How pcAnywhere can be used in home networking

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How pcAnywhere can be used in home networking

Situation:
You want to know how pcAnywhere can be used in home networking.

Solution:
pcAnywhere is the leading remote control software in the world. pcAnywhere enables you to do the following:

Remotely connect to a host computer
Take control of the mouse and keyboard at that computer
See on your monitor what is running on the host computer, or what the host computer would see on its monitor
Run programs at the host computer
Transfer files back and forth
Chat with a user at the host end

Why use pcAnywhere on a home network?

A home network is like any other network, so any use of pcAnywhere on an office network would apply to a home network.. Common uses of pcAnywhere on a network include the following:

Computer troubleshooting: With pcAnywhere, you can connect to another user's computer and directly troubleshoot a large number of problems, fixing them yourself and by-passing the sometimes difficult technique of guiding the user through a series of exploratory steps to determine or repair a problem.
Tutorials and demonstrations: With pcAnywhere, you can let someone connect to your computer and observe your screen as you demonstrate or teach new software, display the results of your work or project, or give a presentation. In addition, you can interactively work with a remote user to jointly edit documents or work on other projects together.
Running applications: With pcAnywhere, you can connect to another computer and run software applications that you may not have installed on your computer. You can print from that application to a network printer, or even to a local printer attached to your machine.
Transferring files: With pcAnywhere you can easily transfer files back and forth between computers, or synchronize common directories on your computers.
Telecommuting: With pcAnywhere, telecommuting becomes much more flexible, enabling you to move back and forth between your workstation at work and your computer at home. pcAnywhere enables you to incorporate all the other features mentioned into your telecommuting—giving you a much larger arsenal of telecommuting tools than you would normally possess.

See the following documents for details on using other Symantec products in a home or small office network environment:

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Document ID: 1999120913191112
Last Modified: 06/12/2003
Date Created: 12/09/1999
Operating System(s): Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP Home, Windows XP Professional
Product(s): pcAnywhere 10.0, pcAnywhere 10.5, pcAnywhere 11.0