then click the Public Privileges button.

3On the General tab, check the services and locking privileges you want to grant.

4On the Folder Security tab, deny access to drives and folders as you wish. For more information see page 66.

1Versions before LapLink 2000 include LapLink Pro, LapLink Tech, and LapLink 7.5 or earlier.

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