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Once the LapLink Everywhere program is installed on the
host computer, you can connect to it in two ways:
You can use LapLink Everywhere connections for tradi-
tional LapLink-to-LapLink connections.
•• Open a LapLink connection from a guest computer
running LapLink Gold. LapLink Gold must be running
on both computers, but LapLink Everywhere needs to
be installed and running only on the host.
Or you can connect from any Internet browser, without
using LapLink at all.
•• Open a LapLink Everywhere connection from a web
browser, anywhere there is a connection to the internet.
Simply leave LapLink Everywhere running on the host
computer. You do not have to run LapLink at all on the
guest computer.
For maximum flexibility, leave both LapLink Gold and
LapLink Everywhere running on the host computer. You can
then connect from another computer running LapLink Gold
and from any device that allows you to browse the Internet.
Only LapLink-to-LapLink connections offer the complete
range of LapLink features. When you use an Internet
browser, you can read e-mail, transfer files, and perform
remote control, but advanced features like automatic syn-
chronization are not available.
Preparing to use LapLink Everywhere
As part of the installation of LapLink Gold you are asked
whether you want to begin your free trial of the LapLink
Everywhere service by setting up your LapLink Everywhere
account and installing LapLink Everywhere. Simply create a
unique user name and password. If you install LapLink
Everywhere on more than one computer, be sure to use the
same user name and password for each one.
If you originally chose not to “Learn more about LapLink
Everywhere” after the installation of LapLink Gold Corpo-
rate, you may still do so at any time by visiting
www.laplink.com, and there begin your free trial.
As with other kinds of connections, you must configure the
security setup of the host computer to allow incoming con-
nections. See
Setting up security for incoming connections .
If you intend to connect to the host computer from an Inter-
net browser for remote control, you must also install LapLink
Secure VNC on the host computer.
NOTE LapLink Secure VNC is an additional service to
LapLink Everywhere, with an additional subscription fee.
Connecting from another LapLink computer over
LapLink Everywhere
To connect over LapLink Everywhere to another com-
puter running LapLink Gold:
1 Click the Connect Over button on the Linkbar and then
click Connect over LapLink Everywhere (Internet)
2 Type the user name and password set up for your LapLink
Everywhere account.
3 All LapLink Everywhere hosts associated with that account
will appear in a list, showing their current availability.
4 Choose the correct host computer, and click OK..
5 Depending on the security settings on the host, you may be
asked for the LapLink Gold username and password. Sup-
ply whatever is required by the LapLink Gold security setup
on the host computer. See
”Allowing incoming connections.
Connecting from any Internet browser
You can connect to the host computer from almost any
device equipped to browse the Internet-from another PC or
a Mac to a PDA or an Internet telephone. The chief require-
ment is that the device must be set up to allow cookies.