User manual LOGMEIN BACKUP GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] · An encrypted connection is established between the Source PC and Storage PC, using established Internet protocols (256-bit SSL). · Files held on the Storage PC can be encrypted with password protection using a 1024-bit public key. · No files or folders are held on LogMeIn servers. [. . . ] At a glance, the process looks like this: · Simply send an Installation Link (a clickable URL) to the remote computer on which you want to install LogMeIn Backup. · Ask a colleague at the remote computer (or use a remote access tool) to open the Installation Link. · You will then be able to access the computer using LogMeIn Backup. 4 LogMeIn Backup ­ Getting Started How to Install LogMeIn Backup on a Remote Computer Follow this procedure to send a LogMeIn Backup installation link email to an off-site computer or user. LogMeIn Backup will be installed on the computer that the recipient is using when the installation link is opened. On the My Computers page, click Add Computer. The Select a LogMeIn Product page is displayed. On the Select a LogMeIn Product page, select the Deploy LogMeIn Backup to remote computer(s) option and click Continue. The Set Computer and Application Properties page is displayed. Fill in the necessary fields and select the appropriate options for the remote installation: · · Enable computer(s) as a Storage PC to store Backup sets: This enables the machine receiving the link to act as both a Backup Source PC and a Storage PC. Protect LogMeIn Backup Console with the LogMeIn account password: Select this option to provide an additional level of security to ensure that the LogMeIn account password has to be entered before Backup can be used on the remote machine. I want to receive email alerts about backup results: Select this option to monitor backup activity made by the remote machine. Email alerts are sent to the specified address(es). · Once you have made the appropriate settings, click Continue. Send the installation link using one of these methods: · Copy: This copies the link in the field to the PC's clipboard, ready for pasting into an email message or an instant message service message. The recipient then has only to click on the link to begin the LogMeIn Backup installation process. Send by email: This will automatically open the administrator's default email client, for example Microsoft Outlook, and insert the link into the body of the message. Select Test link to see how the link will look to the recipient. This could be used, for example, to check if settings have been made correctly. · · 5. Tell the recipient to click on the installation link and follow all on-screen installation instructions. [. . . ] By default, every PC added to your account is a Storage PC. 10 LogMeIn Backup ­ Getting Started Legal Notice PUBLISHED BY LogMeIn, Inc. 500 Unicorn Park Drive Woburn, MA 01801 Copyright © 2009 by LogMeIn, Inc. No part of the contents of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the publisher. [. . . ]