quick start LapLink gold LapLink Gold Quick Start Guide 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.com Inc., 18702 North Creek Parkway, Bothell, Washington, 98011, U.S.A. Trademarks The LapLink.com logo, SpeedSync, and SmartXchange are trademarks or registered trademarks of LapLink.com Inc. 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 TM 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 © 19951996 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. ® ® LapLink Gold incorporates MPPC compression from Hi/fn . © 1997-1999 by Hi/fn, Inc., including one or more U.S. Patent Nos.: 4,701,745; 5,003,307; 5,016,009; 5,126,739; 5,146,221; 5,414,425; 5,414,850; 5,463,390; 5,506,580; 5,532,694. Other Patents Pending. ® LapLink Gold © 1986­2001 by LapLink.com Inc. All rights reserved 18702 North Creek Parkway Bothell, WA 98011 U.S.A. ® LapLink Gold Quick Start Guide © 2001 LapLink.com Inc. Printed in U.S.A. MN-LGDQS1-XX-US 2 3 Contents Welcome to LapLink Gold What's new in LapLink Gold Installing LapLink Gold 8 4 6 Getting started: setting security and allowing others to connect 10 Deciding how to connect to another computer 12 Connecting to another computer Connecting by cable 16 Controlling a remote computer 14 18 22 Transferring files and printing over a LapLink connection 20 Talking over a LapLink connection: Text Chat and Voice Chat LapLink.com License Agreement 24 3 LapLink Gold Quick Start Guide Welcome to LapLink Gold With LapLink Gold's award-winning remote control, file transfer, and chat features, you can access email, files, and office 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 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, see the online user's guide and Help. Whether you're on the road, at home, or in the office, LapLink Gold lets you work faster, easier, and smarter than ever by providing safe and reliable remote access. · For more information about connecting to another computer, see page 12. Using LapLink Gold to connect to another LapLink 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 serial, parallel, or Universal Serial Bus (USB) Network cable · a wireless connection, including Fast Infrared (FIR) connection · the Internet · a local (IPX) network, such as Novell · a TCP/IP network · a CAPI/ISDN 2.0 device Once you're connected, you're ready to use LapLink's powerful features. · Remote Control lets you use your computer to perform tasks on another computer. · File Transfer lets you move and copy files between computers, specify how files should be moved and copied, and synchronize the files in folders on two computers automatically. · Print Redirection lets you print a remote document at your site 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 sound-enabled computers. · To download LapLink documentation from the Web, go to http://www. laplink.com/products/ llGold/docs.asp · To download Adobe Acrobat Reader from the Web, go to http:// www.adobe.com Learning more about LapLink Gold: online user's guide and Help You can learn about LapLink Gold through the online user's guide and Help. The online user's guide is available in Adobe Acrobat format on the LapLink Gold CDROM (or from your Web download directory if you've downloaded LapLink Gold from the Web). Adobe Acrobat is available on the LapLink Gold CD-ROM. To view the online user's guide: 1 Start the LapLink Welcome screen by inserting the LapLink Gold CD-ROM in your CD-ROM drive. 4 Welcome to LapLink Gold5 2 Click View Documentation on the LapLink Welcome screen. The guide immediately opens in Acrobat Reader. LapLink Gold also features an online Help system to assist you as you use LapLink. Help is available through the LapLink Help menu; it includes: Searchable Help documentation Browse Help, and use the Help Index and Find features to search for specific information. On the LapLink Help menu, click Help Topics. Troubleshooters Specify the problem you are having, and troubleshooters walk you through a series of possible solutions. In Help, double-click the Troubleshooting book. Quick Steps Quick Steps appear when you open a dialog box in LapLink and give you information to help you complete the dialog box. What's This Help 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 Visit LapLink Technical Support at www.laplink.com/support/. Visit www.laplink.com/world/ for international support. 5 LapLink Gold Quick Start Guide What's new in LapLink Gold The USB Network cable from LapLink supports Windows 98, Windows 2000 and Windows Me. Use this cable to connect two computers and transfer files at speeds up to five megabits per second. These speeds are up to five times faster than a parallel cable and up to seven times faster than a serial cable. For example, you could transfer 500MB of data in 14 minutes. For information about installing the USB Network cable driver, see the instructions included on the CD-ROM with the cable driver. If you have an older LapLink USB cable, you can use it with Windows 98 and certain versions of Windows 95. Visit www.LapLink.com/support for details. To connect to another computer by USB Network cable: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click USB Network. The Network dialog box appears. 2 On the Available Now tab, click the name of the computer you want to connect to, and then click OK. If you are prompted for a log-in name and password, see page 10 for information about setting security and allowing others to connect. 6 What's new in LapLink Gold7 Using passwords in LapLink Gold Passwords in LapLink Gold are case-sensitive. This means that LapLink distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase letters, such as "A" and "a." When you create a new password, you can type it in all UPPERCASE, all lowercase, or MiXeD CaSe. Passwords in versions of LapLink older than LapLink 2000 are not case-sensitive. Thus, if you are upgrading to LapLink Gold from an older version of LapLink (such as LapLink Tech, LapLink Pro, or LapLink 7.5 or older), or if you plan to connect to computers that are running an older version, take the following steps to ensure that password-protected connections and features can be accessed. · In your Address Book and Log-in List, retype the passwords for computers that are running an older version of LapLink in all UPPERCASE. Passwords in versions of LapLink older than LapLink 2000 are not case-sensitive; they are always transmitted in uppercase format regardless of whether they were typed in uppercase when they were created. Therefore, in order for an older version of LapLink to recognize a password, or for LapLink Gold to recognize a password transmitted by an older version, the password must be typed in uppercase. · If prompted to enter a password when connecting to a computer that is running an older version of LapLink, type the password in all UPPERCASE. · When prompted to enter a local security password, type that password exactly as you typed it on the Local Security tab in the Security dialog box, using uppercase and lowercase as appropriate. · Passwords must be 4-10 characters long. They can include letters, numbers, symbols, and spaces; spaces, however, cannot be at the beginning or end of the password. · For more information about updating your Address Book and Log-in List, see the online user's guide and Help. 7 LapLink Gold Quick Start Guide Installing LapLink Gold Before you install LapLink Gold, make sure you have what you need to use the program on the computers you want to connect. Once you've verified your setup, you're ready to install LapLink. LapLink must be installed on both computers you want to connect. General requirements for each computer · Microsoft Windows 95, 98, 2000, Me, or NT 4.0 · Intel or Intel-compatible 486/100 processor (or better) · 16 MB of memory (24 MB recommended) · 15 MB of available hard disk space (for a complete installation) · Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device Requirements for modem communication · Windows 95/98/Me: Windows- or Hayes-compatible modem · Windows NT/2000: Modem set up in Windows NT/2000 (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 · The network must function correctly without NetBEUI protocol installed Requirements for Dial-Up Networking communication · Guest computer: Dial-Up Networking feature of Windows installed, with a DialUp Networking connection to the dial-up server · Host computer: Running a dial-up server program, or accessible via a dedicated dial-up server that supports incoming Dial-Up Networking connections · Dedicated dial-up servers include Novell NetWare Connect and Shiva NetModem. Requirements for LinkToNet communication · Guest computer: Dial-Up Networking configured with TCP/IP · Host computer: An Ethernet or Token Ring network connection using a Microsoft TCP/IP stack and a modem or other TAPI device Requirements for cable communication · For USB connections: A LapLink USB Network cable and a USB port on each computer. (The Laplink USB Network cable supports Windows 98, Windows 2000, and Windows Me.) 8 Installing LapLink Gold9 · For serial connections: A LapLink serial cable and an RS-232 serial (COM) port on each computer. · For parallel connections (Windows 95/98 and Windows Me): A LapLink parallel cable and a parallel (printer) port on each computer, or a Direct-Parallel Universal cable and an Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) on each computer Requirements for wireless communication (Windows 95/98 and Me) · Infrared devices include: · Ports and devices supported by the Windows Infrared communications driver (IrDA) 1.0 or 2.0 (driver installed on both computers) · Devices such as the Extended Systems JetEye Infrared PC Interface (baudswitchable only), configured to work in LapLink · Built-in infrared devices, including Fast Infrared (FIR) Requirements for CAPI 2.0/ISDN communication · An ISDN line and ISDN adapter with a CAPI 2.0-compliant driver on both ends of the connection 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.) · In LapLink, wireless connections are shortrange, usually between two infrared devices. If you are using a cellular modem, connect using Connect over Modem. If you are using a wireless LAN adapter, connect using Connect over Network. · To purchase cables, visit www.laplink.com or a LapLink reseller. Installing LapLink Gold To install LapLink Gold: 1 Insert the LapLink CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive or, if you downloaded LapLink from the Web, double-click the Welcome.exe file in the folder where you downloaded LapLink. 2 Click Install LapLink Gold, and follow the instructions on the screen. When prompted, be sure to use names that clearly describe each computer. To install the LapLink USB Network Cable Driver: · On the LapLink Gold Welcome screen, click Install USB Network Cable Driver, and follow the instructions on the screen. · You must install the LapLink USB Network Driver before you connect the LapLink USB Network cable to your computer. · If the LapLink Welcome screen does not appear, open Windows Explorer and doubleclick Startup.exe on the LapLink CD-ROM. 9 LapLink Gold Quick Start Guide Getting started: setting security and allowing others to connect ...