Connecting Through A Pcanywhere Gateway Or An Access Server - Symantec PCANYWHERE 12.0 User Manual

Connecting through a pcAnywhere Gateway or an Access Server

To create a new connection item, on the File menu, click New Item >
Advanced.
3
In the Remote Properties window, on the Settings tab, click Use directory
services, and then select the directory server that you want to use.
4
To narrow the search results, click Filter.
This lets you set the criteria by which you want to search. You can search by
user name, email address, organization name, or department name. Wildcard
characters are supported. For example, A* returns all entries that have a
name that begin with the letter A.
5
In the Filter Settings window, click OK.
6
In the Remote Properties window, click OK.
Symantec pcAnywhere supports connections through the Symantec pcAnywhere
Gateway or Access Server. Symantec pcAnywhere Gateway facilitates the process
of finding and connecting to host computers that are behind a firewall, router, or
other Network Address Translation (NAT) device. It is included on the Symantec
pcAnywhere installation CD. The pcAnywhere Access Server is a stand-alone
server that is purchased separately.
Symantec pcAnywhere can discover the pcAnywhere Gateway computers that
are running on your subnet. When you select a Gateway, the host list updates to
display the host computers that were discovered by the Gateway. You can also
configure a connection item to automatically connect through the pcAnywhere
Gateway or Access Server.
To connect through a pcAnywhere Gateway or Access Server
1
In Advanced View, on the left navigation bar, under pcAnywhere Manager,
click Remotes.
2
In the right pane, under Remotes, do one of the following:
To configure an existing connection item, right-click the item, and then
click Properties.
To create a new connection item, on the File menu, click New Item >
Advanced.
3
In the Remote Properties window, on the Connection Info tab, check Connect
through Gateway or Access Server.
4
Click Details.
5
In the Details box, select Gateway or Access Server.
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