5 Chat appearance 154 Additional chat options 156 Voice Chat options 158 Audio devices 159 Using Radmin Server 161 Choosing startup mode 162 Starting and Stopping 163 Using Windows Security 164 Using Radmin Security 166 Setting up IP filter 169 Changing port 172 Using the tray icon 174 Asking connection permission 176 Text Chat options 178 Voice Chat options 180 Using logging 182 Miscellaneous settings 186 Command-line switches 188 Changing language 190 Managing Radmin security 192 Protecting your computer 193 Safety tips 194 Remote Deployment 195 Licensing Radmin 196 Contact us 203 5
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10 Radmin 3.0 key features Main Radmin Viewer window: Full compatibility with Windows Vista User-friendly interface The Radmin Viewer interface is optimized to be as user friendly as possible. Phonebook for storing connection information Radmin provides a phonebook with an explorer-like interface, folders and drag-and-drop support that allows the user to organize remote computers and change settings for individual records. All phonebook records are stored in a file that can be exported or imported. Multilanguage user interface and built-in help Radmin contains a multilanguage engine to use language modules that are available for download from the Famatech website. Radmin Servers scanner A high-speed, multi-threaded scanner allowing users to determine the hosts from the phonebook that are currently running Radmin Server. Shortcuts from phonebook record to desktop Creates a one-click shortcut to any remote computer from its phonebook record. Tray icon minimization Radmin Viewer window can be configured so it minimizes into your system tray when you are not using it. Remote Screen Window: DireñtScreenTransfer Technology Radmin uses a video hook kernel mode driver under Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista to capture screen changes. This boosts the capture rate to hundreds of screen updates per second. Transfers a remote screens in either 2, 4, 16, 256, 65 thousand or 16 million colors at blazing speed Radmin uses cutting-edge programming techniques to capture remote screen changes, pack them and transfer them via an encrypted connection to the Viewer. High-resolution modes 10
14 What's new in Radmin version 3.0 Main Radmin Viewer window: Folders in Radmin phonebook. Explorer-like tree view window with Radmin folders. Drag and drop of items and folders. Radmin phonebook stored in the file. Export-import phonebook files. Scan for running Radmin Servers. Ability to create shortcuts to phonebook items on desktop. Options dialog in main window. Defaults for new connections in options. Global options for Remote Screen, File transfer, Chat, Audio Chat in the Main window options. Minimize Radmin Viewer main window to tray icon. Remote Screen Window: Full screen stretch view mode. Smooth scaling in the remote screen window. Toolbar at the top alowing for fast switching between connection modes, sending key combinations, switching view modes and changing current remote monitor. Server cursor support in two ways: replace of local cursor, draw with screen updates. Mouse wheel and additional buttons support. Auto mouse scroll in the Remote Screen window. Multiple monitors support. Support for color modes from 1 bit to true color. Special keystrokes handling (Alt-Tab, Windows key, etc). Configurable keyboard shortcuts for Radmin commands. Fast launch of other connections (file transfer, chat, voice, telnet) from Remote Screen window without entering passwords again. Ability to keep aspect ration in stretch view. Support for Unicode clipboard contents. Smooth scaling. File transfer mode: Vertical panel splitting. Movable toolbar and combobox panels. New hotkeys added: access folder selection menu, sorting files and folders, copy selected files and directories, rename files and folders, switch between panes, refresh the active pane. Hotkey to open new file transfer window without entering login and password. 4Gb+ file transfer support. Execute files on the local computer. File names in Unicode format support. New connection modes: 14
21 Obtaining a remote computer's IP address You will need the remote computer's IP address or DNS name to connect to it. You can obtain it in the following ways: Using the Radmin Server icon If the Radmin Server installed on the remote computer, move the mouse cursor over tray icon and IP address will appear. Using standard Windows programs Run the ipconfig.exe command (winipcfg.exe under Windows 95) from the remote computer's command-line and examine the 'IP address' field. To obtain DNS name, run the ipconfig.exe with /all command-line switch and examine the 'host name' and 'primary dns suffix' fields. 21
61 Scanning a phonebook for active servers To scan a phonebook for active servers: 1. Click the 'Scan for active servers ' toolbar button. 2. For phonebook records that have Radmin Server running on a corresponding remote computer the icon will change to The Scan For Active Servers command can be issued in a number of ways: By clicking on the "Scan For Active Servers " toolbar button. By selecting the "Tools"->"Scan For Active Servers" menu command. By hitting then F5 hotkey. This information is valid for the last scan and may be obsolete. The scan uses the remote port specified in the record's settings. 61
96 Using the message notification system A notification system lets you know when new messages have been posted to non-active public or private channels. When a new message appears in a non-active channel, an icon will appear in front of channel s name in the channels list. Public message notification Occurs when a message is received on a non-active public channel. Indicated by the icon: Private message notification Occurs when a message is received on a non-active private channel. Indicated by a flashing icon: These icons will disappear when the channel becomes active. If Radmin Viewer is configured to show the tray icon, this icon will flash with each new private message. 96
142 Options: General The 'Options' window lets you configure general Radmin Viewer behavior. General options window You can configure the following options: Minimize to tray icon If this option is checked, Radmin Viewer will display its icon in the system tray and remove its window from the taskbar when it is minimized. To restore the Radmin Viewer window, click on its system tray icon. If you right-click on the Radmin Viewer tray icon, its menu will appear. This menu lets you display the Radmin Viewer window, close the program, or view the 'About' box. Tray menu 142
154 Options: Chat appearance The 'Options' window lets you manage chat appearance. Chat appearance options window You can configure the following options: Tray Icon Specify how the program displays the taskbar notification area ('system tray') icon: Don't Show The icon will not appear. Minimize Window to tray The icon will always appear. If the chat window is minimized, it will be removed from the taskbar. Hide Window to tray If the chat window is minimized, it will be removed from the taskbar and the icon 154
155 will be added to the tray. Always Show The icon will always appear. Add new chat messages to the Specifies text chat log orientation: Bottom New messages will appear at the bottom of the log. Top New messages will appear at the top of the log. Define font for each chat interface element This option lets you select the color and font for a selected interface item using the Set font and Set color buttons. If either button has been disabled, no font or color can be selected for the corresponding item. 155
161 Using Radmin Server Radmin Server needs to be installed and running on a remote computer in order for you to control it. Starting and stopping Radmin Server Refer to the 'Starting and stopping Radmin Server ' help section. Accessing Radmin Server settings You can access the settings for Radmin Server in the following ways: Use the shortcut in "Start"->"Programs"->"Radmin Server" called "Settings for Radmin Server". If the Radmin Server icon appears in the tray : right-click it and select the 'Settings For Radmin Server' menu item. Execute rserver3.exe with the command-line key /setup. 161
163 Starting and stopping Radmin Server Overview Radmin Server needs to be running on a remote computer for a local computer be able to connect to it. You can determine whether Radmin Server is running by presence of the Radmin icon in the system tray: - Radmin server is started - Radmin server is started and users are connected Starting Radmin Server Radmin Server can be configured to either start automatically on computer startup or manually. You can manually start the program in the following ways: By using the Start menu shortcut Start Radmin Server (preferable). By executing the RServer3.exe file located in the Radmin installation directory with the /start command-line switch. Stopping Radmin Server You can stop the program in these ways: Use the Start menu shortcut Stop Radmin Server (preferable). Right-click the Radmin Server tray icon and select the 'Stop Radmin Server' menu item. Execute the RServer3.exe file located in the Radmin installation directory with the /stop commandline switch. 163
174 Using the Radmin Server tray icon Radmin Server displays an icon in the taskbar notification area (also known as 'the system tray'). Right-clicking on this icon will display a context menu that has following items: Radmin Server tray icon menu Current connections Select this menu item to display the 'Current Connections' window Radmin Server 'Current Connections' window 174 2ff7e9595c
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