Symantec 14541094 Administration Guide - Page 64

Installing the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool, Start > Settings > Control Panel

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64 Performing centralized management Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely ■ Remotely start, stop, and connect to pcAnywhere hosts on the network ■ Create configuration groups to remotely manage and configure multiple workstations on the network ■ Simultaneously distribute pcAnywhere configuration files, including host, remote, and caller files, to multiple workstations on the network Installing the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool is available as a custom setup option in the full product installation. The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool requires Windows NT/2000/2003 Server/XP. Follow this procedure to install the Host Administrator tool after pcAnywhere installation. To install the pcAnywhere Host Administrator Tool 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Settings > Control Panel. 2 In the Control Panel window, double-click Add/Remove Programs. 3 In the Add/Remove Programs window, click Symantec pcAnywhere. 4 Click Change. 5 In the Modify or Remove Symantec pcAnywhere panel, click Next. 6 In the Program Maintenance panel, click Modify, and then click Next. 7 In the Custom Setup panel, under pcAnywhere Tools, click the down arrow next to Host Administrator, and then click This feature will be installed on local hard drive. 8 Click the down arrow next to Host Administrator Agent, and then click This feature will be installed on local hard drive. The Host Administrator Agent is required to allow pcAnywhere to be remotely managed using Distributed Component Object Management (DCOM) technology. 9 Click Next. 10 To include the program icon on the Windows desktop, select pcAnywhere Host Administrator.

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Remotely start, stop, and connect to pcAnywhere hosts on the network
Create configuration groups to remotely manage and configure multiple
workstations on the network
Simultaneously distribute pcAnywhere configuration files, including host,
remote, and caller files, to multiple workstations on the network
Installing the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool
The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool is available as a custom setup option
in the full product installation. The pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool requires
Windows NT/2000/2003 Server/XP.
Follow this procedure to install the Host Administrator tool after pcAnywhere
installation.
To install the pcAnywhere Host Administrator Tool
1
On the Windows taskbar, click
Start > Settings > Control Panel
.
2
In the Control Panel window, double-click
Add/Remove Programs
.
3
In the Add/Remove Programs window, click
Symantec pcAnywhere
.
4
Click
Change
.
5
In the Modify or Remove Symantec pcAnywhere panel, click
Next
.
6
In the Program Maintenance panel, click
Modify
, and then click
Next
.
7
In the Custom Setup panel, under pcAnywhere Tools, click the down arrow
next to Host Administrator, and then click
This feature will be installed on
local hard drive
.
8
Click the down arrow next to Host Administrator Agent, and then click
This
feature will be installed on local hard drive
.
The Host Administrator Agent is required to allow pcAnywhere to be remotely
managed using Distributed Component Object Management (DCOM)
technology.
9
Click
Next
.
10
To include the program icon on the Windows desktop, select
pcAnywhere
Host Administrator
.
Performing centralized management
Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely
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