There are two ways to launch connections to PC-Duo Host computers from the PC-Duo Master. P2P Edition customers always use the Peer-to-Peer Hosts tab while PC-Duo RAS customers always use the "Gateway Hosts" tab. Note that PC-Duo RAS Edition customers may also use the Peer-to-Peer Hosts tab, given the understanding that these connections are not centrally routed through PC-Duo RAS server.
This section describes the components of the PC-Duo Master window. Double-click on any Host computer in either the Peer-to-Peer Hosts tab or the Gateway Hosts tab of the PC-Duo Master window in order to open a connection to that computer (or right-click and choose "Connect"). A Master Connection Window will open for that computer (see "Connection Window Operation" for more information). You can have one or more Master Connection Windows to different Host computers open at the same time. The PC-Duo Master window has a set of tabs to organize access to remote Host computers in your network. These tabs are at the bottom of the window:
u "Peer-to-Peer Hosts": Find and make peer-to-peer connections to remote machines with PC-Duo Host in this tab.
u "Gateway Hosts": Choose a Gateway and a Gateway Group (by default, the Group is set to My Hosts), and find and make Gateway-managed connections to remote machines with PC-Duo Host in this tab. Screen activity on the Host machine can also be recorded (with or without an active connection) and played back in the "Playback Window".
u "Active Connections": View and/or disconnect active peer-to-peer or Gateway-managed connections in this tab.
u "History": Review a list of recent peer-to-peer and Gateway-managed connections in this tab. If the Hosts are still available, make connections to those Hosts in this tab.
u "Favorites": Keep a list of favorite peer-to-peer or Gateway-managed connections in this tab.
u "Cycling Monitor Hosts": Continuously monitor peer-to-peer or Gateway-managed connections in this tab. Create a list of Host computers to monitor in a view-only mode by cycling through the connections to each Host.
NOTE: Windows Firewall may prevent some Host computers from appearing in the Master window. By default, PC-Duo Host automatically adds the PC-Duo Host service to the list of Windows Firewall exceptions, but if this is turned off, then you may need to add the PC-Duo Host application (along with appropriate transport and port, e.g. UDP 1505 and/or TCP 1505) as an exception to Windows Firewall on that Host computer.
In addition to the tabs, the following additional features are available through the PC-Duo Master window:
u Connecting to computers running VNC server (e.g. Mac, Linux). See “VNC Hosts”.
u Menus for selecting features. See “Menu options”.
u Default Master window settings. See “Master Settings”.
