Symantec 14541094 User Guide - Page 240

240 Connecting across multiple platforms Securing CrossPlatform connections 4 In the Password box, type the password. 5 In the Confirm Password box, retype the password. 6 To encrypt the data stream between the host and remote computers, under Encryption, in the Encryption Level list, select one of the following: ■ pcAnywhere encoding ■ Symmetric, RC4, 40 bit ■ Symmetric, RC4, 128 bit ■ Symmetric, AES, 128 bit ■ Symmetric, AES, 192 bit ■ Symmetric, AES, 256 bit 7 To cancel the host after a remote user ends the session, check Terminate host after session. 8 To protect your computer from unauthorized connections, check Prompt to confirm connection. Select the number of seconds that you have to respond to the prompt. If the timeout period expires before you respond to the prompt, pcAnywhere CrossPlatform cancels the session. 9 To embed a serial number in the host configuration to prevent unauthorized connections, check Assign Serial ID. In the ID number box, type the serial number that you want to use for your host sessions. Serial numbers must be a numeric value between 0 and 65,535. Remote users must configure their connections to use the same number. 10 Do one of the following: ■ To save the host settings without starting a session, click OK. ■ To save the host settings and start a session, click Launch. Changing subnet settings for CrossPlatform host searches Symantec pcAnywhere CrossPlatform automatically searches the local subnet for pcAnywhere host computers that are running. If you have pcAnywhere hosts that are distributed across different subnets, you can add those subnets to the host searches in CrossPlatform.