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Patents

SpeedSync® U.S. Patent Number 5,446,888

Introducing LapLink Technical

What is LapLink Technical? 8 What you can do in LapLink Technical 10 Getting help 12

Installing LapLink Technical

Requirements for using LapLink Technical 16 Installing LapLink Technical 18

Customizing the installation 20

Connecting to Other Computers

Connecting to other computersOverview 24 Connecting by modemOverview 26

Making a LapLink-to-LapLink connection by modem 28 Connecting to a network by modem: Dial-Up Networking 30 Using Address Book for modem connections 32

Connecting over the Internet 34

Determining an Internet address 36 Using the Traveling Software WINS server for Internet names 38 Internet security and firewalls 40

Connecting by network 42

Connecting to computers outside of your TCP/IP subnetwork 44

Using Address Book for network connections 46 Connecting by cable 48 Connecting by wireless 50 Connecting over CAPI 2.0/ISDN 52

Understanding CAPI configuration 54 Changing the security setup 56

Setting up password protection 58

Securing your computer and encrypting the data you transfer 60 Connecting automatically 62

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Using Remote Control

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 80

Using File Transfer

Using File TransferOverview 84 Navigating through drives and folders 86 Selecting files and folders 88 Copying or moving files and folders 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

Automating File Synchronization with Xchange

Agent

Introduction to Xchange Agent 104 Creating an Xchange Agent 106 Previewing and running an Xchange Agent 108

Dealing with conflicts 110

Customizing an Xchange Agent 112

Using filters to include or exclude files 114 Scheduling an Xchange Agent to run automatically 116

Using Print Redirection

Printing over LapLinkOverview 120 Printing a document 122 Setting up printers for Print Redirection 124

Using Text Chat and Voice Chat

Using Text Chat 128 Talking to someone using Voice Chat 130

Improving Voice Chat performance 132 Using Manual conversation mode 134

Troubleshooting Tips

Introduction to troubleshooting 138 Checklist for Setup 139

Checklist for cable connections 140 Checklist for modem connections 142 Checklist for network connections 144 Checklist for Dial-Up Networking connections 146 Checklist for wireless connections 147 Checklist for CAPI 2.0/ISDN 149 Checklist for File Transfer 150 Checklist for Xchange Agent 153 Checklist for Remote Control 155 Checklist for Print Redirection 157 Checklist for Text Chat 158 Checklist for Voice Chat 159

Index

161

Traveling Software License Agreement

170

Introducing LapLink

Technical

In this chapter

What is LapLink Technical? What you can do in LapLink Technical Getting help

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What is LapLink Technical?

LapLink Technical

puters at the same time. Whether youre using a modem, network, wireless device, or cable, you can connect to other computers that are also running LapLink. Once you are connected, you can transfer files between the computers. When youre at home or on the road, you can use files and programs on your office computeras well as other computers on your office network. You can even chat (through Text Chat or Voice Chat) with someone sitting at your office computer while you transfer or work on office files from a remote location.

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provides the services for communicating with one computer or several com-

Connect as you want

Using a modem, network, wireless device, or cable, you can connect to other computers using the same device. In one session, you can connect to several computers, using a variety of these devices, limited mainly by the number of devices and resources on your computer.

You can also take advantage of the Dial-Up Networking feature of Windows to connect by modem to other network computers running LapLink. Using this modem-to-network connection provides full access to the network; its like being connected to the network directly.

Different situations call for specific devices. Cables and wireless devices work well when connecting your laptop to your desktop computer from a short distance. Networks make it easier to connect to many different computers in your local company network, a wide-area network, or the Internet. Modems work well at any time when you can use a phone line to connectwhether youre at home or on the road or communicating with someone in another company.

Use the services you want

LapLink servicesFile Transfer, Remote Control, Print Redirection, Text Chat, and Voice Chatoffer five ways to communicate with other computers, no matter what device youre using. You can select one or more services as you connect and add other services as you need them. In the same session, you can use different services simultaneously or at different times, on one or more computers.

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With File Transfer, you can move or copy files between computers. Customizing any of the several File Transfer settings simplifies complicated transfers. And using Xchange Agent automates the repetitive process of keeping two computers in sync.

Traveling Softwares patented SpeedSync technology makes updating files faster by comparing files so that only changesnot entire files are transferred. A comprehensive security system, including encryption, protects your valuable data at all times.

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With Remote Control, you control another computer as though you were sitting at that computer, using its keyboard, mouse, and programs while looking at its screen. Whether your computer is controlling or being controlled, you have the same setup and startup procedures.

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With Print Redirection, you can work on a document at one end of a LapLink connection and print it at the other end. For example, you can prepare a document at home, make a LapLink connection to your office computer, then print the document on an office printer.

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You can set up Print Redirection any time after setup by starting

LapLink and clicking Print Redirection from the Options menu.

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With Text Chat, you talk with someone at another computer by exchanging messages. When you have only one phone line, you can use your modem to connect to the remote computer for File Transfer or Remote Control, and then use Text Chat to talk to the person at the other end.

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With Voice Chat, you can speak with another user over the line you are using to transmit data. You speak into a microphone attached to your computer and listen through a headset or speakers.

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What you can do in LapLink Technical

LapLink Technical gives you five services

for working with other computers: File Transfer, Remote Control, Print Redirection, Text Chat, and Voice Chat. Features like Xchange Agent and Address Book save time and simplify your work.

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Choosing the right service for the job you need to do is simple when youre using LapLink. You have five services to choose from: File Transfer, Remote Control, Print Redirection, Text Chat, and Voice Chat. Being familiar with their distinctions makes choosing the right service easier.

LapLink is versatile, designed specifically so you can use services when you want, as you want. Use one service at a time or all services at once. Use one service when connecting to the first remote computer; use a different service when connecting to another computer.

Working on a remote computer?

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You can copy information on one computer and paste it on another computer.

Using the Remote Control service, you can operate a remote computer using your computers keyboard and mouse. You can use the remote computers applications and network connections.

Since all the work you do is actually performed on the remote computer, Remote Control is especially helpful to laptop owners who cant use their office computers programs on their laptop. Remote Control is also helpful when youre telecommuting or troubleshooting a remote computer.

Transferring files between computers?

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To protect the confidentiality of files you send over the Internet, you can have LapLink encrypt them beforehand.

Whether youre hundreds of miles away or in the same room, use the File Transfer service to exchange files between computers.

Use Xchange Agent to automate the process of keeping files on two computers synchronized. You can even set up Xchange Agent to run automatically, when you are away from your computer.

Printing to the other end of a LapLink connection?

Using the Print Redirection service, you can prepare a document at home, make a LapLink connection to your office computer, and then print the document on an office printer.

Sending and receiving messages?

Use the Text Chat service to hold a two-way conversation with someone at another computer by exchanging written messages. You can use your modem to connect to the remote computer for File Transfer, for example, and then use Text Chat to talk to the person at the other end.

Or you can use the Voice Chat service to talk to another person over the same line while using other LapLink services.

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Choose the LapLink services for the needs at hand

File Transfer

Use

Xchange Agent

Use

Remote Control

Use

Print Redirection

Use nection and print it at the other end.

Tex t Chat

Use and answer users questions.

Voice Chat

Use to transmit data while using other LapLink services.

Connecting to a network?

Over a modem, you can connect to a network from home or on the road and use the same network resources you enjoy in the office. You can combine this remote-node connectivity with LapLink services, such as file Transfer and Remote Control.

for a fast and efficient way of exchanging files.

to automate file synchronizations.

to run programs and access files on a remote computer.

to work on a document at one end of a LapLink con-

to communicate with remote users, consult with coworkers,

to talk to another user over the same line that is being used

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As a remote node, for example, you can direct a document youve prepared away from the office to a network printer, read and answer your e-mail, and browse the network. In the same session, you can use LapLink to run a database program on your office computer and work on large, shared files on the networkor connect to another network computer and review a presentation in preparation on that computer.

Saving time and protecting your computer

Simplify connections by storing telephone numbers, passwords, and other information in Address Book entries. Then select an Address Book entry, and the connection will be opened for you.

Use SpeedSync when updating files, especially over slower devices like modems. Instead of sending entire files, SpeedSync sends only the parts that have changed since the last update. Overall times for transferring files can be cut drastically.

Set up your security system to define who has access to your computer and what services they can use while connected. Use encryption to protect information you transfer over the Internet or wide-area networks.

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Getting help

When you need help

getting your work done, use the LapLink online Help system. For instructions on working in a dialog box, simply open the dialog box. A Quick Steps window appears automatically. (To disable Quick Steps, click Quick Steps on the Help menu.) For detailed instructions on identifying and solving problems you may encounter, consult a troubleshooter: click Help Topics on the Help menu and open the Troubleshooting book. Through Help, you can also get explanations of items in a dialog box and buttons on a toolbar.

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To get Help for a command without opening its dialog box, open the menu, point to the command, and press F1.

Refer to Quick Steps for step-by-step instructions

When you click a button to make a connection or choose a command from one of the menus, a Help window appears beside the dialog box. Refer to the window for a concise, step-by-step guide though the dialog box.

You can also use Quick Steps to:

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Find related topics, including one with detailed information about all the items in the current dialog box.

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View tips for finishing the task.

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Display the complete list of topics in the LapLink Help system. (Click Help Topics.)

You can prevent Quick Steps windows from appearing by disabling the feature.

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Even after disabling Quick Steps, you can get Help for a particular dialog box by clicking the Help button in the dialog box.

To disable Quick Steps:

■ On the Help menu, click Quick Steps to clear the check mark.

To enable Quick Steps again, click Quick Steps to place a check mark.

Use Troubleshooting topics when you get stuck

Answers to questions most commonly asked by users appear in the Troubleshooting topics. In many cases, a Troubleshooting topic takes you directly to the dialog box where you can find the solution to your problem.

To use Troubleshooting:

1 On the Help menu, click Help Topics. (If you have a Help window

open, click the Help Topics button in the window instead.)

2 Click the Contents tab.

3 Click the Troubleshooting book, and then click Open.

4 Click a topic under Troubleshooting, and then click Display.

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Getting help in a dialog box

When in doubt about something in a dialog box, click the question mark button. Then click the item.

A pop-up explanation appears.

To disable Quick Steps, click Quick

Steps on the Help menu to

remove the check mark.

With Quick Steps enabled, a window appears automatically beside a dialog box to help you complete the task.

✔ In the Help Topics window, you can also browse through topics listed

alphabetically (click the Index tab) and find topics containing a certain word or phrase (click the Find tab).

Determine whats what on the screen

When youre not sure about something on the screen, you can display a brief explanation of what it is or does.

To find out about an item on the screen:

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In a dialog box, click the question mark button, and then click the item. Or use the right mouse button to click the item, and then click the Whats This? command.

■ On a toolbar, place the mouse pointer over a button for a second or

two.

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Click anywhere to make a pop-up explanation disappear.

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Installing LapLink

Technical

In this chapter

Requirements for using LapLink Technical Installing LapLink Technical

Customizing the installation

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Requirements for using LapLink Technical

Before you begin

to use the program.

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To determine the amount of installed memory, double-click System in the Windows Control Panel. Then click the Performance tab.

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To determine the amount of free disk space, right-click the drive in My Computer. Then click the Properties tab.

setting up LapLink, make sure you have the hardware and software you need

General requirements for each computer

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Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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Intel or Intel-compatible 486/100 processor

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16 MB of memory (24 MB recommended)

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9 MB of available hard disk space (for a complete installation)

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VGA monitor (or better recommended)

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Microsoft mouse or compatible pointing device

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CD-ROM drive or access to one over a network

Requirements for modem communication

In Windows 95, either of these:

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A Windows-compatible modem

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A Hayes-compatible 2400 bps modem or better (9600 bps or higher recommended)

In Windows NT:

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A modem set up in Windows NT (including TAPI functionality)

Requirements for network communication

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For IPX connections: Client for Microsoft Networks or Client for NetWare Networks (both included in Windows).

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For TCP/IP connections: Windows Sockets (included in Windows).

Requirements for Dial-Up Networking communication

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The guest computer must have the Dial-Up Networking feature of Windows installed, with a Dial-Up Networking connection to the appropriate dial-up server.

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The host computer must be running a dial-up server program, or must be accessible via a dedicated dial-up server that supports incoming Dial-Up Networking connections.

Dedicated remote access servers include Novell NetWare Connect and Shiva NetModem.

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Dial-up server programs include the Dial-Up Networking server included with the Microsoft PLUS! Pack for Windows 95, and Windows NT Remote Access Server.

Requirements for cable communication

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For serial connections: a LapLink serial cable and an RS-232 serial (COM) port on each computer.

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For parallel connections: A LapLink parallel cable and a parallel (printer) port on each computer, or a DirectParallel Universal cable and an Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) on each computer.

✔ To purchase cables, contact Traveling Software or a LapLink reseller.

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Parallel cable connections are not available in Windows NT.

Requirements for wireless communication (Windows 95 only)

Any of the following:

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Infrared ports and devices supported by the Windows Infrared communications driver (IrDA), version 1.0 or 2.0. The driver must be installed on both computers.

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Infrared devices such as the Extended Systems JetEye Infrared PC Interface (baud-switchable only). These devices must be configured in Windows in order to work in LapLink.

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Built-in infrared devices such as the ones found on some models of laptops (such as recent versions of the Gateway 2000, Dell Latitude, and IBM ThinkPad), and on some computers (such as the NEC PowerMate series). Check your hardware documentation for details.

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AirShare Radio Modules.

Requirements for CAPI 2.0/ISDN communication

CAPI 2.0/ISDN is a standard popular in Europe. It is not typically used in the United States.

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An ISDN adapter with a CAPI 2.0 compliant driver on both ends of the connection

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An ISDN line

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Wireless connections are not available in Windows NT.

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To connect over any wireless devices except those supported by the Windows Infrared communications driver, you must edit a setting in the LLW.INI file. For more information, see the online users guide.

Requirements for using Voice Chat

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A sound card in each computer

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Speakers or headphones on each computer

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A microphone on each computer

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For additional information, see the section on Voice Chat.

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Installing LapLink Technical

Before you can connect

to another computer, LapLink must be installed and running on both computers. When you install LapLink, you choose between two types of installation: Express and Custom. Choose Custom to determine exactly which ports and devices are enabled during installation. To begin installing from a CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM, click Install Software, and click Install LapLink. To begin installing from floppy disks, double-click Add/Remove Programs in Control Panel.

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You cannot install LapLink Technical in Windows NT unless you have sufficient rights in Windows NT. For more information see page 139.

Types of installation

Setup asks you which type of installation you want. There are two types:

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Express Installs all LapLink files, with a minimum of prompting.

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Custom Installs all LapLink files, and allows you to specify the types of communications you want available to you in LapLink.

By default, Setup automatically enables any connections by network (both IPX and TCP/IP), modem, and Dial-Up Networking which are installed on your computer. In a Custom installation, you can disable any network or modem connections you do not intend to use in LapLink (and still leave them enabled for use in other programs). You can also ensure that ports are enabled for cable and wireless connections.

Customizing the installation

The main reason for using Custom installation

is to specify exactly the types of communications you want available to you in LapLink. By default, Setup automatically enables any connections by network (both IPX and TCP/IP), modem, and Dial-Up Networking which are installed on your computer. You can disable any network or modem connections you do not intend to use in LapLink (while retaining their use in other programs). You can also ensure that serial and parallel ports are available for cable or wireless.

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If you intend to use AirShare Radio Modules or infrared devices without the support of Windows Infrared driver (lrDA), you must edit the LapLink configuration file after installation.

Configuring your LapLink connections

Cable and wireless Depending on a variety of factors, Setup may not

enable cable or wireless ports for you. With Custom installation, however, you can enable ports for the type of communication you want.

To enable cable or wireless communication during installation:

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In the Port Configuration dialog box, click the Cable or Wireless button, and then click the appropriate port so that it is checked.

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If a port is grayed, it was not detected or has been configured for use by

some other device.

Modems LapLink will communicate over any modem installed in Windows, using the Windows settings.

If you have Windows 95, you can choose whether to use Windows modems or you can choose to configure one of your COM ports for a modem. Giving Windows control of modems simplifies their use in different communications programs; you do not have to configure a modem separately for each program. Giving Windows control of ports makes it easier to switch a port between modem and cable communications; you do not have to disable one communication device and enable the other.

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You can use network and Dial-Up Networking connections in LapLink only if they have been installed in Windows.

By default, Setup makes Windows modems available to LapLink and gives control to Windows. With Custom installation, however, you can make your Windows modems unavailable to LapLink.

To make Windows modems unavailable to LapLink:

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In the Port Configuration dialog box, click the Modems button. Then click Enable Windows Modems so that it is cleared.

Networks Setup automatically enables communications over any IPX and TCP/IP networks installed on your computer under Windows. With Custom installation, however, you can make a network connection unavailable to LapLink.

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Configuring LapLink connections during Custom installation

When you perform a Custom installation, you can change the types of connections that will be available when you run LapLink. The connections that appear vary based on what

In the Port Configuration dialog box, you see the connections Setup has enabled for you.

To enable or disable a connection, click the appropriate button.

To make a network connection unavailable to LapLink:

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In the Port Configuration dialog box, click the Network button, and then click the appropriate network connection so that it is cleared.

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Dial-Up Networking If you have Dial-Up Networking installed on your computer, Setup automatically enables this feature for use in LapLink. Custom installation tells you whether Dial-Up Networking is available on your computer but does not let you change its status.

Performing a Custom installation

To perform a Custom installation from a CD-ROM:

1 Insert the LapLink Tech CD-ROM in a CD-ROM drive.

2 Click Install Software, and then Install LapLink, and follow the

instructions on your screen.

3 When asked for the Setup type, click Custom.

To perform a Custom installation from floppy disks:

1 Start Windows and insert the first LapLink disk in a floppy disk drive.

2 Click the Start button, point to Settings, and then click Control Panel.

3 Double-click Add/Remove Programs.

4 In the Install/Uninstall tab, click Install, and follow the instructions

on your screen.

When asked for the Setup type, click Custom.

■ To remove

LapLink, click Uninstall LapLink in the LapLink Tech program group.

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Connecting to Other

Computers

In this chapter

Connecting to other computersOverview Connecting by modemOverview

Making a LapLink-to-LapLink connection by modem Connecting to a network by modem: Dial-Up Networking Using Address Book for modem connections

Connecting over the Internet

Determining an Internet address Using the Traveling Software WINS server for Internet names Internet security and firewalls

Connecting by network

Connecting to computers outside of your TCP/IP subnetwork

Using Address Book for network connections Connecting by cable Connecting by wireless Connecting over CAPI 2.0/ISDN

Understanding CAPI configuration Changing the security setup

Setting up password protection

Securing your computer and encrypting the data you

transfer Connecting automatically

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Connecting to other computersOverview

Using LapLink,

ods. All computers must be running LapLink before they can connect. After youve connected, you can use any combination of the LapLink services such as File Transfer and Remote Control. You can open services while you connect to another computer or after youve connected.

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To connect two computers, LapLink must be running on both.

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Connections by wireless and parallel cable are not available in Windows NT.

you can connect to one or more computers using a variety of connection meth-

When you connect to another computer, youre making an outgoing connection. To complete the connection, the other computer accepts your incoming connection. The computer you are working at is the local computer. The computer accepting your connection is the remote computer.

Before you can connect two computers, both must be running LapLink. You can then connect by modem, network, cable, wireless, or CAPI 2.0/ ISDN. Which type of connection you choose depends on where the remote computer is.

If the two computers are close together, you might use cable or wireless. If youre in the same company, you might use a network. If youre in separate locations, not connected by network, modems work best. You can connect in different ways at different times or even in the same session.

Relaxing security to allow incoming connections

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Cable and wireless connections are not protected initially by security; you can secure these in the Security dialog box. See the online help for information.

Security settings must be relaxed to allow an incoming connection by network or modem. Initially, LapLink allows you to make outgoing calls, but nobody can connect to your computer. Likewise, you can connect only with those remote computers that allow incoming connections.

To change the security settings:

1 Start LapLink.

2 Click the Security button on the LinkBar.

3 On the General tab, click Anybody (Public System).

Selecting Anybody (Public System) makes your computer and its

files completely open to anyone who can connect to your computer. For more information about securing your computer, see page 60.

4 Click the services you want, such as File Transfer and Remote Control.

5 Click OK.

Making outgoing connections

When you make an outgoing connection, you follow the same basic steps regardless of how youre connecting or the services you intend to use.

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Relaxing security and opening connections

To relax security, click the Security button on the LinkBar.

Then click Anybody (Public System) to allow access to your computer without password protection.

To open a connection, click the Connect button on the LinkBar.

Then click the type of connection you want.

Be sure the services you want

to make available to other

users are checked.

To make an outgoing connection:

1 Click the button on the LinkBar for the type of connection youre using.

2 Click the name of the computer you want to connect to, or type the

remote computers phone number if connecting by modem.

3 Click the service, or combination of services, you want to use.

4 Click OK or Dial.

Disconnecting

When you disconnect, you end communication with the remote computer. You can disconnect your connections individually, or all at the same time.

To disconnect from the remote computer:

1 Click the Disconnect button on the LinkBar.

2 In the Connection list, click the name of the remote computer.

3 Click OK.

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Connecting by modemOverview

With LapLink Technical

, you have a choice of connections over a modem: the traditional connection between two computers running LapLink or a LapLink connection combined with the Dial-Up Networking feature of Windows.

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Direct LapLink-to-LapLink connections

A LapLink-to-LapLink connection requires only that both computers run LapLink and be connected by modem. When you dial directly in to another LapLink computer, you have access to all the programs and files available to that computer, including any network resources. You can:

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Transfer files between the computers. Using LapLinks patented SpeedSync technology, you can transfer data faster than is possible with Dial-Up Networking.

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Control the remote computer to run its programs and access its files. Through Remote Control, 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).

If the remote computer is attached to a network, you can use its copy of LapLink to exchange files indirectly with other network computers running LapLink.

Using Dial-Up Networking by itself

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A server can be a specialized server available from many manufacturers. Or it can be a Windows computer running dial-up server software. For more information, see chapter 2.

When away from the office, you can connect to your office computer and network using a modem to dial in to a remote access server on the network. You can then use programs, files, printers, and other resources on the server or network. With proper configuration at both ends of the connection, Dial-Up Networking lets you:

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Make small file transfers using Windows Explorer.

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Run programs on your local computer and edit smaller files on the network. (Running a large program or editing large files on the remote computer might prove unacceptably slow.)

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Send documents on your local computer to network-based printers.

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Read and send e-mail messages.

Combining LapLink with Dial-Up Networking

Using LapLink with Dial-Up Networking, you enjoy all the advantages of both kinds of connections, with these additional benefits:

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You can establish a connection to another LapLink computer on the network, and open services such as File Transfer and Remote Control.

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Access only the network files available to the computer you dial in to.

Exchange files indirectly with other network computers. (Direct File Transfer and Remote Control are not available.)

Novell file server

LapLink to LapLink

Dial in to another computer running LapLink to run programs on that computer and access its files.

LapLink with Dial-Up Networking

File

server

Remote access server

Dial in to a remote access server for access to a network with a dedicated Novell file server. Then connect directly to other network computers running LapLink to run programs on those computers and access their files.

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Security is enhanced by combining LapLink password protection with network security. When you dial in to a server, you must provide a network log-in name and password. When you connect to another LapLink computer, you must also provide the log-in name and password required by that computer.

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You can open Dial-Up Networking connections to other network com-

puters only on a network with a dedicated Novell file server.

Network log-in protection adds another level of security.

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Connecting by modem

Making a LapLink-to-LapLink connection by modem

If youre connecting

to another computer using a modem, you must first attach the modem correctly to your computer and phone line. To connect to the other computer, start LapLink, and click the Connect button on the LinkBar, then click Modem. Then choose among the modem connections you have entered in Address Book.

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You can make a LapLink-to-LapLink connection to any other computer in the world when both computers have modems and are attached to phone lines. Using the manufacturers guidelines, connect the modem to a serial (COM) port on your computer and to a phone line.

To connect two computers by modem, both must be running LapLink, and their modem ports must be enabled.

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 from Address Book, you can choose among its entries when you connect to a remote computer. For information about using Address Book for modem connections, see page 32.

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Dialing Properties replaces the Suffixes and Prefixes feature of earlier versions of LapLink.

When you dial a connection you have entered in Address Book, you use the Dialing Properties feature of Windows. Through the settings you specify in Dialing Properties, you determine how your calls are dialed in LapLink. Use these settings to charge a call to a calling card, use your computer while traveling, reach an outside line, and place long-distance and international calls.

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To review or change any of the settings for your dialing location, click Dial Properties. If you travel, its important to keep your dialing location up to date.

To connect to another computer by modem:

1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Modem.

2 In the Connection list, click the connection you want to open.

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.

4 Under Services, click the services you want, such as File Transfer and

Remote Control.

5 Click Dial.

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Connecting by modem to another computer running LapLink

On the LinkBar, click the Connect button.

Then click Modem.

Click Dial

Click the connection

you want to open.

Click the services you

want to use.

when you are ready to open the connection.

Click Dial Properties to change Windows settings that determine how the number is dialed.

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 Phone Number, type the number to dial.

4 Click Dial.

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To allow incoming modem connections, you must relax your computers security setup. See page 56.

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Connecting by modem

Connecting to a network by modem: Dial-Up Networking

Connecting to a network

using Dial-Up Networking provides the most versatile kind of modem connection. You can access network resources as a remote node and then open LapLink connections with any other network computers running LapLink. The computers at both ends of this connection must be configured for remote access.

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LapLink lets you dial in to a remote access server on your office network. You can then access network resources and open LapLink connections to other computers on the network as you would from your office computer.

To make a LapLink connection to another computer over Dial-Up Networking, both computers must be running LapLink. In addition:

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For help in configuring computers for Dial-Up Networking, consult Help in Windows.

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The computer you dial from must be configured with the Dial-Up Networking feature of Windows.

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The computer you dial in to may be a dedicated server (such as Novell NetWare Connect, Windows Remote Access Server, or Shiva NetModem) or a computer running dial-up server software.

To connect to a network by modem:

1 Click the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then click Dial-Up Net-

working.

2 In the Dial-Up Networking Connection list, click the server you want

to connect to.

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You can make a LapLink connection anytime during a DialUp Networking session by clicking the Connect button on the LinkBar, and then clicking Network.

3 In the Dialing From list, click the location youre dialing from.

To review or change any of the settings for your dialing location, click Dial Properties.

4 If you do not want to open a LapLink connection as soon as the Dial-

Up Networking connection is established, clear this option: After connecting to the network, choose a LapLink connection.

5 Click Dial.

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