ARRIS Timbuktu for Macintosh v8.8.3- Getting Started Guide - Manual (Page 7)

Getting Started with Timbuktu Pro for Macintosh | 7
Connecting with Timbuktu Pro
When you’re at the office, Timbuktu Pro runs over your organization’s local net-
work for easy conferencing and information sharing. When you’re home or travel-
ing, you can log on to a remote access server and use Timbuktu Pro to take direct
control of your office computer. You can even use your modem to dial directly into
the modem of another computer, with no network connection required.
Once you connect to a remote computer with Timbuktu Pro, you can run software
at its normal speed, dramatically decreasing over-the-phone delay of applications
such as relational databases and electronic mail. Timbuktu Pro gives you full ac-
cess to remote resources, but transfers only screen, keyboard, and mouse infor-
mation—you don’t have to move large amounts of data over slow telephone links.
Timbuktu Pro Transports
Timbuktu Pro communicates with other Timbuktu Pro computers over TCP/IP net-
works (LAN, WAN, DSL, cable, and ISDN) and over direct modem-to-modem con-
nections. If you are connected to the Internet or can make a modem connection,
you can use TCP/IP and Timbuktu Pro services to collaborate with other Timbuktu
Pro users around the world.
The TCP/IP Transport
Most of your Timbuktu Pro connections will use the TCP/IP transport, which uses
the same protocol as any basic Internet or intranet connection.
The Skype Transport
The Skype transport provides an additional connection pathway for Timbuktu Pro
services. Skype is an Internet-telephony application available for free download
at www.skype.com. Skype uses a proprietary connection protocol that can cross
many firewall and NAT-router configurations without requiring any special config-
uration. When integrated with the Skype application, Timbuktu Pro can “piggy-
back” on the Skype data stream to establish a Timbuktu Pro connection.
The Skype transport makes it possible to make Timbuktu Pro connections to com-
puters behind NAT routers or firewalls, or otherwise inaccessible to previous ver-
sions of Timbuktu Pro without special configuration. You can open a Timbuktu Pro
connection to any computer to which you can open a Skype connection.