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Start a Remote Control Session

After you have a computer configured in an address book, you can start a remote control connection.

To start a remote control session

1. Locate the computer that you want to control.

   Note: The computer you are attempting to locate may appear in the Local Address Book pane, Global Address Book pane (if Centralized security is enabled), or the My Favorites folder.

2. Double-click the computer, or right-click and click Open.

   The Connection Settings dialog appears.

3. Configure the connection to the remote computer, including login information, mode, network protocol and address, and so on.
4. Click Connect.

   Alternatively, if you are already aware that the target computer is not switched on, and if Wake-on-LAN information is available for that computer, click Power Up on the Advanced tab of the Connection Settings dialog to send a Wake-on-LAN request.

Note: If the computer to which you are attempting to connect was not listening for the connection, the viewer window displays the following message: “Unable to connect to remote machine, check that the remote machine is listening for connections.” Other types of attempted connection messages could appear. Resolve the issue and return to Step 2.