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LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

By Erik Eckel April 14, 2007, 11:10 AM PDT

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LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn Pro installation

LogMeIn Pro installation

Numerous applications exist for remote access and administration, but few are as easy to set up and use as LogMeIn Pro.

You can download LogMeIn Pro directly from TechRepublic. Once downloaded, double-click the MSI file to begin installation.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Security warning

Security warning

Confirm you wish to install the program by clicking the Run button.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn Pro installation

LogMeIn Pro installation

The LogMeIn Pro installer will appear. Click Next to proceed.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn license agreement

LogMeIn license agreement

Read the LogMeIn Software License Agreement, and if you agree to abide by its terms, click the I Agree button.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Computer description

Computer description

Provide a name for the computer you’re installing LogMeIn on. This is the name that will appear within a Web browser when you connect to the system from a remote location.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn account details

LogMeIn account details

Specify the username (e-mail address) and password for an existing LogMeIn account. Or, to create a new one, click the Create New button. Specify, too, the version of LogMeIn you’re creating the account for (in this case LogMeIn Pro). Then click Next.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Create a new account

Create a new account

Enter an e-mail address and password to create a new account, then click Create Account.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Activate your account

Activate your account

Next, retrieve the e-mail message LogMeIn sends to the e-mail account you specified during installation. You must activate the account by clicking the link provided within this e-mail message.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

E-mail confirmation

E-mail confirmation

Once you’ve clicked the link LogMeIn includes within its confirmation e-mail message, you’ll see this screen confirming that your account is active.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

E-mail confirmation

E-mail confirmation

Upon completing account registration, users see this confirmation screen. The LogMeIn account is now active and ready for use.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn account details

LogMeIn account details

Now that the LogMeIn account is created, confirmed and active, you can provide the e-mail address and password. Once entered, click the Next button.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn computers

LogMeIn computers

Upon logging in to your LogMeIn account you can add computers using the Add Computer link. Note that a separate license is required to add separate PCs and servers to your LogMeIn Pro account.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn installation

LogMeIn installation

Alternatively, you can install LogMeIn on a system by continuing the Setup program. After entering your e-mail address and password and clicking Next, installation begins. The LogMeIn setup program will track installation status, as shown here.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Setup completed

Setup completed

When the LogMeIn setup program completes installation, it displays the confirmation screen shown here.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn enabled and online

LogMeIn enabled and online

Once installed, LogMeIn displays this screen in Windows’ lower right-hand corner.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn Pro - Ready and waiting

LogMeIn Pro - Ready and waiting

Here you can see a Windows XP system with LogMeIn Pro installed. The application displays the menu on the bottom right notifying the user that LogMeIn Pro is ready to accept remote connection requests.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

My Computers

My Computers

Once LogMeIn is installed on a PC or server, that system appears within the LogMeIn account (assuming the remote system is turned on and its LogMeIn application is enabled.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn connecting

LogMeIn connecting

Clicking a computer’s hyperlink on the LogMeIn My Computers screen triggers the connection process. While LogMeIn negotiates the secure remote connection, users see this screen.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Now connected

Now connected

Upon completing the connection, LogMeIn prompts the user to log in to the local machine. Users must enter a valid username and password for the local system to complete the remote connection.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Preferences and settings

Preferences and settings

Once connected to the remote system, LogMeIn Pro offers numerous features, all of whose configuration and settings are administered using this home page console. In addition to 256-bit encryption, the Pro version adds local printing support, a powerful file sharing utility and the ability to invite guests to share your PC.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Remote Control

Remote Control

When selecting to Remote Control a system, this menu appears. Using LogMeIn Pro, users can connect their local default printer to the session, synchronize the local clipboard and choose to remember the settings they configure the first time the connection is accessed.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Connection progress

Connection progress

Once a Remote Control session is initialized, LogMeIn displays connection status.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

The Remote Desktop

The Remote Desktop

The remote system then appears withini the Web browser. Users can access programs, applications and files as if they were seated at the remote system.

Note the connection message LogMeIn displays. Toward the upper-right corner, LogMeIn informs local users of the remote system that another user (identified within the window) is connected to the system).

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

LogMeIn Pro file sharing

LogMeIn Pro file sharing

LogMeIn Pro boasts a powerful File Sharing console, shown here. Accessed from the Home menu, File Sharing simplifies file exchanges between local and remote systems.

LogMeIn Pro: The Right Tool for the Job?

Remote control settings

Remote control settings

From the Home menu, users can access Remote Control preferences. Here you can see a variety of preferences can be changed changing the remote control experience.

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