Definitions

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activity log
Ask for Permission user

Chat service

connect

Control service

disconnect

enclosure

Exchange service

Exchange (Delete)

Exchange (Read)

Exchange (Write)

exit
exit and shut down

FlashNote

Guest User

Intercom service

Internet

Internet (numeric) address

Internet name

intranet

log in

Log In dialog box

Notify service
Observe service

password restrictions

Registered User

remote user

screen-sharing window

Timbuktu Pro

user service

user status

activity log (top)

The activity log maintains a list of the Timbuktu Pro computers that have connected to your computer, as well as all the connections you have made. The activity log is useful record of Timbuktu Pro activities. You can also use the activity log to diagnose problems you encounter when using Timbuktu Pro.

To view the activity log, choose Activity Log from the Connections menu.

See also Windows Application Event Log.

Ask for Permission User (top)

A user who is requesting a service that requires your permission before a remote session with your Timbuktu Pro can begin.

Chat service (top)

The Chat service allows Timbuktu Pro users to post messages to one another interactively. A transcript of the Chat text is displayed in a scrollable panel at the top of the window, and you can print or save chat session details.

connect (top)

To establish a session between your computer and a remote Timbuktu Pro computer.

Control service (top)

A Timbuktu Pro service that allows you to operate a remote Timbuktu Pro computer.

disconnect (top)

If you are connected to a remote computer, you disconnect by closing the Timbuktu Pro service window that you are using. If users are connected to you, disconnect any user by choosing Disconnect <User Name> from the Connections menu.

enclosure (top)

One or more files and folders attached to a FlashNote. When a user sends a FlashNote with enclosures to you, you can save the enclosures to the folder of your choice, or you can delete them.

Exchange service (top)

The Exchange service allows you to copy and move files and folders between your computer and a remote Windows PC or Macintosh. You can also allow remote users to use Exchange to access your computer.

The three Exchange sub-services (Read, Write, and Delete) can give a remote user complete access to any of your local disks and to any server volumes you have mapped. The three parts of the Exchange service can each be assigned to different kinds of users.

Warning: If you grant the Exchange privilege to a remote user, the user will be able to access the files on your hard disk, as well as files on any network drive that you are currently logged into. DO NOT grant Exchange privileges if your computer contains sensitive or confidential information.

Exchange (Delete) (top)

A part of the Exchange service that lets a user remove files or folders from any folder on a remote Timbuktu Pro computer.

Exchange (Read) (top)

A part of the Exchange service that lets a user copy files and folders from any folder on a remote Timbuktu Pro computer.

Exchange (Write) (top)

A part of the Exchange service that lets a user copy and modify files and folders to any folder on a Timbuktu Pro computer.

exit (top)

To close the main Timbuktu Pro window while leaving Timbuktu Pro running in the background. This enables remote users to continue connecting to your computer. To exit Timbuktu Pro, choose Exit from the File menu.

See also exit and shot down.

exit and shut down (top)

To close the main Timbuktu Pro window and stop all Timbuktu Pro activity. This prevents remote users from connecting to your computer. To exit and shut down Timbuktu Pro, choose Exit and Shut Down Timbuktu Pro from the File menu, or from the shortcut menu of the Timbuktu Pro system tray icon.

See also exit.

FlashNote (top)

A FlashNote is a message that you can send to a remote user using the Send service.

You can attach files or folders to a FlashNote.

Guest User (top)

A remote user who can connect to your Timbuktu Pro computer without having to type a password. All users on your network can access the services you provide to Guest Users.

Intercom service (top)

Timbuktu Pro's Intercom services allows local and remote users to talk with each other through their computer’s audio hardware.

To use the Intercom service, both computers must be equipped with sound cards, microphones, and speakers.

Internet (top)

A world-wide network connecting businesses, governments, researchers, and educators. Data is transferred across the Internet by the Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP).

Internet (numeric) address (top)

A set of numbers in the form 123.45.67.89 that uniquely identifies a computer that is connected to the Internet. Some users have unchanging (static) Internet addresses, whereas others have dynamic addresses, which change each time the user connects to the Internet. Known also as an IP address.

Internet name (top)

A name, such as timbuktuwindemo.netopia.com, that can be typed in the Address box of the Timbuktu Pro window so that you can connect to the Timbuktu Pro at that address.

intranet (top)

A network, which may be connected to the Internet, that is used by an organization primarily for internal activity rather than for communication with the outside world. To protect the security of the organization's computer systems and information, intranets are often equipped with an electronic barrier, known as a firewall, that can selectively prevent different forms of data traffic originating outside the intranet from reaching computers inside the intranet.

log in (top)

To type the name and password in the Timbuktu Pro Log In dialog box before beginning a session with a remote Timbuktu Pro computer. Logging in is required only if you are using a Registered User account.

Log In dialog box (top)

The Timbuktu Pro Log In dialog box is displayed when you connect to a remote computer and request services that are restricted to Registered Users or that require you to ask for permission. If the service you request is assigned to Guest Users or your Windows NT User account, the Log In dialog box is not displayed.

Notify service (top)

Creates an electronic request to be notified when another Timbuktu Pro computer has become active.

Observe service (top)

A screen-sharing service where you can view the activity on a remote user's desktop but cannot operate or affect the remote computer. The desktop screen appears in a scrollable screen-sharing window.

password restrictions (top)

Three options that you can select by clicking the Password Restrictions button in the Registered Users tab of the Security dialog box. The password restrictions can define an expiration date on all passwords, set a minimum length for all passwords, and require new passwords created by users to be different from any of their three previous passwords.

See Password Restrictions for Registered Users.

Registered User (top)

A user that must supply a user name and password to access your computer. You can create a Timbuktu Pro account for as many Registered Users as you wish, and assign each user a specific set of access privileges. A Registered User can access the services you have assigned to the Registered User account anytime Timbuktu Pro is running on your computer.

See Registered Users.

remote user (top)

A person who has used a Timbuktu Pro service to connect to your Timbuktu Pro computer.

screen-sharing window (top)

The Observe and Control services let you view the desktop activity of another computer in a special window called the screen-sharing window. Everything displayed in the screen-sharing window comes from the screen of the remote computer. You can scroll this window automatically by moving your pointer toward the border of the screen-sharing window.

Timbuktu Pro (top)

Timbuktu Pro is powerful network remote control software. Timbuktu Pro is ideal for workgroups, remote workers, and help desk administrators.

Timbuktu Pro users can access corporate network resources, transfer files, remotely control other computers, and remotely work with other users in real time to collaborate on projects. The full set of Timbuktu Pro service buttons includes Send, Exchange, Observe, Control, Notify, Chat, and Intercom.

user service (top)

Any of the forms of access that a remote user can have with a Timbuktu Pro computer if granted permission by the local Timbuktu Pro user. Services include Send, Exchange, Observe, Control, Chat, Intercom, and Notify.

user status (top)

There are three kinds of Timbuktu Pro remote users: Guest Users (which include Ask For Permission Users and Temporary Guests), Registered Users, and Windows NT Users. Different kinds of users may or may not be prompted for a user name and password.

Guest Users are not prompted for a user name or password. Ask for Permission Users are required to ask for permission from a Timbuktu Pro remote user before they can use the services they request; Temporary Guests are similar to Ask for Permission Users, but they use an older version of Timbuktu Pro. Registered Users must enter their user names and passwords to access a Timbuktu Pro remote user, but they don't require the remote user to be present at his or her Timbuktu Pro computer. Windows NT Users are authenticated by Windows and do not require additional authentication when connecting to a remote Timbuktu Pro computer.