User manual LAPLINK DOUBLEVIEW QUICK START GUIDE

[. . . ] It sends screen content as well as the mouse and keyboard signals from the primary PC to the secondary PC. Viewer program: The DoubleView program that runs on the secondary PC. It receives screen content as well as the mouse and keyboard signals from the primary PC. Primary display: The display of your primary PC. [. . . ] Enter Your Serial Number This dialog box appears when you run DoubleView for the first time. Enter your license key exactly as it is provided, then click Continue. If you enter an incorrect number, please restart the program and try again. Laplink DoubleViewTM Quick Start Guide Main Features Access primary display options The easiest way to access the DoubleView options is to right-click on the server system tray icon: Control the secondary PC by switching to the Remote Control Mode 1. Confirm that the secondary display is enabled. On the primary PC, right-click on the server Note: You can use the Scroll Lock hotkey to change between the two DoubleView modes. system tray icon and choose Switch to Remote Control Mode. Enable / Disable secondary display Ensure the following: 1. The server program and the viewer program are both running. When you select Switch to Remote Control Mode, the extended screen minimizes into the background. Once you move the cursor into the secondary display, you will be able to control your secondary PC with the mouse and the keyboard of your primary PC. Note: The remote control mode is not available while DoubleView is in Window mode (Use Secondary Display in full-screen is unchecked). Synchronize clipboard contents When using DoubleView in the Remote Control mode, you can transfer simple text between the two PCs. Note that changing the clipboard contents on one PC overwrites them on the other PC. 2. The DoubleView system tray icon is blue and solid yellow on the primary PC, and yellow on the secondary PC. To activate the secondary display, choose one of these two methods: · Double-click on the server system tray icon. · Right-click on the server system tray icon and select Enable or Disable Secondary Display from the server program pop-up menu. Switch between the full-screen and the window display modes of the secondary display In Extended Screen Mode, the secondary display can be viewed as a window or as a full screen inside the secondary PC's screen. Right-click on the server system tray icon and choose Configuration, then Use Secondary Display in full-screen. Secondary display set as a window inside the secondary PC's screen. Use DoubleView with existing dual monitor systems · If · If you have a dual monitor setup on your primary PC, no additional action is required. you have a dual monitor system on your secondary PC, you will only be able to extend the primary PC's view to one monitor at a time. As a full screen, the secondary display uses the entire area of the screen. Laplink DoubleViewTM Quick Start Guide Page 5 Troubleshooting System tray icon color is not blue (Solid yellow) Almost ready. The DoubleView server program has detected the DoubleViewer_Viewer program and is waiting for your command. Double-click on the server system tray icon (primary PC) to enable the secondary display. You can also right-click on the icon and select Enable Secondary Display. The cursor does not move into the secondary display You may have to adjust the location of the secondary display relative to the primary display. Right-click on the server system tray icon, select Configuration, then ". . . " (three dots). Note: you can open the same dialog box by rightclicking your Windows desktop and selecting Properties in the drop-down menu. · If the icon does not change to blue, restart the primary PC, then restart the DoubleView program. on the primary PC, restart the computer, and reinstall the program. (Black) No response from the secondary display. Drag the secondary display icon to the location that corresponds to its physical arrangement relative to the primary display. · If this still does not work, uninstall DoubleView 1. Right-click on the server system tray icon 2. Restart the viewer program on your secondary PC. Check the server system tray icon: when its color changes to solid yellow, you are ready to activate the secondary display. (Alternating black and yellow) The server program could not find the viewer program because: (a) your computers are not connected, or (b) the firewall is preventing the computers from connecting to each other. · Close and restart the program on your primary and secondary PCs. Cannot see the system tray icon Windows XP only: right-click on Start, select Properties, press the Taskbar tab, and disable the Hide inactive icons option. [. . . ] If you receive the "Request timed out" message instead, the TCP/IP protocol may be malfunctioning or the firewall may be blocking the connection. For further assistance with the TCP/IP protocol, please go to http://support. To properly configure the firewall, please refer to the sections on configuring Windows XP or ZoneAlarm firewalls. 6. Click OK when done. Laplink DoubleViewTM Quick Start Guide Page 8 Configuring ZoneAlarm® Firewall This section describes how to properly configure the ZoneAlarm firewall. [. . . ]