88006_signat_2.indd 1 8/23/04 6:40:49 PM Copyright Notice No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any human or computer language, in any form or by any means, without the express written permission of Laplink Software, Inc., 10210 NE Points Drive, Suite 400, Kirkland, WA 98033. Trademarks Laplink Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Laplink, Laplink Gold, SmartXchange, and SpeedSync are registered trademarks of Laplink Software, Inc. in the United Sates and/or other countries. Acrobat and the Acrobat logo are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated or its subsidiaries and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Patents SpeedSync® U.S. Patent Number 5,446,888 This software may contain one or more of the following licensed products: RSA Data Security, Inc. MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm. Copyright © 1991­2, RSA Data Security, Inc. Created 1991. All rights reserved. ZLIB general purpose compression library, 1.0.4. July 24, 1996. Copyright © 1995-1996 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. Contact Laplink Software For technical support issues or questions, please visit: www.laplink.com/support For other inquiries, please see contact details below. Email: CustomerService@laplink.com Tel (USA): (425) 952.6000 Fax (USA): (425) 952.6002 Laplink Gold® © 1986­2004 by Laplink Software, Inc. All rights reserved 10210 NE Points Drive, Suite 400, Kirkland, WA. 98033 Laplink Gold® Quick Start Guide © 2004 Laplink Software Inc. Printed in U.S.A. Tel (UK): 44 (0) 870.2410.983 Fax (UK): 44 (0) 870.2410.984 88006_signat_2.indd 2 8/23/04 6:40:50 PM Welcome to Laplink Gold® 12 With Laplink Gold's award-winning remote control, file transfer, advanced connectivity and synchronization features, you can access e-mail, files, and network resources when you're on the road, work with computer users at other locations, schedule file transfers, print documents to a remote printer, and more. Laplink Gold offers you a variety of reliable, easy-to-use options for connecting; simply choose the option that is appropriate for the resources available on your computer and the computer you want to connect to. To learn more about Laplink Gold, see the online User's Guide and Help. Using Laplink Gold to connect to another computer is easy. Depending on the resources available on your computer and the computer you want to connect to, you can connect using: · a modem · a Laplink serial, parallel (Windows 98 SE/Me only), or Universal Serial Bus (USB) cable · the Internet · a Novell (IPX) network · a TCP/IP network · a CAPI/ISDN 2.0 device · Dial Up Networking Once you're connected, you're ready to use Laplink Gold's powerful features. · Remote Control lets you use your computer to perform tasks on another computer. · Remote Desktop lets you utilize the Remote Desktop/ Terminal Services feature built into Windows XP Professional, Windows Server 2000, and Windows Server 2003. · File Transfer lets you move and copy files between computers utilizing a user-friendly, dual pane user interface. · File Synchronization simplifies the repetitive tasks necessary to keep files updated when you use two or more computers. You can even schedule synchronizations to run unattended. · Integrated Antivirus protection means that your incoming and outgoing files are scanned by a powerful, up-to-date virus detection system. · Print Redirection lets you print a remote document locally or use a remote printer to print a local document. · Text Chat and Voice Chat let you communicate with other users by exchanging text messages or talking over a connection between two computers. · NOTE: For more information about connecting to another computer, see Deciding how to connect. 1 88006_signat_2.indd 3 8/23/04 6:40:50 PM Learning more about Laplink Gold: Online User's Guide and Help You can learn about Laplink Gold through the User's Guide and Help. The User's Guide is available in Adobe Acrobat format at www.laplink.com/usersguide/gold12/. If you do not have access to the Internet please call customer service at (800) LAPLINK. Laplink Gold also features an online Help system to assist you as you use Laplink Gold 12. Help is available through the Laplink Gold Help menu, including: Searchable Help documentation Browse Help and use the Help Index and Find features to search for specific information. On the Help menu, click Help Topics. Troubleshooters Specify the problem you are having and troubleshooters will walk you through a series of possible solutions. Click Help Topics, then double-click the Troubleshooting book. Quick Steps Activate the Quick Steps feature to have relevant help appear when you open a dialog box in Laplink Gold. Quick Steps gives you information about the current dialog box and help on how to complete it. On the Help menu, click Quick Steps. What's This? Use the What's This? Help to get information about dialog box items. Click the question mark in the upper right hand corner of the dialog box, and then click the item you want help with. F1 Help To get immediate help for an item on a menu, highlight the menu item and press the F1 key. Getting more information about Laplink If you have any questions about any Laplink product, please visit www.laplink.com or call (800) LAPLINK. For technical issues, visit Laplink Technical Support at www.laplink.com/support/. · NOTE: To download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Web, go to www.adobe.com. 2 88006_signat_2.indd 4 8/23/04 6:40:51 PM What's new in Laplink Gold 12 Laplink Gold 12 contains many new features and conveniences designed to make your files more secure, portable, and easy to access. New features include user interface improvements, expanded file transfer tools, better remote file management, enhanced security, and virus-checked file transfers. New Laplink USB 2.0 Cable The new Laplink USB 2.0 cable enables the fastest file transfers ever. In addition, Laplink Gold 12 includes a number of significant improvements to its file transfer features. Integration with Windows XP Remote Desktop and Windows Terminal Services Laplink Gold now enables you to access the Remote Desktop feature built into Windows XP and the Windows Terminal Services feature built into Windows Server 2000 and Windows Server 2003. This new feature provides an alternative to Laplink Remote Control already well known to past users. · NOTE: To purchase cables, visit www.laplink.com or call (800) LAPLINK. Laplink Internet Laplink Internet lets you reliably and securely connect through firewalls and proxy servers with no changes to the firewall configuration. Connections to remote computers can be made directly from the Laplink Address Book with a single click. (First year of Laplink Internet is included at no additional cost.) Integrated Active Directory Security Use your Windows network security (Microsoft Domain Authentication) to control access to Laplink Gold as an alternative to manually creating user profiles (Laplink Authentication). Users on Windows 2000 Active Directory networks can specify which domain users have access and which Laplink Gold features they can use. Integrated Laplink Antivirus Transfer files securely and safely knowing that each file is virus-checked. Laplink Gold now includes integrated Laplink Antivirus that removes viruses when possible and quarantines files that cannot be cleaned. (Laplink Antivirus updates for the first year are included at no additional cost.) User Interface Improvements Laplink Gold's new interface is instantly recognizable to Windows XP users. In addition to new icons and colors, a new Windows Explorer-style sidebar keeps common tasks accessible and hides tasks that cannot currently be performed. 3 88006_signat_2.indd 5 8/23/04 6:40:51 PM Installing Laplink Gold Before you install Laplink Gold, make sure you have what is needed to connect your computers. To use all of its features and services, Laplink Gold must be installed on all of the computers you want to connect. General requirements for each computer · NOTE: Laplink Gold 12 does not support Windows NT or Windows versions prior to 98 SE (e.g., Windows 95). However, you can use Laplink Gold 12 to connect to a computer running such older operating systems by installing Laplink Gold 11.5 on the older operating systems. Please contact customer service for information or visit www.laplink.com · Microsoft Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP or Server 2003 · 133 MHz or higher Pentium-compatible CPU · At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM; more memory generally improves responsiveness · 30 MB of available hard disk space (for a complete installation) · CD-ROM or DVD drive · VGA or higher resolution monitor · Keyboard and mouse required Requirements for Dial-Up Networking communication · Guest computer: Dial-Up Networking feature of Windows installed, with a Dial-Up Networking connection to a dial-up server · Host computer: Running a dial-up server program, or accessible through a dedicated dial-up server that supports incoming Dial-Up Networking connections Requirements for modem communication · Windows 98 SE/Me: Windows- or Hayes-compatible modem · Windows 2000/XP/2003: Modem set up in Windows 2000/XP/2003 (with TAPI) Requirements for network communication · For IPX connections: Microsoft IPX-compatible protocol configured for a network adapter · For TCP/IP connections: Microsoft TCP/IP-compatible protocol configured for a network adapter 4 88006_signat_2.indd 6 8/23/04 6:40:51 PM Requirements for cable communication · For USB connections: A Laplink USB 2.0 cable or the Laplink USB 1.1 (gold colored) cable plus a USB port on each computer. Note: A Laplink USB 2.0 cable will work in a USB 1.1 port but it will work at USB 1.1 transfer speeds. · For serial connections: A Laplink serial cable and an RS-232 serial (COM) port on each computer. · For Parallel connections: A Laplink parallel cable and a parallel port on each computer. Supported on Windows 98 SE/Me only. Installing Laplink Gold To install Laplink Gold: 1 Insert the Laplink Gold CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive or, if you downloaded Laplink Gold from the Web, doubleclick the LaplinkGold12.exe file in the folder where you downloaded Laplink Gold. 2 Click Install Laplink Gold, and follow the instructions on the screen. When prompted, enter your serial number and give the computer a name that clearly describes it. When starting Laplink Gold for the first time, you will be prompted for an activation code. You will also be given an opportunity to set up your Laplink Internet account. If you choose not to set up your Laplink Internet account immediately, you can do so later from within Laplink Gold. You will need to setup this account to easily access other computers across the Internet and through firewalls. (First year of Laplink Internet is included at no additional cost.) To set up your Laplink Internet account, please refer to the instructions included on page 9, Creating Laplink Internet Accounts. · NOTE: To purchase Laplink cables, visit www.laplink.com or call 800-LAPLINK. Requirements for CAPI 2.0/ISDN communication · An ISDN line and ISDN adapter with a CAPI 2.0compliant driver on both ends of the connection. · NOTE: If the Laplink Gold Welcome screen does not appear, open Windows Explorer and double-click Welcome.exe on the Laplink Gold CD-ROM. Requirements for Voice Chat (must be installed on each computer) · A sound card or sound device, speakers or headphones, and a microphone. (A full duplex sound card driver is recommended.) 5 88006_signat_2.indd 7 8/23/04 6:40:52 PM Getting started: setting security and allowing others to connect After you install Laplink Gold, you can make outgoing connections to other computers, but until you change your security settings, other computers cannot access yours except by using a cable (such as a USB cable). To allow incoming connections, change the security settings by creating one or more entries in the Log-in List, or by adding Users from your local Microsoft domain or by allowing public access. You can restrict user access as necessary, specifying who can connect to your computer and what they can see and do once connected. The safest way to allow incoming connections is to set up password-protected access through the Log-in List. However, you can also set up your computer as a public system, open to anyone who can connect. Allowing others to connect to your computer Laplink Gold supports two different ways of allowing controlled access to your computer: Laplink Authentication and Microsoft Windows Authentication. Both can be used at the same time. · Laplink Authentication involves creating a log-in list of user names and passwords. A log-in list is unique to the computer on which it is created and it cannot be exported or shared with other ...