User manual LAPLINK DOUBLEVIEW QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] Secondary display: The display that shows the program windows that you moved from your primary display. Server (or viewer) system tray icon: The DoubleView program icon in the System Tray (bottom-right of the display next to the clock). System Requirements Both computers must be connected via a network connection that uses the TCP/IP protocol, such as: Firewire, Wireless LAN, a "cross-over" Ethernet cable, a network hub, or a USB network cable. Primary PC: · Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP / 2000 / 2003 · Available hard-disk space: 5 MB · CPU speed: 133 MHz Secondary PC: · Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 / 98SE / Me / XP / 2000 / 2003 · Available hard-disk space: 500 KB Laplink DoubleViewTM Quick Start Guide Page 3 Installing Laplink DoubleViewTM Install DoubleView Server 1. Double-click the DoubleView_setup. exe icon on your primary PC. Install DoubleView Viewer You will next copy a small viewer program to the secondary PC. 2. [. . . ] The sections that follow contain tips on the program's main features, configuring the Windows XP or ZoneAlarm firewall, and troubleshooting. Page 4 9. Enter Your Serial Number This dialog box appears when you run DoubleView for the first time. Enter your license key exactly as it is provided, then click Continue. If you enter an incorrect number, please restart the program and try again. Laplink DoubleViewTM Quick Start Guide Main Features Access primary display options The easiest way to access the DoubleView options is to right-click on the server system tray icon: Control the secondary PC by switching to the Remote Control Mode 1. On the primary PC, right-click on the server Note: You can use the Scroll Lock hotkey to change between the two DoubleView modes. system tray icon and choose Switch to Remote Control Mode. Enable / Disable secondary display Ensure the following: 1. The server program and the viewer program are both running. When you select Switch to Remote Control Mode, the extended screen minimizes into the background. Once you move the cursor into the secondary display, you will be able to control your secondary PC with the mouse and the keyboard of your primary PC. Note: The remote control mode is not available while DoubleView is in Window mode (Use Secondary Display in full-screen is unchecked). Synchronize clipboard contents When using DoubleView in the Remote Control mode, you can transfer simple text between the two PCs. Note that changing the clipboard contents on one PC overwrites them on the other PC. 2. The DoubleView system tray icon is blue and solid yellow on the primary PC, and yellow on the secondary PC. To activate the secondary display, choose one of these two methods: · Double-click on the server system tray icon. · Right-click on the server system tray icon and select Enable or Disable Secondary Display from the server program pop-up menu. Switch between the full-screen and the window display modes of the secondary display In Extended Screen Mode, the secondary display can be viewed as a window or as a full screen inside the secondary PC's screen. Right-click on the server system tray icon and choose Configuration, then Use Secondary Display in full-screen. Secondary display set as a window inside the secondary PC's screen. Use DoubleView with existing dual monitor systems · If · If you have a dual monitor setup on your primary PC, no additional action is required. you have a dual monitor system on your secondary PC, you will only be able to extend the primary PC's view to one monitor at a time. As a full screen, the secondary display uses the entire area of the screen. Laplink DoubleViewTM Quick Start Guide Page 5 Troubleshooting System tray icon color is not blue (Solid yellow) Almost ready. The DoubleView server program has detected the DoubleViewer_Viewer program and is waiting for your command. Double-click on the server system tray icon (primary PC) to enable the secondary display. You can also right-click on the icon and select Enable Secondary Display. The cursor does not move into the secondary display You may have to adjust the location of the secondary display relative to the primary display. Right-click on the server system tray icon, select Configuration, then ". . . " (three dots). Note: you can open the same dialog box by rightclicking your Windows desktop and selecting Properties in the drop-down menu. · If the icon does not change to blue, restart the primary PC, then restart the DoubleView program. Drag the secondary display icon to the location that corresponds to its physical arrangement relative to the primary display. · If this still does not work, uninstall DoubleView 1. Check the server system tray icon: when its color changes to solid yellow, you are ready to activate the secondary display. (Alternating black and yellow) The server program could not find the viewer program because: (a) your computers are not connected, or (b) the firewall is preventing the computers from connecting to each other. · Close and restart the program on your primary and secondary PCs. Cannot see the system tray icon Windows XP only: right-click on Start, select Properties, press the Taskbar tab, and disable the Hide inactive icons option. This prevents the taskbar from hiding the DoubleView icon. · Check that the firewall is properly configured (see the sections on configuring Windows XP or ZoneAlarm firewalls). in the Troubleshooting section of this guide. · Refer to Cannot activate the secondary display Laplink DoubleViewTM Quick Start Guide Page 6 Troubleshooting (continued) Cannot activate the secondary display (System tray icon is alternating black and yellow) 1. [. . . ] In the text box type "\\" followed by the IP address for the PC where you are presently working, then click OK. Repeat A, but instead of entering the PC's own IP address, enter that of the other (!) PC. A separate Windows Explorer window should open, showing the folders that can be shared over the network. If you receive the "Request timed out" message instead, the TCP/IP protocol may be malfunctioning or the firewall may be blocking the connection. [. . . ]