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ZLIB general purpose compression library, version 1.0.4. July 24, 1996. Copyright (c) 1995-1996 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler. This product incorporates LZS®/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. Technical Support Contact Information World Wide Web: Visit www.laplink.com/techsupport/ US/Canada: Phone (425) 487-8803, Fax (425) 487-5440 United Kingdom: Phone +44 (0) 1344 867 300, Fax +44 (0)1344 38 32 30 ® LapLink 2000 © 1986­1999 by LapLink.com, Inc. All rights reserved 18702 North Creek Parkway Bothell, WA 98011 U.S.A. ® LapLink 2000 User's Guide © 1999 LapLink.com, Inc. Worldwide: Visit www.laplink.com/world/ on the LapLink.com web site for a list of international support numbers. MN-L2K000-XX-US 2 Contents 1 Introducing LapLink 2000 6 .... Why LapLink? 8 .... Staying in touch with the office 10 .... Connecting at the office 3 Setting up security for incoming connections 48.....Allowing incoming connections 50.......... Denying access to certain drives and folders 52.......... Locking out password crackers 54.......... Allowing or requiring callbacks 56.....Allowing incoming LinkToNet calls 58.....Protecting your security settings with a password 60.....Encrypting information over incoming connections 2 Connecting to other computers 14 .... How can I connect to other computers? 16 .... Connecting by modem--Overview 18 ......... Connecting by modem directly to another LapLink computer 20 ......... Dialing in to a network through an office computer: LinkToNet 22 ......... Dialing in to a network through a network server: Dial-Up Networking 24 ......... Using Address Book for modem connections 26 .... Connecting over the Internet 28 ......... Making a computer available for Internet connections 30 ......... Using an office Internet connection from outside the office 32 .... Connecting over an office network 34 ......... Using Address Book for network connections 36 .... Connecting by cable 38 .... Connecting by wireless 40 .... Connecting over CAPI 2.0/ISDN 42 ......... Changing CAPI 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink 44 .... Connecting automatically 4 Using Remote Control 64.....Using Remote Control--Overview 66.....Viewing the host 68.....Customizing keyboard control 70.....Disabling the host keyboard and mouse and blanking its screen 72.....Rebooting and logging on to the host 74.....Hosting a Remote Control session 76.....Sharing clipboard information with remote computers 78.....Customizing Remote Control performance 82.....Using File Transfer--Overview 84.....Navigating through drives and folders 86.....Selecting files and folders 88.....Copying or moving files and folders 3 5 Using File Transfer 90 .... Setting File Transfer options for the results you want 92 .... Synchronizing folders with SmartXchange 94 .... Replacing one folder with another: Clone Folder 96 .... Speeding file transfers with SpeedSync and compression 98 .... Resuming an interrupted file transfer 100 .... Transferring files with long names to Windows 3.1 128 ....Exchanging typed messages using Text Chat 130 ....Talking to someone using Voice Chat 132 ......... Improving Voice Chat performance 134 ......... Using Manual conversation mode 8 Using Text Chat and Voice Chat 6 Automating file synchronization with Xchange Agent 104 .... Using Xchange Agent--Overview 106 .... Creating an Xchange Agent 108 .... Previewing and running an Xchange Agent 110 ......... Dealing with conflicts 112 .... Customizing an Xchange Agent 114 ......... Using filters to include or exclude files 116 ......... Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically 120 .... Using Print Redirection--Overview 122 .... Printing over a LapLink connection 124 .... Setting up printers for Print Redirection 7 Using Print Redirection 138 ....Introduction to troubleshooting 139 ....Checklist for modem connections 142 ....Checklist for Dial-Up Networking connections 144 ....Checklist for LinkToNet connections 145 ....Checklist for network connections 147 ....Checklist for Internet connections 149 ....Checklist for cable connections 151 ....Checklist for wireless connections 153 ....Checklist for CAPI 2.0/ISDN connections 155 ....Checklist for File Transfer 158 ....Checklist for Xchange Agent 160 ....Checklist for Remote Control 162 ....Checklist for Print Redirection 163 ....Checklist for Text Chat 164 ....Checklist for Voice Chat 165....Index 9 Troubleshooting 4 Introducing LapLink 2000 6 8 10 Why LapLink? Staying in touch with the office Connecting at the office Why LapLink? you the freedom leave the office without to your office LapLink givesnetwork resources.toWhether you're traveling giving up accessworking from computer and on business or home, you can still read your e-mail, share the latest files with coworkers, access network programs and databases, browse the Internet over a high-speed connection, and collaborate with colleagues. Things you once could do only in the office you can now do remotely. Suppose you work at home Instead of joining the morning rush-hour traffic, you sit down at your home computer, connect to your office, and begin your workday as usual, by tackling your e-mail. 6 While finishing your orange juice, you read your messages, write new ones, send replies--in other words, you operate much as you would in the office. You're using LapLink. In particular, you're using Remote Control, one of the LapLink services, to operate your office computer from home. . . . Why LapLink? On your home monitor you see what you would have seen had you commuted to work, and you operate your e-mail program as you would have from the office. You can even use your home printer for those messages you'll review later. Forget to get the latest copy of a file before leaving the office? Move to File Transfer, another LapLink service, and drag the file from the folder on the office network to its location on your hard drive at home. Since you're updating a file already on your home computer, the file is transferred almost before you know it. (In fact, LapLink merely updates the file, transferring only the parts that have changed.) Returning to Remote Control, you start a network application and access the company's huge product database. Just as you thought, customers ordered more blue widgets last month than during the previous two months combined! More grist for the quarterly report you're working on. While you're still connected, you check out a rumor. Is the competition really selling their widgets at cutthroat prices? Connecting over the dedicated Internet line in the office, you visit the competition's Web site. Whew, no price war after all! A final check of your e-mail confirms your suspicions. It's off to Chicago tomorrow for a two-day business trip. digital phone line. All the better to connect to your office computer, first by dialing the local number for your Internet service provider and then by opening a LapLink connection over the Internet. It's been a busy day. You need to catch up with your coworkers and exchange the latest files with them. You rush through your e-mail, finishing in time to connect to a coworker's computer. Her e-mail sounded desperate: if you're free before 7 o'clock this evening, could you help with the cover art for the annual report? Now you're looking at her monitor and talking to her at the same time, using another LapLink service, Voice Chat. After some discussion and trying this and that, the two of you agree: make the logo larger and reverse the colors. She'll have a finished draft waiting for you on the network in an hour. In an hour, however, you expect to be at your favorite Chicago restaurant, choosing from the dessert menu. On your way out the door, you schedule LapLink to reopen the connection with the office and synchronize folders on your laptop with folders on the office network. By the time you return to your hotel room, LapLink will have exchanged the quarterly report you finished on the red-eye flight this morning for the reports that await your review on the office network. And you'll get the latest draft of the cover art as well. Now to find the time to review all of this. Suppose you're on a business trip Settling into your hotel room, you take your eyes off the view long enough to discover a dedicated 7 Staying in touch with the office the basics Phone lines, modems, and LapLink: these areyou can addnecessary to connect to the office from home or elsewhere. To these basics a network, a network server, even the Internet. You determine how to connect by considering your office setup and what you want to accomplish when you are connected. Connect over Modem: dial in to a modem-equipped computer and connect to it. Connect over Dial-Up Networking: dial in to a network dial-up server and connect to any network computer. Connect over LinkToNet: dial in to a modem on a LapLink host computer and connect to any network computer. 8 Connecting to the office requires that your home computer or your laptop have a modem and a phone line to connect to. It must also be running LapLink. Depending on the availability of a network and the Internet in your office, you can then make any or all of these kinds of connections: . . . Staying in touch with the office j To your office computer directly j To your office computer or another office computer through the office network j To your office computer through the Internet j Dial in to a modem on an office computer using LinkToNet Before using LinkToNet, set up your computer or any other computer as a LinkToNet host. When you leave the office, leave LapLink running, with the modem turned on. Connecting directly to your office computer If your office computer is equipped with a modem, you can connect to the computer directly, using Connect over Modem. Turn on the modem and leave LapLink running when you leave the office. Then connect through the modem and run programs and transfer files as you would normally. If your computer is attached to a network, you can read your e-mail and access the customary network resources, though you cannot connect to other computers on the network. Connecting over the Internet Many workstations now have direct Internet access over dedicated, high-speed connections. If your office computer is one of these--and you have Internet access from your home computer or your laptop--you can connect to the office using Connect over Internet. Using Connect over Internet is like connecting to your office computer by modem, with these advantages: j The office computer does not require a modem. j If you make a local call to connect to the Internet while you're away from the office, you can save money on your long-distance connections to the office. j If you connect to the Internet over a high-speed line while you're away from the office, you can improve the speed of your connection to the office. Before connecting over the Internet, set up your office computer for Internet access by publishing its address through the LapLink Internet directory. Then be sure to leave LapLink running. Connecting to the office network If your office has a network, you can connect to the network and then to any computer running LapLink on the network, including your own. In fact, you can access any network resources normally available to you from the office. If you browse the Internet from your desk at work, for example, you can browse it from afar, too. LapLink gives you two ways to connect to the office network: j Dial in to a dedicated network dial-up server using Dial-up Networking 9 Connecting at the office faster connections--and With greater resources atinhand, you can makeover a corporate network,connect in more ways--while working the office. Connect for example, for the fastest file transfers. Use a LapLink cable to synchronize your desktop and laptop before and after you travel. And take advantage of your organization's direct connection to the Internet for cheap connections to distant locations. Connect to other computers on your network If your office is equipped with a local network (LAN), you can connect directly to any other network computer running LapLink using Connect over Network. Because LapLink connections over networks are fast, they are ideal for transmitting large amounts of data in a short time. Suppose it's your job to distribute files to several computers every Tuesday. To automate the operation, create an Xchange Agent file by showing LapLink which files to copy and where to copy them. When Tuesday arrives, run the Xchange Agent yourself or schedule it to run unattended, at a time when the computers are usually idle. LapLink 10 . . . Connecting at the office automatically connects to the computers, transfers files to the designated folders, and disconnects, all without assistance. It may also be your job to maintain those computers. Without leaving your desk, you can use Remote Control to troubleshoot problems on other computers, chatting with their users, if necessary. In the future, simply attach the cable and run LapLink on both computers. Your files will be updated automatically. Connect to distant computers over the Internet Does your office have a direct line to the Internet? If so, go online and use Connect over Internet to locate other LapLink computers on the Internet and open connections. By combining LapLink and the Internet, you can connect to computers anywhere in the world, without spending a fortune. Before you use Connect over Internet, other LapLink users will set up LapLink on their computers so that their e-mail addresses, or other unique identifiers, are "published" through an Internet directory as their Internet addresses. They then notify you of their new addresses.* Once you go online and run LapLink, merely supply a computer's Internet address to locate the computer and open a connection. * Some computers have IP addresses that do not change. If you connect to one of these computers, use Dial-Up Networking and supply that computer's IP address. Connect your laptop to your desktop If you take your laptop--and your work--with you when you leave the office, you know the routine: update files on your laptop before you leave; update files on your desktop when you return. To update files on either computer, attach a LapLink cable and run LapLink on both computers. A connection opens automatically. You could then locate the most recent files, whether on the laptop or the desktop, and copy them to the other computer. Instead, you create an Xchange Agent to perform the operation automatically. You also set up LapLink to run the agent whenever you start LapLink. 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 Connecting to other computers How can I connect to other computers? Connecting by modem--Overview Connecting by modem directly to another LapLink computer Dialing in to a network through an office computer: LinkToNet Dialing in to a network through a network server: DialUp Networking Using Address Book for modem connections Connecting over the Internet Making a computer available for Internet connections Using an office Internet connection from outside the office Connecting over an office network Using Address Book for network connections Connecting by cable Connecting by wireless Connecting over CAPI 2.0/ISDN Changing CAPI 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink Connecting automatically How can I connect to other computers? how to connect DetermineFor example, are to another computer from the resources available to the two computers. both logged on to the same office network? Then connect over the network. Do both have Internet access? Then connect over the Internet. Use the tables in this section to help decide how to connect. No matter how you connect, you can always use File Transfer, Remote Control, and the other LapLink services. LapLink provides several ways to connect to other computers. Which method you use depends on the resources available to the computers. Connecting over the Internet Can you connect to the Internet on the local computer? Yes Then connect to another LapLink computer over the Internet this way: Connect to the Internet as usual and then use Connect over Internet in LapLink. For details see page 26 No, but the office has a direct connection to the Internet · Set up an office computer as a LinkToNet host. Use Connect page 30 over LinkToNet to dial in to the network through the host and connect over the office Internet connection. · Or use Connect over Dial-Up Networking to dial in to a netpage 30 work server and connect over the office Internet connection. 14 . . . How can I connect to other computers? Connecting over modems, networks, cables, or wireless devices* What resources are available for connections on the local computer? modem on the remote computer? modem Then connect to another LapLink computer this way: For details see page 18 Use Connect over Modem and dial in to the modem on the remote computer. · Set up the remote computer as a LinkToNet host. Use Connect over LinkToNet to dial in to the modem on that computer and connect to any LapLink computer on the network. · Or use Connect over Modem to connect directly to the remote computer and access all of the network resources available to that computer. Use Connect over Dial-Up Networking to dial in to the dial-up server and connect to any LapLink computer on the network. Use Connect over Network. Attach a LapLink parallel, serial, or USB cable to each computer. The connection opens automatically. The connection opens automatically as soon as the devices come within range of each other. page 20 modem modem and network page 18 modem network parallel, serial, or USB port wireless device network with a dial-up server network parallel, serial, or USB port wireless device page 22 page 32 page 36 page 38 * Connections by wireless devices and by parallel and USB cables are not available in Windows NT or Windows 2000. 15 Connecting by modem--Overview a phone line, you an office Using modems and LapLink to LapLinkcan connect to another computer or tocomputer network. For a direct, connection, dial a modem on another using Connect over Modem. For a connection to an office network--and then to any LapLink computer on the network--use either LinkToNet to dial a modem on a computer set up as a LinkToNet host or Dial-Up Networking to dial a dedicated dial-up server (RAS). Connect directly to another computer: Use Connect over Modem to connect to another modem-equipped computer running LapLink. Connect to a network and then to any LapLink computer on the network: j Set up a modem-equipped computer as a LinkToNet host and then dial in to the network through the host using LinkToNet. j Or connect to a network dialup server (RAS) using Dial-Up Networking. 16 . . . Connecting by modem--Overview Connecting directly to another computer You can connect any two computers by modem if LapLink is running on both computers and a modem and a phone line are attached to each. When you dial directly to another LapLink computer, you have access to all the programs and files available to that computer (including any network resources if the computer is logged on to a network). Using Remote Control, for example, you can efficiently run large programs on the remote computer and access large files (including multiuser files such as order-entry systems or accounting systems). j Connect to any LapLink computer on the network, not just one. (You can even transfer files from one computer to another.) j Access all the network resources available to you in the office. If you normally browse the Internet over the network, for example, you can do the same thing from a remote location, using the browser on your local computer. j Enhance security by combining LapLink password protection with network security. There are two ways to dial in to your office network. Use LinkToNet For a LinkToNet connection you need a computer that's connected to a TCP/IP network and equipped with a modem. This can be a computer you intend to connect to or any other network computer. After setting up this computer as a LinkToNet host, use LinkToNet to dial in and access the network and any LapLink computers on the network. Use Dial-Up Networking For a Dial-Up Networking connection, your office network (either TCP/IP or IPX) must have a dial-up server. (If in doubt about your network, ask the network administrator.) Using Dial-Up Networking, you dial in to the network through this server. (You can also use Dial-Up Networking to dial in to a LinkToNet host.) Connecting through a network Imagine using phone lines to extend the office network to your home or hotel room. That's what you accomplish when you use modems to dial in to your office network. Once on the network, you can connect to another LapLink computer and use LapLink services-- Remote Control, File Transfer, and so on--just as you would in a direct modem-to-modem connection. But there's more. When you dial in to a network, you can also: 17 Connecting by modem Connecting by modem directly to another LapLink computer to LapLink on another computer running For a direct, LapLinkconnection,connection, dial a modemon the LinkBar and click LapLink. To open the click the Connect button Modem. Then choose one of the entries for modem connections you have entered in Address Book, or type a phone number directly. Use Connect over Modem to dial a modem on another computer and open a LapLink connection to that computer. Entries you have created for modem connections in Address Book appear in the connection list to make connecting easier. 18 . . . Connecting by modem directly to another LapLink computer Before you use Connect over Modem j The LapLink security setup of the computer you are connecting to must be changed to allow incoming connections. See page 48. j LapLink must be running on both computers. j Modem ports must be enabled in LapLink on both computers. 4 Under Services, check services you want to use. 5 Click the Dial button. Dialing manually To dial a connection that is not complicated by such considerations as calling cards, outside lines, and country codes, you can type the phone number without creating an Address Book entry beforehand. LapLink dials the number exactly as you type it, regardless of how you have set up Dialing Properties. To dial manually: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Modem. 2 Click Manual Dial. 3 In the Phone Number box, type the number to dial. 4 Click the Dial button. Dialing from an Address Book entry Before dialing a computer, it's a good idea to create an Address Book entry for that connection. Use the entry to store the phone number, requests for services (such as File Transfer and Remote Control), password, and other pertinent information. When you use Connect over Modem, you see the Address Book entries you created for modem connections. When you use an entry to dial a connection, information stored in the entry is passed on to the remote computer for you. For details about using Address Book for modem connections, see page 24. To connect to another computer by modem: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Modem. 2 In the Connections list, click the connection you want to open. x The connections listed under Manual Dial are your Address Book entries for modem connections. To create a new entry, click Address Book. 3 In the Dialing Location list, click the location you're dialing from. Entering passwords Starting with LapLink 2000, passwords are casesensitive (i and I, for example, are treated differently). For connections to other computers running LapLink 2000, type passwords exactly as they were typed on those computers, using capital letters and lowercase letters as necessary. c Passwords in LapLink Pro, LapLink Tech, or LapLink 7.5 or earlier are not case-sensitive. For connections to computers running any of these versions, type passwords in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. x Are you having trouble getting passwords in your Address Book accepted by other computers? See page 25. 19 Connecting by modem Dialing in to a network through an office computer: LinkToNet LinkToNet to dial in to a log Useconnect to other LapLink computer and the on to a network from outside the office.if Then computers on network and use network resources as you were still in the office. The computer you dial in to must be connected to a TCP/IP network, it must have a modem installed, and it must be enabled as a LinkToNet host. Set up a modemequipped computer as your own dial-up server. Then use LinkToNet to dial in to the network through that computer and connect to other LapLink computers on the network. Use LinkToNet to take the network with you when you leave the office. By dialing in to a LinkToNet computer on the network, you can: j Connect to any computers running LapLink on that network. j Connect to LapLink computers on the Internet. See page 30. j Browse the Internet using the Internet connection available in the office. See page 30. 20 j Find a computer on the network by supplying its Windows computer name. Before you use LinkToNet j Dial-Up Networking, a Windows feature, must be installed on the computer you dial from. See Windows help for instructions. j A network computer must be enabled as a LinkToNet host so that it can receive incoming connections. . . . Dialing in to a network through an office computer: LinkToNet j The LapLink security setup of the LinkToNet host must be changed to allow LinkToNet connections. See page 56. j The modem ports must be enabled in LapLink on both computers. See page 139. j LapLink must be running on both computers. The first time you use LinkToNet, a helper guides you through the process of specifying your LinkToNet host. (You need to provide the phone number to dial.) 2 When prompted, type the user name and password* required by LapLink on the LinkToNet host. You can now connect to a network computer. 3 In the Connect over Network dialog box, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. If the computer is not listed, click the TCP/IP Addresses tab. Then do either of the following: j In the Connections list, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. j Under TCP/IP Name or Address, type the IP address of the computer. 4 Verify that the services you want to use are checked. 5 Click OK. x To change the phone number for your LinkToNet computer, click the Connect button and then click Dial-Up Networking. In the list of connections, click your LinkToNet connection and then click the Properties button. * For information about typing capital letters and lowercase letters in passwords, see page 25. The computers in the Connections list are those you have placed in Address Book. For information about creating Address Book entries for Dial-Up Networking connections, see page 24. For help in determining an IP address, see page 33. LinkToNet and DialUp Networking both give dial-up access to a TCP/IP network from outside the office. Use Dial-Up Networking to dial in to a network server (RAS); use LinkToNet to dial in to a LinkToNet host. Enabling a network computer as a LinkToNet host You can enable a computer as a LinkToNet host during setup or afterward. To enable a network computer as a LinkToNet host after setup: 1 On the Options menu, click LinkToNet Options. 2 On the Host tab, check the Enable LinkToNet box. 3 If you are assured of a good phone connection, speed up your LinkToNet connections by checking the Use Compression When Sending Data box. Clear the box if you experience problems. 4 Click OK. Connecting to a computer using LinkToNet To connect to a network computer using LinkToNet: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, point to LinkToNet, and then click A LapLink Computer on the Network. 21 Connecting by modem Dialing in to a network through a network server: Dial-Up Networking Dial-Up Networking to a server (RAS) and on Useoutside the office. Then dial in toto dial-upLapLink computers log the to a network from connect other on network and use network resources as if you were still in the office. Use Dial-Up Networking to dial in to a dialup server and connect to a network. Then open connections to other LapLink computers on the network. Use Dial-Up Networking to access a network after you leave the office. By dialing in to a dial-up server (RAS) on the network, you can connect to any computer running LapLink on that network. You can also connect to LapLink computers on the Internet and browse the Internet using the Internet connection in the office. In short, you can access the same network resources you use in the office. Before you use Dial-Up Networking j Dial-Up Networking, a Windows feature, must be installed on the computer you dial from. See Windows help for instructions. j Your network must have a dedicated dial-up server (such as Novell NetWare Connect, Windows Remote Access Server, or Shiva NetMo- 22 . . . Dialing in to a network through a network server: Dial-Up Networking dem) or a computer running dial-up server software. Consult your network administrator. j The computer you connect to must be connected to an IPX or TCP/IP network. It must also be running LapLink, and its security setup must have been altered to allow incoming LapLink connections. See page 48. 2 In the list of connections, click the connection to your network server. 3 Ensure that this box is checked: After Dialing, Connect to a Computer on a Network. 4 Click the Dial button. 5 When prompted, type the user name and password* required by the dial-up server. 6 In the Connect over Network dialog box, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. If the computer is not listed and you are attempting to connect over a TCP/IP network, click the TCP/IP Addresses tab. Then do either of the following: j In the Connections list, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. j Under TCP/IP Name or Address, type the IP address of the computer. 7 Under Services, verify that the services you want to use are checked. 8 Click OK. * For information about typing capital letters and lowercase letters in passwords, see page 25. The computers in the Connections list are those you have placed in Address Book. For information about creating Address Book entries for Dial-Up Networking connections, see page 24. For information about determining an IP address, see page 33. Setting up a Dial-Up Networking connection Before using Dial-Up Networking, create a Dial-Up Networking connection to the network server by supplying the number to dial. To create a Dial-Up Networking connection: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar and then click Dial-Up Networking. Dial-Up Networking and LinkToNet both give dial-up access to a network from outside the office. With LinkToNet, however, you dial in to a computer enabled as a LinkToNet host. 2 Click the New Connection button and follow the instructions on your screen. Connecting to a network computer using Dial-Up Networking To use Dial-Up Networking to connect to a network computer: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar and then click Dial-Up Networking. 23 Connecting by modem Using Address Book for modem connections Making entries in Address Book simplifies the process of opening the same direct modem connections time after time. In your entries you store phone numbers, requests for services (such as File Transfer and Remote Control), and passwords. When you use Connect over Modem, this information is passed on to the remote computer for you. You can also set up entries for connections you make to network computers after you dial in to a network using LinkToNet or Dial-Up Networking. For modem connections you make again and again, simplify the connecting process by adding entries to Address Book. Then access the information you store in these entries when you use Connect over Modem, LinkToNet, or Dial-Up Networking. Address Book is a convenient way of storing all the information you need to connect to another computer using Connect over Modem. Address Book works in tandem with Dialing Properties, the Windows feature that lets you determine how your numbers are dialed. Use Dialing Properties to charge a call to a calling card, for example, reach an outside line, or place long-distance and international calls. For more information about Dialing Properties, see Windows help. To create an Address Book entry for a Connect over Modem connection: 1 Click the Address Book button on the LinkBar, and then click the Add button. 24 . . . Using Address Book for modem connections 2 In the Description box, type a brief description of the remote computer for your own reference. 3 In the Computer Name box, type the LapLink name assigned to the remote computer. 4 In the Connection Type list, click Modem. 5 Under Phone Number, type the area code and phone number, and click the country code. Requests for services in Address Book are honored only if the security setup of the remote computer permits. Using Address Book for dial-up connections to network computers For LapLink connections you make after dialing in to a network, set up Address Book entries to store requests for services and security information. This information is passed to the network computer after you connect to a network using LinkToNet or DialUp Networking. As the Connection Type, use Network: Available Now if the computer normally appears in the list of available computers when you use Connect over Network in the office. Otherwise, use Network: TCP/IP Address and type the computer's IP address. To determine a computer's IP address, see page 33. x If you want to have a phone number dialed exactly as you type it in the Telephone Number box, clear this box: Use Country Code and Area Code. 6 Under Services, check the services you want to use. x You can change your selections later, as part of the connection process. You can also request new services after you connect. 7 Under Host Locking on Connect, check the kind of locking you want to take effect on the remote computer when you connect for Remote Control. You can lock a host (blank its screen or disable its mouse or keyboard) only if it has been configured to allow locking. 8 Under Security Information to Send, type the login name and the password you must provide in order to gain access to the remote computer. Reenter the password to confirm. When you finish the entry, you see Address Book and the description of the new entry. If you want to create another entry, click Add again and complete the entry. Otherwise, click Close. Entering passwords Starting with LapLink 2000, passwords are case-sensitive (i and I, for example, are treated differently). For connections to other computers running LapLink 2000, type passwords in capital or lowercase letters exactly as they were typed on those computers. c Passwords in LapLink Pro, LapLink Tech, or LapLink 7.5 or earlier are not case-sensitive. In Address Book entries for connections to any of these versions, type passwords in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. If you have old Address Book entries for such connections, retype their passwords in all capital letters. Book entries created in an earlier LapLink version may no longer let you connect to computers that have also been upgraded: have new passwords set up on those computers; then change your Address Book entries to match. c Because of the change in case sensitivity, Address 25 Connecting over the Internet to the Internet, and Connectin the world, without you can open connections to other LapLink computerson anywhere spending a fortune. To make a computer easy to find the Internet, use the LapLink Internet directory to "publish" the computer's Internet address. Other computers can then supply this address to open connections using Connect over Internet. Go online and use Connect over Internet to locate and open connections to LapLink computers anywhere on the Internet. Make a connection by supplying the address published by a remote computer through the LapLink Internet directory. 26 When connected to another LapLink computer on the Internet, you can use Remote Control, File Transfer, and any of the other LapLink services you would use when connected directly by modem-- often at reduced cost. For the easiest Internet connections, use Connect over Internet and supply the Internet address the remote computer has pub- . . . Connecting over the Internet lished through an Internet directory like the one hosted by LapLink.com. address (the one the remote computer has published through an Internet directory). 4 Under Services, check the services you want to use. 5 Click OK. Before you use Connect over Internet j Both computers must be connected to the Internet.* j The remote computer (the one you are connecting to) must have its Internet address published through an Internet directory. See page 28. j The security setup of the remote computer must have been configured to allow incoming connections. See page 48. j The TCP/IP ports must be enabled in LapLink on both computers. See page 147. j LapLink must be running on both computers. Using Address Book for Internet connections For LapLink connections you make using Connect over Internet, you can set up Address Book entries to store Internet addresses, requests for services, and security information. All of this is passed on to the network computer when you use Connect over Internet. When you create an Address Book entry for the Internet, be sure to specify Internet in the Connection Type box. Using Connect over Internet To connect to another LapLink computer on the Internet: 1 Connect to the Internet as usual. 2 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Internet. 3 If you have created an Address Book entry for the connection you want to open, click the connection in the Connections list. Otherwise, click Manual Connect. In the Internet Address box type the remote computer's Internet * If you are out of the office and without access to the Internet, dial back to the office network and use the office Internet connection. See page 30. Opening Internet connections using Connect over Network Just as you use Connect over Network for connections on a local TCP/IP network, so you can use it for connections on the Internet, a global web of TCP/IP networks. When you use Connect over Network, you must supply the computer's IP address, not an address published through an Internet directory. Connect over Network is most useful when you connect to computers whose IP addresses never change. For more information about using Connect over Network, see page 32. 27 Connecting over the Internet Making a computer available for Internet connections connections, like e-mail messages, need addresses. To make your computer available to other LapLink computers on the Internet, publish its address through an Internet directory. LapLink users who know this address can then locate your computer on the Internet and open connections from anywhere in the world. As a free service to our users, LapLink.com maintains the LapLink directory to promote Internet connections between computers running LapLink. Internet To allow other LapLink computers to connect to a computer on the Internet, set up LapLink to have the computer's address published through the LapLink Internet directory. In Internet Directory Options, specify an e-mail address or some other unique identifier as the Internet address. Then notify other LapLink users so that they can connect by supplying the Internet address you have specified. Connecting to computers on the Internet is easy-- when you know their IP addresses. But IP addresses can be hard to determine, and they often change. If you dial in to an Internet service provider, for example, your computer usually is assigned a different IP address each time you go online. 28 So how do you make your computer available to other LapLink computers on the Internet? You have your e-mail address (or other unique identifier) "published" as your Internet address. You then let other LapLink users connect to your computer by telling them your Internet address. . . . Making a computer available for Internet connections Use LapLink to specify the address to be published and when it will be published--for example, whenever you are using LapLink on the Internet. j To publish the address yourself, without a confirmation dialog box, clear this box: When Manually Publishing My Address, Show Confirmation. j To have LapLink publish your address for you, check this box: Automatically Publish My Address When I'm Connected. 4 Set the Internet directory to publish your computer's address like this: Use a LapLink Directory Server: ils.laplink.com 5 Click OK. x In addition to publishing a computer's Internet address, you must also change its security setup before other computers can connect over the Internet. For more information, see page 48. Use the LapLink Internet directory to publish your address; the directory is available without cost to LapLink users, and you don't have to sign up to use it. Publishing your Internet address does not open your computer to unwanted connections. LapLink users who know your published address can connect; others cannot, even if they are using NetMeeting or other programs that rely on Internet directories. To set up LapLink to have your computer's address published on the Internet: 1 On the Options menu, click Internet Directory Options. 2 In the Internet Address box, type your e-mail address or another unique identifier. This will be your Internet address. Give it (as well as log-in name and password) to any LapLink user you allow to connect to your computer on the Internet. 3 Set options to determine how to publish your Internet address: Publishing your Internet address You can set up LapLink to publish your address automatically whenever you run LapLink on the Internet (step 3, above). Or you can publish it yourself. To publish your Internet address yourself: 1 Connect to the Internet as usual. 2 On the Connect menu, click Publish My Internet Address. 29 Connecting over the Internet Using an office Internet connection from outside the office you have no Internet access once you leave the office, dial in to the office network remotely and connect to the Internet as you would in the office. You can then connect to LapLink computers anywhere on the Internet or surf the Web. If your company has a direct link to the Internet, dial back in to the office network and connect to the Internet from home or elsewhere. Then connect to other LapLink computers or browse the Web. If You may be used to going online regularly in the office, over a direct connection to the Internet. But have you considered tapping this resource from outside the office as well? Through LapLink you can dial in to the office network and use its direct Internet line from home or elsewhere. A LapLink connection lets you connect to other LapLink computers on the Internet, check on your favorite Web sites, chat with colleagues and 30 family--in short, use the Internet as you might back in the office. You might connect to the office solely for the Internet. Or you might read your e-mail, synchronize files, and use the Internet all in the same connection. Just as you connect to the network before using the Internet in the office, so you must connect to the network before accessing the Internet remotely. . . . Using an office Internet connection from outside the office LapLink offers two ways to connect to an office network from outside the office: j Use LinkToNet to dial in to a modem attached to one of the computers on the network. j Use Dial-Up Networking to dial in to a network dial-up server. It makes little difference which you do. You can open Internet connections and browse the Web with either LinkToNet or Dial-Up Networking. A Connect over Network dialog box lets you open Internet connections. The default browser on the computer you are dialing in from lets you navigate on the Web. Using LinkToNet To prepare an office computer so that you can dial in to it, use LapLink to enable it as a LinkToNet host. To prepare the computer you will be dialing from, specify the phone number of the office computer as the one to dial. Then use LinkToNet and specify what you want to do when you first connect: link to another LapLink computer on the Internet or browse the Web. For more information about using LinkToNet, see page 20. Using Dial-Up Networking Use Dial-Up Networking and supply the phone number of the dialup server. If you specify that you want to make an Internet connection after you connect, a Connect over Network dialog box lets you enter the computer's Internet address. To browse the Internet after connecting, start your browser yourself. For more information about using Dial-Up Networking, see page 22. For more information about connecting over the Internet, see page 26. 31 Connecting over an office network other computer running LapLink on your office network (LAN) and use Connect to anyFile Transfer, or another LapLink service. Use Connect over Network and Remote Control, click the name of the computer you want to connect to or supply its network address. Use Connect over Network to link computers on an office network. You can click the name of a computer or switch to the TCP/IP Addresses tab and type the computer's IP address. You can open a LapLink connection to another computer on your office network, whether it is an IPX (Novell NetWare) network or a TCP/IP network. 32 To simplify routine connections over a network, create Address Book entries. See page 34. You can often open a network connection simply by clicking the computer's name in a list of LapLink computers on the network. To open a connection to a computer that lies outside your portion (subnet) on a TCP/IP network, however, you must provide . . . Connecting over an office network the computer's TCP/IP address. (There is no list to choose from.) 3 Under Services, check the services you want to use, such as File Transfer and Remote Control. 4 Click OK. Before you use Connect over Network j The security setup of the remote computer (the one you are connecting to) must be configured to allow incoming connections. See page 48. Not only does Connect over Network work over local networks, it also connects over the Internet. For details see page 27. Finding a TCP/IP address To find out a computer's TCP/IP address in Windows 95 or Windows 98: 1 On the Options menu, click Port Setup. 2 Click TCP/IP Network in the Ports list, and then click the Configure button. 3 The TCP/IP address appears in the IP Address box. To find out a computer's TCP/IP address in Windows NT: 1 Click the Windows Start button, point to Programs, and click Command Prompt. 2 Type IPCONFIG and press ENTER. The TCP/IP address for that computer appears in the IP Address line. j The network ports (either TCP/IP or IPX) must be enabled in LapLink on both computers. See page 145. j LapLink must be running on both computers. To connect to another computer by network: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Network. 2 In the Connect over Network dialog box, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. If the computer is not listed and you are attempting to connect over a TCP/IP network, click the TCP/IP Addresses tab. Then do either of the following: j In the Connections list, click the name of the computer you want to connect to.* j Under TCP/IP Name or Address, type the IP address of the computer. * The computers in the Connections list are those you have placed in Address Book. For information about creating Address Book entries for Dial-Up Networking connections, see page 24. Filtering the list of available network computers You can display the name of a particular computer in the Connect over Network dialog box by typing all or part of the name in the Computer Name Filter box; then click Refresh List. To display the names of all available computers again, click the arrow next to the Computer Name Filter box, click All Computers, and then click Refresh List. 33 Connecting over an office network Using Address Book for network connections opening Book entries Simplify the process offrequentlyconnections by making Addressstore the kindfor network computers you connect to. In each entry you of network connection, the kinds of services (such as File Transfer and Remote Control) to be opened automatically, and the password. When you use Connect over Network, this information is passed on to the remote computer for you. For network connections you make again and again, simplify the connecting process by adding entries to Address Book. Then access the information you store in these entries when you use Connect over Network. 34 When you connect over a local network, you may be able to choose from a list of computers currently available on the network. If not, you type the computer's network (TCP/IP) address. When you create an Address Book entry for a network connection, you designate which of the two types of connections you are using: j Network: Available Now For connections that appear in the list of currently available connections. . . . Using Address Book for network connections j Network: TCP/IP Address For connections that require a TCP/IP address. To create an entry in Address Book for a network connection: 1 Click the Address Book button on the LinkBar and then click the Add button. 2 In the Description box, type a brief description of the remote computer for reference. 3 In the Computer Name box, type the exact LapLink name assigned to the remote computer. 4 In the Connection Type list, click Network Available Now or Network TCP/IP Address. 5 If you selected Network TCP/IP Address, type the IP address of the remote computer under TCP/IP Address. For help in determining a computer's IP address, see page 33. 6 Under Services, check the services you want to open when you connect to the remote computer, such as File Transfer and Remote Control. Your requests for services in Address Book will be honored only if the security setup of the remote computer permits. 7 Under Host Locking on Connect, check the kind of locking, if any, you want to take effect on the remote computer when you connect for Remote Control. You can lock a host (that is, blank its screen or disable its mouse or keyboard) only if it has been set up to allow locking. 8 Under Security Information to Send, type the log-in name and the password you must provide in order to gain access to the remote computer. Reenter the password to confirm. When you have finished the entry, you see Address Book and the description of the new entry. If you want to create another entry, click Add again and complete the entry. Otherwise, click Close. x To edit an entry in Address Book, click the entry, and then click Edit. To copy an entry for revision as a new entry, click Copy. To delete an entry, click Delete. Entering passwords Starting with LapLink 2000, passwords are case-sensitive (i and I, for example, are treated differently). In Address Book entries for connections to other computers running LapLink 2000, type passwords exactly as they were typed on those computers, using capital letters and lowercase letters as necessary. c Passwords in LapLink Pro, LapLink Tech, or LapLink 7.5 or earlier are not case-sensitive. For connections to computers running any of these earlier versions, type passwords in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. If you have old Address Book entries for such connections, retype their passwords in all capital letters. Book entries created in an earlier LapLink version may no longer let you connect to computers that have also upgraded: have new passwords set up on those computers; then change your Address Book entries to match versions. c Because of the change in case sensitivity, Address 35 Connecting by cable attach the When you connect two computers by LapLink cable,computers. cable--serial, parallel, or USB--to both computers and start LapLink on both Autoconnect, the default setting for cable connections, opens a connection automatically. To manually connect, click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Cable. The blue LapLink serial cable has two connectors at one end, but only one connector is attached at a time: Use the larger connector if one of the computers has a 25-pin serial port. Otherwise, attach one of the smaller connectors to each computer. Attach one end of the purple LapLink USB cable to a USB port--or USB hub--on each computer. Attach one end of the yellow LapLink parallel cable to a parallel port on each computer. 36 . . . Connecting by cable Choose the type of cable--serial, parallel, or USB (Universal Serial Bus)*--you are going to use based on the cables and ports you have available. Ports are the connectors to which you attach cables and peripherals like printers and external modems. To find out which types of ports are available, consult the documentation or the Windows Device Manager for your computer. Once you decide which kind of cable connection you'll use, plug a LapLink cable into both computers: attach a LapLink serial cable to a serial port on each computer, a LapLink parallel cable to a parallel port on each computer, or a LapLink USB cable to a USB port or a USB "hub" device on each computer. est of the three, transfer up to seven times faster than serial cables. In addition, you can attach a USB cable to any USB peripheral that incorporates a "hub" to which other devices can be connected. This feature lets you use more than one USB-compatible device at a time. Connecting to another computer by cable When you start LapLink on two computers connected by cable, they will automatically connect. Autoconnect, the default setting for cable connections, causes the computers to connect automatically. If you change this setting, you can connect to the other computer manually. x If the connection does not open automatically, click Port Setup on the Options menu and verify that the appropriate port (COM, LPT, or USB) is enabled for cable. To manually connect to another computer by cable: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Cable. 2 In the Connection list, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. 3 Under Services, check the services you want to use, such as File Transfer and Remote Control. 4 Click OK. x To turn Autoconnect off, click Connect Options on the Options menu. On the Connect tab, clear the Enable Autoconnect box. 37 Before you connect by cable j Attach an end of a LapLink cable to each computer. j Ensure that the proper port--serial, parallel, or USB--is enabled in LapLink on both computers. See page 149. j Run LapLink on both computers. Cables to use for LapLink connections For a serial, parallel, or USB connection use a LapLink cable, available from LapLink.com. If there is more than one type of port available to you, remember that parallel cables transfer data faster than serial cables. And USB cables, the fast* Parallel and USB cable connections are not available in Windows NT or Windows 2000. Connecting by wireless simply LapLink, To connect to another computer using wireless devices, setting startwireless and the connection opens automatically. Autoconnect, the default for connections, lets computers connect automatically when you run LapLink. To connect manually, click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Wireless. Connect over Wireless works automatically, connecting two computers when their infrared or other wireless devices are within range of each other. Using LapLink, you can open short-range connections between computers equipped with infrared and other wireless devices.* 38 You can also connect using other wireless devices: With a cellular modem, use Connect over Modem. With a wireless LAN adapter, use Connect over Network. * Wireless connections are not available in Windows NT or Windows 2000. . . . Connecting by wireless Before you connect by wireless j Prepare your infrared or other wireless devices to communicate with each other. j Ensure that the wireless port on each computer is enabled in LapLink. See page 151. j Run LapLink on both computers. x To turn Autoconnect off, click Connect Options on the Options menu. On the Connect tab, clear the Enable Autoconnect box. Using infrared devices The infrared devices you use in LapLink must first be set up in Windows 95 or Windows 98. The Windows infrared driver supports a variety of built-in devices, including fast infrared devices, as well as adapters connected to serial ports. If the driver is not installed on your computer, you can download it from the Microsoft site on the Internet. x When you install the infrared driver, specify any COM port from COM1 to COM9 as the redirected port. In LapLink, click Port Setup (Options menu) and enable the same redirected port for wireless communications. Connecting to another computer by wireless When you start LapLink on both computers, a connection opens automatically over their wireless devices. Autoconnect, the default setting for wireless connections, forces the computers to connect to each other. If you change this setting, you can connect to the other computer manually. x If the connection does not open automatically, click Port Setup on the Options menu and verify that the appropriate COM port is enabled for wireless communications. To manually connect to another computer by wireless: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar and then click Wireless. 2 In the Connection list, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. 3 Under Services, check the services you want to use, such as File Transfer and Remote Control. 4 Click OK. Using AirShare Radio Modules You can connect over AirShare Radio Modules by editing the LapLink initialization file, LLW.INI. (The file is located in the \TSI32\LLW folder within your Windows folder.) Open LLW.INI in Notepad and locate the section corresponding to your wireless port: [COM1], [COM2], and so on. Edit the section so that it includes this line: UseIRDADriver=No. Restart LapLink; in Port Setup (Options menu), ensure that the port is enabled for wireless communications. 39 Connecting over CAPI 2.0/ISDN CAPI 2.0/ISDN lines are available to your computer and the computer you are connecting to--and both computers are set up for CAPI 2.0/ISDN communications--you can open a high-speed connection and use Remote Control, File Transfer, and other LapLink services. To connect, click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click CAPI 2.0/ISDN. If Use Connect over CAPI 2.0/ISDN to link computers wherever the CAPI 2.0 version of ISDN is available. Entries you have created for CAPI 2.0/ ISDN connections in Address Book appear in the connection list to make connecting easier. CAPI 2.0/ISDN is an implementation of ISDN, an international communications standard for sending voice, video, and data over digital telephone lines, at faster rates than those possible using modems. 40 LapLink does not offer CAPI 2.0/ ISDN as a means of connecting unless CAPI 2.0/ ISDN is installed on your computer. CAPI 2.0/ISDN is widely used in Europe, particularly in Germany. In North America ISDN seldom is implemented as CAPI 2.0, but you can still use your ISDN device for high-speed LapLink connections: If you use your ISDN device as a modem, use Connect over Modem in LapLink. If you use it to dial in to, and log on to, a network, use Connect over Network in LapLink. . . . Connecting over CAPI 2.0/ISDN Before using Connect over CAPI 2.0/ISDN j A CAPI 2.0/ISDN adapter and driver must be installed on both computers. j Both computers must be running a version of LapLink that supports CAPI 2.0/ISDN. j The security setup of the remote computer (the one you are connecting to) must be configured to allow incoming connections. See page 48. j CAPI 2.0/ISDN ports must be enabled in LapLink on both computers. j LapLink must be running on both computers. you can choose among its entries when you connect to a remote computer. To create an entry in Address Book for a CAPI 2.0/ISDN connection: 1 Click the Address Book button on the LinkBar and click the Add button. 2 In the Description box, type a brief description of the remote computer as a reference. 3 In the Computer Name box, type the exact name assigned to the remote computer in LapLink. 4 In the Connection Type list, click CAPI 2.0/ISDN. 5 Under Phone Number, type the phone number. 6 Under Services, check the services you want to use when you connect to the remote computer (such as File Transfer and Remote Control). x Requests for services in Address Book will be honored only if the security setup of the remote computer permits. 7 Under Security Information to Send, type the log-in name and the password you must provide in order to gain access to the remote computer. Reenter the password to confirm. For connections to other computers running LapLink 2000, type passwords exactly as they were typed on the other computers; that is, use capital letters and lowercase letters as necessary. Connecting to a computer over CAPI 2.0/ISDN To connect to a computer over CAPI 2.0/ISDN: 1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click CAPI 2.0/ISDN. 2 Click the name of the computer you want to connect to in the Connection list or type a phone number under Dialing. The connections listed under Manual Dial are your Address Book entries for CAPI connections. To create a new entry, click Address Book. 3 Under Services, check the services you want, such as File Transfer and Remote Control. You can choose any combination of these services. 4 Click the Dial button. Dialing from an Address Book entry Before dialing a computer, it's a good idea to create an entry for that connection in Address Book. Though you do not dial directly from Address Book, c For passwords to computers running earlier versions of LapLink, type passwords in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS. If you have old Address Book entries for such connections, retype their passwords in all capital letters. 41 Connecting over CAPI 2.0/ISDN Changing CAPI 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink using CAPI 2.0/ISDN in LapLink, you may want to customize the way that LapLink responds to CAPI 2.0/ISDN calls and uses the two channels available for LapLink communications. For example, you can specify that LapLink not respond to any incoming calls to a particular channel, or you can double the rate at which data is transmitted over your CAPI 2.0/ISDN connections. Before In Port Setup, you can modify the way LapLink implements CAPI 2.0/ISDN connections. 42 . . . Changing CAPI 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink To change CAPI 2.0/ISDN performance in LapLink: 1 On the Options menu, click Port Setup. 2 Under Port Settings, click CAPI. 3 Click the Configure button. 4 If you do not want LapLink to answer any incoming CAPI 2.0/ISDN calls, clear the Enable box under Auto Answer. To answer calls to only one number, type the number in this box: Accept Calls Only on the Following Numbers. 5 If you want to combine the two CAPI 2.0/ISDN channels for faster connections, check the Enable box under Channel Bonding. Be sure that channel bonding is also enabled on the computer you will connect to. 6 Customize the Timeout options as necessary. The Callback Timeout, Callback Delay, and Redial Delay settings are specified in seconds. 7 Click OK. x If you don't want LapLink to answer any incoming calls, clear the Enable box under Auto Answer; then make sure that the Accept Calls Only on the Following Numbers box is blank. x When typing the number to accept calls to, use only numerals; avoid characters like dashes, parentheses, slants, and periods. When typing more than one number, use a semicolon to separate them. Channel bonding CAPI 2.0/ISDN provides two channels that can be used for LapLink communications. Each channel has a transmission speed of 64 Kbps. By combining ("bonding") these channels, the transmission rate can double, to 128 Kbps. At the outset, LapLink does not use channel bonding, even when both channels are available. This setting keeps transmission costs to a minimum for users who pay additional fees for each channel connection. For faster transmissions, enable channel bonding. When both channels are available, LapLink can then transmit at speeds of up to 128 Kbps. x Be sure to enable channel bonding on both computers. LapLink may not be able to make a connection between them otherwise. x When one channel is already in use, LapLink uses the available channel to transmit at 64 Kbps, even when channel bonding is enabled. Answering calls At the outset, LapLink is set up to answer all incoming CAPI 2.0/ISDN calls on both channels. You can modify this so that it does not answer any of these calls or it answers calls to just one of the channels. 43 Connecting automatically easy restoration later. Once you ahave established a connection, you canasave it foricon, setting up LapLinkYou can restore saved connection by double-clicking shortcut to restore the connection automatically when you start LapLink, or restoring the connection while running LapLink. When LapLink restores a connection, it connects to the same computer or computers and opens the same services. You can restore a saved connection three ways: j Double-click its desktop icon. j Set up LapLink to restore the connection automatically, whenever you run LapLink. j Restore the connection yourself, while using LapLink. Instead of spending time connecting to the same computer and opening the same services time after time, you can save the connection and use the saved connection as a 44 To connect to several computers at once, open connections to those computers before saving connections. convenient way to reconnect later. When you save a connection, you record such details as the number and types of connections (modem, network, Internet, cable), the names of computers, and the kinds of services in use. Each connection is saved as a file. Opening the file . . . Connecting automatically reopens the connections and services and arranges windows to appear much as they did before. 2 On the Startup tab, check this box: Restore Saved Connections at Startup. 3 Click the name of the connection file you want to open, or type it in the Connection File box. If the file does not appear in the list of files, click the Browse button and locate the drive and folder containing the file. x Connection files have the .LLC extension. In Windows 95 and Windows 98, they are stored in the My Documents folder. In Windows NT, they are stored in the \Profiles\yourname\Personal folder within the Windows folder (where yourname is your Windows NT logon name). 4 If you want the connection restored without confirmation, click Automatically Connect at Startup. Otherwise, click Ask Before Connecting. 5 Click OK. To open a saved connection while running LapLink: 1 On the Connect menu, click Restore Connections. 2 Click the name of the connection file you want to open, or type it in the File Name box. If the file does not appear in the list of files, locate the appropriate drive in the Look In box; then double-click the folder containing the file. 3 Click Open. Saving a connection To save a connection: 1 Open one or more connections as usual. 2 On the Connect menu, click Save Connections. 3 In the File Name box, type a name to identify the connection file. 4 Click Save. 5 When asked whether you want a shortcut icon for this connection on your Windows desktop, click Yes or No. Restoring a saved connection Once you have saved a connection, you can restore it three ways: j If you created a shortcut icon on your Windows desktop, double-click the icon. j Set up LapLink to restore the connection when you run LapLink again. To completely automate the connection process, create entries in Address Book for saved connections. Include the log-in name and password required to open each connection. j Open the connection file while running LapLink. To set up LapLink to restore a saved connection when you start the program: 1 On the Options menu, click Connect Options. 45 46 Setting up security for incoming connections 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 Allowing incoming connections Denying access to certain drives and folders Locking out password crackers Allowing or requiring callbacks Allowing incoming LinkToNet calls Protecting your security settings with a password Encrypting information over incoming connections Allowing incoming connections you install LapLink, you can make outgoing connections to other computers, but other computers cannot open incoming connections to yours except by cable or wireless. To allow incoming connections, change the security setup to Protected System and create one or more entries in the Log-in List. In each entry, specify the password and the log-in name the user must provide to open an incoming connection, and grant the user permission to use services and other features. After Click Log-in List Only (Protected System) and then click the Log-in List button. Create an entry in your Log-in List for the remote user. The safest way to allow incoming connections is to set up password-protection by creating entries in the Log-in List. If you will be the only person to connect to this computer, make a single Log-in List 48 entry and grant yourself whatever privileges you want. For other users, create separate entries for each user or group of users according to privileges granted. . . . Allowing incoming connections To set up password-protected access to your computer: 1 Click the Security button on the LinkBar. 2 On the General tab, click Log-in List Only (Protected System). 3 Click the Log-in List button, and then click the Add button. 4 On 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. 5 Under Services, check File Transfer, Remote Control, or any of the other services you want to make available to the user. 6 Under Locking Permissions, check options to determine whether the user can blank the screen of your computer and disable its mouse and keyboard. x You can grant locking permissions only if you select Remote Control as an available service. 7 To deny access to particular drives and folders, click the Folder Security tab. For more information see page 50. 8 To 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 54. ently). For incoming connections from computers running LapLink 2000, you can specify more secure passwords by mixing capital letters and lowercase letters. The introduction of case sensitivity has these important consequences: c For incoming connections from computers run- ning versions earlier than LapLink 2000,* type passwords using ALL CAPITALS. If your Log-in List has passwords for such connections, retype them as all capitals, or assign new passwords. an earlier LapLink version,* other computers that have also upgraded may not be able to connect to your computer until you assign new passwords. c If your Log-in List contains passwords assigned in Setting up a public system If security is not an issue, 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 folders they can access. To allow access to your computer without password protection: 1 Click the Security button on the LinkBar. 2 On the General tab, click Anyone (Public System). Then click the Public Privileges button. 3 On the General tab, check the services and locking privileges you want to grant. 4 On the Folder Security tab, deny access to drives and folders as you wish. For more information see page 50. * Versions before LapLink 2000 include LapLink Pro, LapLink Tech, and LapLink 7.5 or earlier. Specifying passwords Starting with LapLink 2000, passwords are casesensitive (i and I, for example, are treated differ- 49 Allowing incoming connections Denying access to certain drives and folders you specify all drives When you open your computer to incoming connections,who connect whethercomputer and folders--or only certain ones--are accessible to users to your for File Transfer. You can deny access to an entire drive or to any parts of one, and you can grant different privileges to different users. Folders removed from access in a Log-in List entry... ... do not appear in File Transfer windows on a remote computer. 50