ARRIS Timbuktu for Macintosh v8.8.3- Getting Started Guide - Manual (Page 31)

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Customizing Your Timbuktu Pro Preferences
To customize the behavior of your Timbuktu Pro installation, click the Setup menu
and choose Preferences. The Preferences dialog box lets you specify certain con-
figuration options for Timbuktu Pro. The tabs in the Preferences dialog box are as
follows:
• General—Controls Timbuktu Pro general and startup preferences. See “Set-
ting General Preferences” on page 32 .
• Check for Update—Enables the Check for Update feature and allows you to
check for updates immediately. See
“Checking for Updates” on page 33 .
• Features—Enables and disables Timbuktu Pro transports and features. See
“Using the Features Manager” on page 34 .
• Master Password—Sets an optional master password, which restricts access
to Timbuktu Pro’s configuration settings. See
“Setting Master Password Pref-
erences” on page 36 .
• Password Rules—Sets restrictions on the passwords used by your Registered
Users. See
“Setting Password Rules” on page 38 .
• Sound—Specifies the sounds that play when Timbuktu Pro performs certain
actions. See
“Using the Sound Manager” on page 39 .
• Messages Received—Specifies the location of the Messages Received folder.
See
“Setting Messages Received Options” on page 40 .
• Control/Observe—Sets screen-sharing window preferences. See “Setting
Screen-Sharing Preferences” on page 41 .
• IP Locator—Specifies the email address Timbuktu Pro sends to the Internet
Locator server. See
“Setting IP Locator Preferences” on page 42 .
• Proxy Server—Specifies the proxy server used to make Timbuktu Pro connec-
tions to computers outside your local network. See
“Setting Proxy Server Pref-
erences” on page 44 .
• TCP Contact Port—Specifies the TCP port used for Timbuktu Pro traffic. See
“Setting the TCP Contact Port” on page 44 .
• TCP Security—Sets connection-security options. “Setting Connection-Secu-
rity Options” on page 45 .
• Dial Direct—Sets Dial Direct preferences. See “Setting Dial Direct Prefer-
ences” on page 46 .
The following sections describe each of these tabs.