Symantec 14541094 Administration Guide - Page 65

Adding the Host Administrator snap-in to MMC, Creating a configuration group, Install, Finish

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Performing centralized management 65 Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely 11 Click Install. 12 Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the installation process. When the installation is complete, click Finish. If your computer requires updates to system files, you will be prompted to restart your computer. The restart is necessary to ensure proper functionality. Adding the Host Administrator snap-in to MMC The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) lets you run and manage administrator tools from a central location. Upon installation of the pcAnywhere Host Administrator tool, you can add it as a snap-in to MMC. MMC is included with the operating system in Windows 2000/2003 Server/XP. If you need to install MMC, you can install it from the Symantec pcAnywhere CD. To add the Host Administrator snap-in to MMC 1 On the Windows taskbar, click Start > Programs > pcAnywhere Host Administrator. 2 To start MMC, on the Windows taskbar, click Start > Run, and then type mmc 3 Click OK. 4 On the Console menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in. 5 In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, on the Standalone tab, click Add. 6 In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click pcAnywhere Host Administrator. 7 Click Add. 8 Click Close. 9 In the Add/Remove Snap-in window, click OK. Creating a configuration group To remotely manage and configure computers using the pcAnywhere Host Administrator console, you must create a configuration group, and then add computers to the group. See "Adding computers to a configuration group" on page 66. If you are using MMC, the pcAnywhere Host Administrator console is listed under Console Root. For more information, see the documentation for MMC.

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11
Click
Install
.
12
Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the installation process. When
the installation is complete, click
Finish
.
If your computer requires updates to system files, you will be prompted to
restart your computer. The restart is necessary to ensure proper functionality.
Adding the Host Administrator snap-in to MMC
The Microsoft Management Console (MMC) lets you run and manage administrator
tools from a central location. Upon installation of the pcAnywhere Host
Administrator tool, you can add it as a snap-in to MMC.
MMC is included with the operating system in Windows 2000/2003 Server/XP. If
you need to install MMC, you can install it from the Symantec pcAnywhere CD.
To add the Host Administrator snap-in to MMC
1
On the Windows taskbar, click
Start > Programs > pcAnywhere Host
Administrator
.
2
To start MMC, on the Windows taskbar, click
Start > Run
, and then type
mmc
3
Click
OK
.
4
On the Console menu, click
Add/Remove Snap-in
.
5
In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, on the Standalone tab, click
Add
.
6
In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click
pcAnywhere Host
Administrator
.
7
Click
Add
.
8
Click
Close
.
9
In the Add/Remove Snap-in window, click
OK
.
Creating a configuration group
To remotely manage and configure computers using the pcAnywhere Host
Administrator console, you must create a configuration group, and then add
computers to the group.
See
“Adding computers to a configuration group”
on page 66.
If you are using MMC, the pcAnywhere Host Administrator console is listed under
Console Root.
For more information, see the documentation for MMC.
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Performing centralized management
Managing pcAnywhere hosts remotely