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Getting Started Guide
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1. About RemotelyAnywhere
RemotelyAnywhere is the perfect choice for anyone who has ever needed to access and control a
PC or server from elsewhere, be it from down the hall or from halfway around the world. All that
is required to control a PC or server is a web browser or WAP-enabled wireless device.
RemotelyAnywhere is a remote administration tool that lets you control and administer
Microsoft
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-based computers over a local area network or the Internet. Originally
designed for network administrators by network administrators, RemotelyAnywhere has since
evolved to offer a wide variety of remote computing solutions for an equally wide variety of users.
Today, RemotelyAnywhere provides such useful capabilities as Java-based desktop remote control,
fi le transfer protocol (FTP) for downloading and uploading of fi les, confi guration of the host
computer, remote-to-local printing, advanced scripting, and dozens of other features fully detailed
in the rest of this manual.
RemotelyAnywhere acts as the host software on the machine that is to be controlled or accessed.
The client (the remote computer that is used to access the host) requires no special software. The
client software is any Java- or ActiveX-enabled web browser, such as Internet Explorer (IE) or
Netscape Navigator (versions 3 or above). Many RemotelyAnywhere features can also be accessed
and controlled using such client software as that found in handheld PDAs and WAP-enabled
mobile telephones.
ABOUT THIS CHAPTER
This chapter walks you through the process of setting up and accessing your host computer
through RemotelyAnywhere.
The chapter covers:
• Installing the RemotelyAnywhere software on the machine that you wish to remotely
control, including:
-Default installation confi gurations
-Custom installation confi gurations
• Activating the software following installation.
• Accessing the host computer from a local area network (LAN) or over the Internet.
• Logging into the host machine, and the special options available.
• Bypassing the Login screen.
• Special settings required to access RemotelyAnywhere through a fi rewall.
2. Installation of RemotelyAnywhere
DEFAULT INSTALLATION
Step 1. If you have not already downloaded RemotelyAnywhere, download remotelyanywhere.zip
from http://www.remotelyanywhere.com/template.asp?page=documentation
Step 2. Execute remotelyanywhere.msi, found in the downloaded .zip archive.
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Step 3. On the Welcome screen, select Next.
Step 4. On the License Agreement screen, select I Agree if you agree to the terms and conditions.
If you do not accept these terms, you can exit the setup by clicking the Cancel button.
Step 5. The Software Options screen appears next. If the default listening port is acceptable, click
Next. For more information regarding customizing RemotelyAnywhere during installation, see
Custom Installation below.
Step 6. The setup will then ask for confi rmation of the destination location for the fi les for
RemotelyAnywhere.
If you wish to change the destination folder, select the Browse option. Select Next to confi rm the
destination folder.
Step 7. To start copying the fi les to their destination folder (selected in step 6 above) click Next.
Step 8. Select Finish to complete the Setup.
CUSTOM INSTALLATION
Step 1. Follow steps 1 – 4 above of the Default Installation.
Step 2. The Software Options screen allows the user to specify the listening port for use by
RemotelyAnywhere.
If the default port used by RemotelyAnywhere (2000) confl icts with an existing application
or service, the user may change it here. If the person installing RemotelyAnywhere is not the
Network Administrator, the Network Administrator should be consulted before a port is assigned.
This screen also allows the user to copy confi guration settings from an existing
RemotelyAnywhere installation.
After all options have been confi gured satisfactorily, select Next.
Step 3. Continue with steps 6 – 8 outlined above for the Default Installation.
3. Software Activation
Once you have installed RemotelyAnywhere following the instructions above you will then need to
activate it.
If you have already purchased a license you will be able to paste it into the space provided and
activate the software straightaway.
If you have not purchased a license but would like to do so, you will be given the option to do this on
the software activation screen. If you purchase online your license would be delivered immediately,
so you can activate your software without delay. Alternatively, you may want to contact our sales
department at sales@remotelyanywhere.com or by calling 1 800 993 1790 (toll free U.S.) or +36 1
413 3780 (international).
If you’d prefer to try the software before purchasing you are entitled to a 30 day evaluation period.
Just select “I would like a free trial” on the software activation screen and follow the instructions.
You will need to be connected to the Internet to activate your free trial.
The RemotelyAnywhere free trial uses an identifi er value from your machine to control the number
of evaluation licenses a single computer can receive. It is generated by passing unique data related
to your computer through a one-way cryptographic hash function. The ID generated with this
algorithm does not identify you or any component of your computer system. You can think of this
as a unique ticket that your machine receives.
