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Chapter 6: Security
This chapter describes the essential steps to prepare your computer to receive in-
coming Timbuktu Pro connections. You must set up user access privileges and
turn on transports to enable them access. To allow remote users to dial directly
into your computer, you must also set up your computer for Dial Direct access.
To allow more complete control over incoming connections, you also have the
ability to disconnect remote users and keep them from connecting.
Finally, you can protect your own Timbuktu Pro settings using a Master Password.
Setting User Access Privileges
The Define Users dialog box lets you specify privileges for the three kinds of Tim-
buktu Pro users that may access your computer: Guest Users, Ask for Permission
users, and Registered Users.
• Guest Users can services on your computer without entering a user name and
password or asking for permission. Guest Users can use only the services you
specifically grant to them.
• Ask for Permission users can connect to your computer using services you
have not granted to Guest Users by requesting permission to connect. You
can choose whether or not to admit them.
• Registered Users can enter a user name and password to access your com-
puter using any of the services you assigned to their Registered User account.
Assigning Privileges to Guest Users
When you grant a service to Guest Users, any Timbuktu Pro user may access that
service on your computer without entering a user name and password or asking
for permission. The remote user is allowed to use any of the services assigned to
Guest Users in the Define Users dialog box.
Guest Users may connect to your computer by beginning a Timbuktu Pro connec-
tion using the desired service. The Log In dialog box opens.