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LAPLINK® GOLD 11.0................................................................................... 3 THE STANDARD IN REMOTE CONTROL AND FILE TRANSFER ...................................... 3 MAJOR FEATURES OF LAPLINK GOLD 11.0 ................................................... 4 INTERNET CONNECTIVITY ................................................................................... 4 FIREWALL .....................................................................................................
LAPLINK® GOLD 11.0 The Standard in Remote Control and File Transfer LapLink Gold 11.0 is LapLink, Inc.'s hallmark product. Version 11.0 is an upgrade to the company's signature product family of all-in-one communication solutions that includes software and cables to connect two computers locally or across the world via the Internet. With LapLink Gold 11.
MAJOR FEATURES OF LAPLINK GOLD 11.0 LapLink Gold 11.0’s innovative features give you a level of mobility, independence and control you may never have dreamed possible. At your desk or traveling the globe, LapLink Gold 11.0 gives you the ease of quick access to all of your network resources and to files stored on your desktop PC. It also gives IT professionals a secure, reliable tool for providing remote support and training. Core features of LapLink Gold 11.
Lockout Protection — Guard against unauthorized access to your PC. Thwart anyone who makes repeated attempts to guess a password from entry to your computer. Case-Sensitive Passwords — Add another reassuring layer of protection. Added Customer Value Use PowerQuest’s Drive Image Lite to quickly and easily clone hard disk data. With the click of a button, you can back up, restore, or upgrade your hard drive. Drive Image Lite is installed automatically when you install LapLink Gold 11.0.
Streamlined User Interface - One-click access to all the features of LapLink with the new and improved shortcut bar. Improved USB Network Cable Setup - Auto detection wizard ensures fast installation of the optional USB cable, making local cable connection speeds up to 10X faster. Expandable USB Network Cable – Optional high-speed USB cable to extend a USB personal area network by up to 80 feet.
EVALUATING LAPLINK GOLD 11.
USING LAPLINK GOLD 11.0 LapLink Gold 11.0’s Smart Install provides a fast, simple installation process, keeping required user interaction to a minimum. The installation queries the Windows registry and automatically configures modem and network devices for remote communications. LapLink Gold 11.0 is ready to connect to another computer immediately, without additional configuration. Installing Over A Cable LapLink Gold 11.0 offers a new feature for users who are attempting to install LapLink Gold 11.
When the transfer is complete, the Welcome screen appears and the user can start the setup on the second machine. When you start LapLink Gold 11.0 after completing the product installation process on both computers, a Quick Steps window opens automatically to help new users be productive immediately. Once you know your way around LapLink Gold 11.0, just click the "?" on the LinkBar to turn off Quick Steps. You can always make the window reappear by choosing Quick Steps from the Help menu.
Connecting Over the Internet With LapLink Gold 11.0, the Internet becomes a convenient, secure tool for connecting to another computer or network. Improved handling of adverse conditions and Internet directory support enable users to connect easily over the Internet. This eliminates any potential problem due to poor connections or changing IP addresses. Modem Modem Laptop Computer "Skip" ISP POP Laptop Computer "jjones@hotmail.com" Internet ils.laplink.
¾ The TCP/IP ports on both computers should be configured in LapLink. To connect over the Internet: 1 Be sure both computers are connected to the Internet and are running LapLink Gold 11.0. 2 Create and publish the Internet address for the remote computer (the computer you want to connect to). 3 Configure the security setup of the remote computer to allow incoming connections. 4 Click the Connect button on the LapLink LinkBar, and select Internet.
Connecting to a LapLink Computer Behind a Firewall If you’re making a connection to a computer behind a firewall that has been configured for port forwarding, you can make an Internet connection without any additional configuration on your computer.
3 Type a description for this connection. For example, my home computer or Bob’s Laptop. 4 Type the name of the computer that’s outside the firewall. 5 Select Firewall as the connection type. 6 Type a login name and password for users who will connect from outside the firewall. 7 Click OK to save the Address Book entry.
¾ To make a connection: Before you make a connection, you need to know the published Internet address for the computer inside the firewall when you try to connect. You can save this information in an Address Book entry if you wish. 1 Click Connect Over on the LinkBar, and then click Internet. 2 If you have an Address Book entry, click the name of the computer you want to connect to. OR Type the Internet address published by the other computer.
In addition, LapLink Gold 11.0 leverages the security available in Windows XP, 2000 and NT 4.0. When you remotely access a Windows 2000 or NT system, LapLink Gold 11.0 lets you use Windows support for multiple desktops with user profiles and defined access rights. LapLink Gold 11.0 preserves the security system and runs as a service so that you can make remote connections prior to the Windows logon. Allowing Incoming Connections Once LapLink Gold 11.
Specifying Drive and Folder Access LapLink Gold 11.0 allows you to specify which drives and folders on your computer users can access. You can deny access to an entire drive or to any folder on a specific drive and grant different privileges to different users. ¾ To limit access to certain drives and folders: 1 Click the Security icon (padlock) on the LinkBar. 2 Ensure that “Log-in List Only” (Protected System) is selected, and click the Log-in List button.
Allowing Surf Up Connections If you or others want to access a LapLink computer from another computer without LapLink software, you can configure the LapLink computer to allow Surf Up connections. Once you’ve configured the computer, you must provide the necessary connection information to the other person. Surf Up supports only one LapLink service: File Transfer. Note: If your computer is behind a firewall, you must open port 1184 for nonsecure TCP/IP traffic to allow the connection.
Important: You must publish a unique computer name so the other computer can find you. For information about publishing your unique computer name, see Internet Directory Options dialog box. ¾ On the computer without LapLink (to connect to a LapLink computer) If you are accessing your own LapLink computer from another computer not running LapLink, follow these steps to establish a Surf Up connection.
¾ ♦ Verify the configuration of your PC sound card. Both computers must be configured for full duplex if you are to talk as you would on the telephone. If either computer is configured for half duplex, you must wait for the other person to stop talking before you begin. ♦ We recommend that you configure your microphone and speakers in LapLink. Under the Options menu, select Voice Chat Options and follow the instructions on the Levels tab. To use Voice Chat with Remote Control: 1 Start LapLink Gold 11.
print directly from your local computer to a remote printer. (No need to transfer any files.) There are two requirements for using Print Redirection: ♦ You must connect to another version of LapLink that supports Print Redirection (LapLink Gold, LapLink 2000, LapLink Professional or LapLink Tech). ♦ The default security setup on the other computer must be changed to allow Print Redirection. With Print Redirection, you print as you would normally.
5 Start a Windows application on the remote computer. Go to File/Print in the program, and select the printer you set up earlier. LapLink’s File Transfer Technology LapLink, the first file transfer product to offer an intuitive Explorer-like interface, now has a shortcut bar that provides one-click access to the File Transfer, Xchange Agent, Remote Control, Text Chat, Voice Chat, Print Redirection, and Surf Up Monitor windows.
4 Use LapLink Gold 11.0 to copy the updated file to the other PC, overwriting the original. At the end of the copy operation, statistics showing the SpeedSync savings will appear. Testing has shown that SpeedSync is more efficient than the “delta” algorithms used in competing products. Automating Tasks File Transfer is very helpful in performing system maintenance and sharing data with remote PCs. With other products, users must learn a scripting language to automate file transfer tasks.
1 Click Preview as you finish the Xchange Agent wizard. Or, open an Xchange Agent and click the Preview button. Clicking the Preview button changes the window from Edit to Preview mode, where you can see which files have been synchronized and where there is conflict. 2 To resolve a conflict, click the Resolve Conflict button. The Conflict icon indicates the same file on both machines has changed. Xchange Agent's smart conflict resolution lets you interactively decide which version to keep.
NOTE: A “be-controlled-only” version of LapLink, named HOST, is available for organizations wishing to restrict end users from initiating any outbound connections. HOST supports only incoming connections, and facilitates unobtrusive technical support or end-user monitoring by optionally suppressing display of the HOST icon on the task bar or system tray. Remote Control as “Virtual Presence” Cell phones, laptops, Palm Pilots, Pocket PCs.
3 You can adjust a number of settings that balance remote control speed and screen display fidelity. For example, for the fastest performance, set the bitmap color to monochrome or 16 colors. If you need to view graphics-based files in all their colors, you may want to switch to 256 colors or higher. For file transfer performance, LapLink Gold 11.0’s patented SpeedSync technology provides the fastest file transfer available using “delta” technology. With SpeedSync enabled, LapLink Gold 11.
