LapLink MN-LGD011-XX-US manual What you see on a host, Hosting a Remote Control session

When you control a host, you specify who can connect to that computer and the kinds of services they can use. For example, you can limit a guest to Remote Control only, or you can allow access to Text Chat and File Transfer as well. You can even allow a guest to blank your computer’s screen or disable the mouse and keyboard. All of these options are set in the LapLink security system.

You can leave the host computer unattended, giving an authorized user exclusive control. Or you can stay at the computer and interact with the guest by trading off control. For example, the two of you could edit a document together, participate in a training session, or explore a new program.

When in a Remote Control session, both users can end up competing to control the mouse and keyboard, which can be frustrating and confusing for both parties. To avoid this problem, consider using “Host Locking On Connect” to dis- able the host machine’s keyboard and mouse, and if you choose, to blank the host machine’s screen. See ”Disabling the host keyboard and mouse and blanking its screen” for more information.

TIP A host can be controlled by only one computer at a time. In the meantime, however, other computers can con- nect to the host using any other services.

What you see on a host

When a guest connects and begins Remote Control, your LapLink workspace is minimized on the host. If you double-

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click the icon, the LapLink workspace is restored to a win- dow.

At the bottom of the restored LapLink workspace, you see an icon for the Remote Control connection. The icon is iden- tified by the name of the remote computer. Clicking this icon displays a Windows menu with standard commands. Click- ing Close closes the Remote Control connection.

TIP You can make the LapLink workspace remain a win- dow when a guest connects: Click Remote Control Options on the Options menu, and then click the Host tab. Clear this box: Minimize LapLink When This Computer Is a Host.

Reversing a Remote Control session

There may be times when the guest and you want to switch roles so that you become the guest controlling the remote computer.

To reverse the direction of Remote Control, the current Remote Control connection must be broken on either com- puter. Then, as the prospective guest, you open a Remote Control window and begin controlling the other computer.

TIP To avoid breaking the connection when a Remote Control connection is closed, make sure that there is at least one other service window open, such as File Trans- fer. If Remote Control is the only service in use, open another service window before closing Remote Control.

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