Installing and Configuring pcAnywhere Remote, Part 2 of Using pcAnywhere

Remote Machine

1. If the auto run menu doesn't open when inserting the pcAnywhere CD then go to the CD ROM and double click the Setup.exe.

   

2. From the Menu that opens select the Install Symantec pcAnywhere link.

   

3. Select the appropriate Install Language, Click OK.

   

4. Click Next on the Welcome screen.

   

5. Select the I accept radio button and click Next.

   

6. Confirm Name and Company and click Next.

   

7. Select destination and click Next.

   

8. Click Next.

   

9. Select the appropriate choices for short cuts and click Install.

   

10. Click Finish

Creating a Remote

1. Open pcAnywhere
2. Under Views change the view to Advanced View by clicking on the Go to Advanced View link.

   

3. From the pcAnywhere Manager menu select Remotes.

   

4. From the File menu select File > New Item > Advanced...

   

5. The Remote properties menu opens select Settings.

   

6. In the top line enter the Machine Name or IP in the Network Host PC to control or IP address: line(this will allow us to connect directly to this host rather than scanning the network for any host that is available.) If you want to scan for all available machines then leave the Network Host PC to control or IP address: blank.

   

7. Select OK.
8. Name the Remote something appropriate to what it will be doing like connection to Machineone.

   

9. To enable Logging, in the main pcAnywhere window select Edit > Preferences.

   

10. Navigate to the Event Logging tab.
    • Click the box to Enable pcAnywhere log generation.
    • Click the box to Enable Windows Event Viewer Logging.
    • Click on the Select Events button.

      

11. Click on all of the events that you would like to log on this machine.

    

12. Click OK
13. Click OK

Confirming the Host is running.

Host Machine

1. Confirm that the host is running and waiting for a remote to connect by hovering the mouse over the pcAnywhere Icon in the system tray.

   

2. If the Host is not running Open pcAnywhere and Double click the Host that you have configured to launch the host.

   

Connecting to a Host.

RemoteMachine

1. Start the Remote by double clicking on the Connection to MachineOne in the list of remotes available in pcAnywhere Manager.

   

2. In this example and screen shot pcAnywhere authentication was configured on the host machine and so we are not asked for the domain only the user and password that was set up on the host machine.

   

3. An informational warning may come up with information about the encryption level being raised by the request of the host. If one machine is set to use encryption and the other is not then the encryption will be changed to match on both machines.

   

4. Confirm that you can control the Host from the Remote

   

5. Take note of the Details information section on the left hand column. Information can be confirmed for what level of encryption is used for this session or how much data is sent can be seen here.

   

6. From the Session Manager select End Session

   

7. Click Yes and make sure that the check box is selected for the Host accepts another call If this box is checked then the host will re launch after the disconnection and will be available for connection later.

   

Automating the Connection to a Host

Remote Machine

The connection to the host can be automated so that you do not have to enter a user and password every time you connect.

1. Edit the Connection to MachineOne remote by right clicking on it and selecting and selecting Properties

   

2. Select the Settings tab.
   • Check the box to Automatically log into host upon connection.
   • Enter the Login Name of your host
   • Enter the Password of your host

     Note: Because the host in this example was set up with a caller configured for pcAnywhere authentication we do not need to provide a domain to authenticate with.

     

3. If you have set up encryption on your host then you can set this remote to match the encryption and avoid any warnings about mismatched encryption. Select the Encryption tab.
   • Under the Settings Level select the level of encryption that was set up on your host.

     

4. Click OK.
5. Start the Remote by double clicking on the Remote again from the list of remotes available in pcAnywhere Manager.

   

6. Confirm that a connection is made and that no user credentials were required and that no warnings about the encryption level being changed come up.

   

7. From the Session Manager select End Session.

   

8. Click Yes and make sure that the check box is selected for the Host accepts another call If this box is checked then the host will re launch after the disconnection and will be available for connection later.

Attached below is a PDF version of this article

Review Part 1 here: Installing and Configureing pcAnywhere Host, Part 1 of Using pcAnywhere

Read Part 3 here: Using Remote Managment from with in pcAnywhere, Part 3 of Using pcAnywhere