pcAnywhere-v11.5

Host Administrator (addendum to the pcAnywhere Administrator's Guide) ====================================================================== The configuration steps for Host Administrator have changed in this version of pcAnywhere. The Host Administrator now requires you to pre-configure the Admin host and remote objects before using them. After configuring the objects, you can distribute the admin host object to the host system through Host Administrator, or you can include the admin host object in a package. This section outlines the new configuration steps for setting up the Host Administrator and manageable hosts. A default set of object templates are provided in the CMS folder, located inside the pcAnywhere folder. The files Admin.BHF and Admin11.CHF are used by Host Administrator to control a host system. You may copy these files from the CMS folder to your data folder and modify them to fit your current needs, or you can create new admin host and remote objects. Creating a new admin remote object: ----------------------------------- 1. From the pcAnywhere Manager, select "Add Remote". 2. In the "Connection Info" tab, check and configure your desired network protocol. 3. Configure any other options for the remote that you may need and select "OK". 4. Name the remote object "Admin11". Creating a new admin host object: --------------------------------- 1. From pcAnywhere Manager, select "Add Host". 2. In the "Connection Info" tab, check and configure your desired network protocol. 3. Go to the "Callers" tab and add a caller. The host object will not run if there are no callers defined. 4. Configure any other options for the host that you may need and select "OK". 5. Name the host object "Admin". Including the admin host object in a package: --------------------------------------------- 1. From the pcAnywhere Manager, select "Add Package". 2. Go to the "Components" tab and make sure "Remote Management" under "Host" is checked. 3. Go to the "Objects" tab and check the "Admin" object. 4. Configure any other options for the package that you may need and build the package. Distributing the admin host object through Host Administrator: -------------------------------------------------------------- 1. In Host Administrator, create a new group, and add all of the host systems that you want to control into "Systems". 2. Right click on "Connection Items", select "New", and then select "Be a Host". 3. Name the Host "Admin" 4. In the "Connection Info" tab, check and configure your desired network protocol. 5. Go to the "Callers" tab and add a caller. The host object will not run if there are no callers defined. 6. Configure any other options for the host that you may need and select "OK". 7. Right click on your new group and select "Distribute pcAnywhere Files...". 8. Select "Admin.bhf" and check all of the systems that you wish to control. 9. Click OK to distribute the files.