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Table Of Contents
- Symantec pcAnywhere™ Administrator's Guide
- Technical Support
- Contents
- 1. Planning a migration and upgrade strategy
- 2. Creating custom installation packages
- 3. Deploying Symantec pcAnywhere custom installations
- 4. Performing centralized management
- About centralized management
- Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely
- Installing the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool
- Adding the Host Administrator snap-in to MMC
- Creating a configuration group
- Adding computers to a configuration group
- Configuring administrator host and remote connection items
- Configuring a host item in pcAnywhere Host Administrator
- Distributing pcAnywhere configuration files
- Managing hosts in a configuration group
- Integrating with Microsoft Systems Management Server
- About the Microsoft Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
- About centralized logging
- 5. Integrating pcAnywhere with directory services
- 6. Managing security in Symantec pcAnywhere
- Index
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In the pcAnywhere Manager window, in the right pane, under Hosts,
right-click the host connection item that you just created, and then click
Rename.
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Type a name.
For example:
Admin
Configuring a host item in pcAnywhere Host Administrator
The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool lets you create a host item that you can
distribute to the host computers in your configuration group. Symantec
pcAnywhere requires that you set up a logon account for users who connect to
your computer, and select an authentication method to verify their identities.
To configure a host item in pcAnywhere Host Administrator
1
In the console window, in the left pane, under pcAnywhere Host
Administrator, click the plus sign next to Configuration Groups to expand it.
2
Under the name of the configuration group to which you want to add a host
item, right-click Connection Items, and then click New > Be A Host.
3
Type a name for this connection item.
4
Click OK.
5
Configure the host connection item, specifying the caller information and
other settings that you want to use.
For more information, see the Symantec pcAnywhere User's Guide.
Distributing pcAnywhere configuration files
The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool lets you distribute pcAnywhere
configuration files, such as host connection items, to the host computers in your
configuration group from the pcAnywhere Host Administrator console.
The host computer must be waiting for a connection.
To distribute pcAnywhere configuration files
1
In the pcAnywhere Host Administrator console, in the left pane, under
pcAnywhere Host Administrator, click the plus sign next to Configuration
Groups to expand it.
2
Under Configuration Groups, right-click the configuration group to which
you want to send the files, and then click Distribute pcAnywhere Files.
67Performing centralized management
Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely