User manual LOGMEIN PRO

[. . . ] LogMeIn Free & Pro User Guide August 2008 Contents System Requirements Creating a LogMeIn Account Downloading and Installing the LogMeIn Software Remote Controlling a Computer Remote Control Notification Window The Remote Control Ribbon LogMeIn Pro Features Preferences Appendix 1­ Firewalls Appendix 2 ­ Changing Proxy Settings Preferences Supplement [3] [4] [8] [12] [17] [18] [24] [35] [36] [38] [40] © 2003-2008 LogMeIn, Inc. All rights reserved. LogMeIn Free & Pro User Guide Guide 2 LogMeIn Free and Pro are simple-to-use products that allow you to quickly and easily gain remote access to another computer in a remote location. Orange font titles will be used to highlight LogMeIn Pro-only features (except for in the Preferences Supplement). LogMeIn Free users will need to subscribe to LogMeIn Pro to take advantage of the significant benefits the extra features offer. System Requirements Local PC (Client) · Windows Vista, XP or Server 2003 (all including 64-bit): Windows ME, NT4, 2000, XP, or any operating system that supports Java or ActiveX within a web browser. [. . . ] All rights reserved. LogMeIn Free & Pro User Guide Guide 33 Regenerating a Sharing Link By selecting a file in the Your Shared Files dialog box and then clicking Details, you are able to regenerate a Sharing link. You can specify a new expiry date and a new figure for the maximum number of downloads. The link can then be copied to your clipboard or saved by clicking Apply Changes. Drag and Drop You are able to drag files from your local computer and drag them onto the desktop or a folder of the Target PC. In the scenario above, the My Documents folder of the Target PC is open and the folder; Fonts, is open on the local PC. The user is dragging a font to drop into the remote My Documents folder. It's as simple as that to drag and drop files from the local PC to the Target PC. © 2003-2008 LogMeIn, Inc. All rights reserved. LogMeIn Free & Pro User Guide Guide 34 Remote Printing It is possible to have files, e. g. a Word document, open on the Target PC and to be able to print them on your local default printer. Check the Connect Printer option on the Remote Control ribbon's Options menu and you will connect the Target PC to your default local printer. A notification window will appear on the Target PC informing you that the connection has been established: If you have more than one printer and wish to use another printer, uncheck the Connect Printer box, and make the desired local printer your default printer and reconnect. Preferences Both LogMeIn Free and Pro have a sophisticated degree of control that can be exercised over accounts. These options are accessed via the Preferences menu once connected to a computer. Preference options are covered in the Preferences Supplement, below. © 2003-2008 LogMeIn, Inc. All rights reserved. LogMeIn Free & Pro User Guide Guide 35 Appendix 1­ Firewalls LogMeIn Free/Pro is compatible with all known firewalls and broadband routers. When you install LogMeIn Free/Pro, some personal firewalls will display a message asking for your permission for the LOGMEIN. EXE program file to communicate over the Internet. This is a secure part of LogMeIn and must be allowed to function in order for the service to work. Please find below instructions on how LogMeIn works with the ZoneAlarm, Norton Internet Security, and Windows XP and Service Pack 2 firewalls: ZoneAlarm firewall LogMeIn is compatible with the ZoneAlarm personal firewall. After installing LogMeIn, ZoneAlarm will ask whether to allow logmein. exe to access the Internet. Click YES, and tick the "Remember this answer next time I use this program". If you use ZoneAlarm in Expert mode, you must continue with the steps below for logmein. · Browse to LogMeIn's installation folder (usually found at C:\Program Files\LogMeIn), and doubleclick LogMeIn (or LogMeIn. exe if the full filenames are shown). · Exit the ZoneAlarm control center. Norton Internet Security (NIS) firewall Open NIS from the systray bar and double click on the Firewall. Go to the Programs tab, click Add, and browse for the logmein. exe file. Double click the file, and then select Permit from the pull-down menu. The category screen should reflect the current firewall settings in use on the machine. [. . . ] Location for Output Video Files Maximum Total Size of Output Video Files Specify the folder where video files will be saved. Enter a value (expressed in megabytes) if you want to limit the size of your remote session recordings. Set the value to zero to never delete any recorded sessions. ©2003-2008 LogMeIn Inc. All rights reserved www. LogMeIn. com 16 Reboot Options On the toolkit, select Preferences > Reboot Options to view the following six options for rebooting the Host Device. [. . . ]