The Invite service allows you to invite other users to access your computer. Once you have specified a remote computer to receive your invitation, you can select the type of invitation you want to extend and send it to the remote user. A window opens on the remote computer, inviting the remote user to begin the Timbuktu Pro session. The recipient will be able to connect to your computer using the service you specify, or decline your invitation by closing the Invite window.
To invite a remote user to access your computer
Select the remote computer or establish a Dial Direct connection.
From the Services menu, choose Invite. Or click the Invite service button.
The Invite window is displayed.
In the Invite window, click a service button to specify the service you wish to invite the other user to access.
Depending on the remote computer’s settings, you may need to ask for permission or log in as a Registered User before the Invite process continues.
The Invite window appears on the remote computer, indicating the service you invited the remote user to use.
The remote user may click Start Session to launch the Timbuktu Pro service or Cancel to close the Invite window.
Note: On Macintosh computers, the service window opens automatically. The Macintosh user may begin using the service or close the window to cancel it.
When the remote user accepts the invitation and the Timbuktu Pro service is launched, the remote user's computer becomes the guest computer and the local computer becomes the host computer. Normally, when you launch a Timbuktu Pro service, your local computer is the guest computer.