Laplink LAPLINK HOST User Manual
Installing and Using LapLink Host
LapLink Host is a restricted version of LapLink that allows you to support additional computers. The LapLink Tech license
agreement allows you to install the full version of LapLink Tech on up to three computers, but you can install LapLink
Host on up to five additional computers, provided it is restricted to host use. You can connect to LapLink Host from a full
version of LapLink, but LapLink Host cannot open outgoing connections to other computers. See the addendum on the
back of this card for further information on conditions of use.
LapLink Host runs on Windows 95, 98, and NT 4.0. A version of LapLink Host for Windows 3.1 is also available on the
LapLink CD-ROM; for instructions on installing and using that version of LapLink, see the online documentation available
on the CD-ROM.
Creating disks to install LapLink Host
To install LapLink Host, you must first create a set of LapLink Host disks from the LapLink
CD-ROM.
To create floppy disks for LapLink Host:
1. Insert the LapLink CD-ROM.
If the Welcome screen does not appear, open the Windows Explorer and double-click the startup.exe file on the CD-
ROM.
2. On the Welcome screen, click Create Setup Disks, and then click LapLink Host.
3. Insert floppy disks when prompted. (You will need eight floppy disks.)
Once youve created a set of disks, youre ready to install LapLink Host. You can install LapLink Host from the floppy disks,
or you can copy the files from the disks to a single folder on a network and let users install from the network.
To provide initial security, LapLink Host is preconfigured with a local password and login information as shown below:
♦ Local password:
♦ Login name:
You can install LapLink Host with the preset local password and login information or you can change them.
admin
admin
Password:
admin
Changing the local password for LapLink Host
To prevent LapLink Host users from changing settings in LapLink, the following menu items in LapLink Host initially
require a password (known as the local password):
• Connect menu/Connect over Modem
• Options menu/Remote Control Options
• Options menu/Security
• Options menu/Logging (only some options require a password)
You might want to change the initial local password ( admin) to a password of your choice.
To change the local password after installing LapLink Host:
1. Click Security on the Options menu, and type the local password: admin
2. On the Local Security tab, click the Set Password button and specify a new password.
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To change the local password for further installations:
♦ Install LapLink Host on a computer, and change the local password in LapLink as described above. Then, copy the
TSI.PWD and TSI.PBK files from the TSI32 subfolder in Windows to the first disk of the LapLink Host floppy disks or to
the network folder containing your setup files.
When you install LapLink Host from the configured disks or from the network, the new local password will be used.
Changing login information for LapLink Host
LapLink Host initially requires you to type a login name and password in order to connect to it from other computers.
Initially, LapLink Host is set up with the login name of admin and a password of admin. You might want to change the
initial login information to a name and a password of your choice.
To change login information after installing LapLink Host:
1. Click Security on the Options menu, and type the local password: admin
2. On the Log-in List tab, click admin in the list of users, and click the Edit button. Change the login name, password,
and other security information as desired, and click OK.
To change login information for further installations:
♦ Install LapLink Host on a computer, and change the login information as described above. Then, copy the TSI.PWD
and TSI.PBK files from the TSI32 subfolder in Windows to the first disk of the LapLink Host setup disks or to the
network folder containing your setup files.
When you install LapLink Host from the configured disks or from the network, the new login information will be
used.
Learning more about LapLink Host
Except for the preset password and user account, LapLink Host works the same way as LapLink; see the LapLink
documentation and online help to learn more about setting up LapLink Host.
Traveling Software License Agreement - Addendum
Host Only - Five Licenses
In addition to the full version license agreement found in the Quick Start Guide, LapLink Tech includes five (5) licenses of LapLink Host
and/or LapLink Host for Windows 3.1.
This software is licensed, not sold. The user will use the software only as authorized by Traveling Software, Inc. A valid license agreement
is required for each personal computer that will use the software. A single user possessing multiple personal computers will require a
separate license for each computer.
This software has been designed exclusively for use on a host system. Modification of certain settings noted above that would allow this
package to function similarly to the full LapLink product is not authorized under the license agreement provided with this package. Please
contact Traveling Software at 1-800-343-8080 to acquire the correct license for full product use or to obtain additional host licenses.
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