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The Install program has supplied the CiscoRemote Plus Net Launcher application with information about how to reach your company's network or Internet service. The Net Launcher is set up with the company's or service's access phone number, information about required dialing procedures, and other information you supplied, such as your username and password, if necessary. You use the CiscoRemote Plus Net Launcher application to connect by phone with the remote network. If you will access more than one network or service, you can also use the Net Launcher to record additional access information.
Note CiscoRemote Plus also includes an application called Connect that performs many of the same functions as Net Launcher. Net Launcher provides a simplified means of establishing a connection with a remote network. You can use Connect to set up and use advanced connection features.
Use Net Launcher as a convenient starting point for connecting to your company network or the Internet and opening the CiscoRemote Plus applications. Net Launcher provides easy access to each application. (See Figure 3-1.) To open an application, click on the corresponding application button in the CiscoRemote Plus Net Launcher window. Net Launcher then connects to your company's network or Internet service and opens the application.
Note If you performed a custom installation, selecting only the applications you wanted, the application names in the Net Launcher might be different from those in Figure 3-1.
You record access information about your network or Internet service as a destination. A destination includes the information required to make a connection. The Install program recorded your first destination for you.
When you have recorded the destination information, you can easily connect to a remote network by choosing a destination from a drop-down list and clicking on an application button or the Connect button. (See Figure 3-1.) You can record destination information for each network connection that you intend to use. (See the next section, "Setting Up Destinations.")
To set up a destination, you record information about the remote network server to which you want to connect.You include the telephone number of the network, your login information, and Internet Protocol (IP) information, if required.
Take the following steps to create a destination:
The Net Launcher window opens.
Step 2 Click on the planet icon.
The Destination Setup window appears. (See Figure 3-2.)
Step 3 Enter a name in the Destination field. You can enter a name up to 40 alphanumeric characters long.
Step 4 Enter the phone number (including an area code, if necessary) for the remote network you want to access (include the area code if the number is not a local call) in the Phone Nos field.
If the remote network has more than one access phone number, enter the first phone number and press the Enter key and then enter the next number. You can use hyphens, parentheses, or slashes in phone numbers. You can also create a three-second pause in a dialing sequence by inserting a comma in the number. For example, if you must dial 9 for an outside number, your phone system may require a short pause to make the connection. You can insert a comma after the 9 to create the required pause, or insert multiple commas to create longer pauses, if needed. The following example illustrates a telephone number formatted for modem dialing:
Step 5 Enter your local area code in the Local Area Code field.
Note If the remote network you chose requires you to manually provide a username and password, skip Step 6 and Step 7, leaving the User Name and Password fields blank. Net Launcher will then prompt you for this information each time you connect.
Step 6 Enter your username in the User Name field.
Step 7 Enter your password in the Password field, if necessary.
Step 8 Click on the Dialing Options button.
The Destination Dialing Options window opens. (See Figure 3-3.)
Step 9 Enter the area code prefix in the Area Code Prefix field.
For example, if you must dial 1 before dialing an area code, enter 1 here.
Step 10 Enter any special digits or character sequences needed for dialing in the Prefix field.
For example, if you need to dial a sequence like *70 to turn off call waiting, enter it here. Fill in this field only when a special dialing sequence is needed.
Step 11 Enter your calling card number or credit card number, if you're using one, in the Suffix field.
You can use this field to send your calling card or credit card information automatically.
Note The Prefix and Suffix fields are optional. When entering numbers in them, you can use the same entry punctuation that you used for the Phone Nos field. (See Step 4 .)
Step 12 Click OK to return to the Destination Setup window.
Step 13 Enter your IP address information in the IP Information fields, if necessary.
If you're unsure about the information to enter here, ask your network administrator or Internet service provider for help.
Step 14 Click OK to return to the Net Launcher window.
Net Launcher automatically saves your destination information and the destination name now appears in the Destination drop-down list.
With your destination information recorded, you're ready to connect to your company network or an Internet service.
Take the following steps to connect to your company network or an Internet service:
Step 2 Click on an application button or Connect.
Net Launcher dials your service and connects to the network. Depending on the protocols and network settings, you may be asked to enter additional information to complete the connection.
When the window displays a "Connected" message, your connection is successful. You can now use your other CiscoRemote Plus applications.
With other CiscoRemote Plus applications running, you can exit Net Launcher.
Note If you are using a fax or other communication program on your PC, you may have to disable any automatic receive option to make the modem available to the Net Launcher application.
Connect also has many features for establishing a connection that you may want to use. See the online help to find more information about Connect.
You use Net Launcher to disconnect from your company's network or an Internet service.
Take the following steps to end a connection:
Net Launcher terminates the connection but remains active. You can close Net Launcher or minimize it for later use.
You may need to select different protocol software to match the kind of connection you're using. For example, if you use a portable computer to connect to an Internet service while you're away from your office, and also dock your portable at work, connecting it directly to your company's network, you may need to switch from the CiscoRemote Plus protocols to those of the company's network.
You can switch between using your company's LAN and a remote network using Net Launcher.
Take the following steps to switch connection types:
The CiscoRemote Net Launcher window opens. (See Figure 3-4.)
Step 2 Select the destination you want from the Destination drop-down list.
Posted: Sat Jan 18 23:49:07 PST 2003
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