Symantec 14541094 User Guide - Page 113

Controlling another computer remotely 113 Ways to start a remote control session 8 On the left navigation bar, under Actions, click Start Connection. Symantec pcAnywhere prompts you for caller logon credentials to connect to the pcAnywhere host. If the host computer is running Windows XP/2003 Server/2000/NT, the operating system might prompt you for computer logon credentials. Adding TCP/IP addresses and subnets to a host search Symantec pcAnywhere lets you add subnets to include in a host search so that you can search for hosts across the network. You might need to perform this procedure if the TCP/IP host computer to which you want to connect does not appear in the host list. You must have access rights to the subnets that you want to search. To add TCP/IP addresses and subnets to a host search 1 In the Symantec pcAnywhere window, on the left navigation bar, click Quick Connect. 2 In the right pane, under Subnet search criteria, click Configure TCP/IP. 3 In the pcAnywhere Options window, on the Remote Communications tab, under TCP/IP options, do one of the following: ■ Type the computer name or IP address of the computer that you want to include in the search results. ■ Type the first three octets of the subnet that you want to include in the search results, and then type either .0 or .255 as the fourth octet. For example: 172.16.0.0 4 Click Add Search. Repeat this process for each computer or address that you want to add. 5 Click OK. Adding LDAP addresses to a host search If your computing environment supports directory services using an LDAP-compliant server, you can search for host computers that are connected to the directory server. You must have access rights to the directory server that you want to search. See "Configuring a remote computer to use directory services" on page 104.