Controlling access to your computer – ARRIS Timbuktu for Macintosh v8.8.3- Getting Started Guide User Manual
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The Dialing Prefix field can be used to disable call waiting before making
a modem connection (contact your local telephone company to deter-
mine the correct prefix) or to reach an outside line if you’re dialing from
within a company telephone network.
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Use the credit-card information fields if you must pay for the call using a
credit card.
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The Country Code, Area Code, and Phone Number boxes should contain
the number you are calling from. This information is used for callback.
See
“Choosing Callback Options” on page 104
for information about
each option.
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Click Save to save your changes.
Controlling Access to Your Computer
There are several ways to maintain security and restrict access to your computer
by other Timbuktu Pro computers. You may use a master password to prevent any-
one with direct access to your computer from changing your Timbuktu Pro prefer-
ences. See
“Setting Master Password Preferences” on page 36
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Before your computer will accept any incoming connections, you must enable one
or more of the transports in the Incoming Access dialog box. You may also enable
and disable incoming access by selecting transports in the Connection menu. See
“Opening Transports for Incoming Connections” on page 100
In addition, no remote user can connect to your computer without your prior au-
thorization. There are several levels of remote access: you may assign privileges
to all Guest Users, allow remote users to ask for permission to use unassigned
services, and create Registered Users with specific privileges. The setup of vari-
ous security measures is discussed in detail in
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Finally, to quickly prevent all user access to specific services or transports, you
may turn off the selected service on the Features tab in the Preferences dialog
box. See