Logging In to RemotelyAnywhere
After entering the URL into your browser and pressing enter, you will see the RemotelyAnywhere Login screen.
RemotelyAnywhere will access the user database to authenticate the user. Initially, you will need to log on as someone who is a member of the Administrators group. You can later change this default behavior by granting NT users or NT groups access to RemotelyAnywhere under .
By clicking NTLM you can use your current Windows login credentials to verify your identity on the Host. This option is only available on local networks when accessing a Windows XP computer. It will use your current credentials (those you entered at the NT logon prompt on the computer running your browser) to identify you to the Host.
Advanced RemotelyAnywhere Login Options
By clicking on Show advanced options in the login window the following additional options become available:
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| Go directly to Remote Control | Using these buttons you can select whether you want to go directly into Remote Control, to File Transfer & Synchronization or to the Main Menu page - this last option being the default. |
| Full and Light Interfaces | You can choose between the full and light interfaces. RemotelyAnywhere’s full interface is for DHTML capable browsers. The light interface is more suitable for old browsers or users with slow Internet connections. |
| TLS | You can set what versions of TLS RemotelyAnywhere can use. For more information, see Setting the TLS version on a RemotelyAnywhere host. |
| SSL | If you set up SSL Support for RemotelyAnywhere all traffic between the client and the host will be encrypted using industry-strength 128-bit ciphers, protecting your passwords and data. You can do this by going to , and following the step-by-step instructions there. |
| Select language | You can select the language of your RemotelyAnywhere user interface. |
Setting the TLS version on a RemotelyAnywhere host
Set which version of TLS a RemotelyAnywhere host can use.
- Connect to the preferred RemotelyAnywhere host.
- Click .
- Under , select what version of TLS the host can use.
Bypassing the RemotelyAnywhere Login Screen
You can force an NTLM login - and thus bypass the login screen entirely - by appending /ntlm/ to the URL with which you access RemotelyAnywhere. For example, the URL http://MAILSERVER:2000 would become http://MAILSERVER:2000/ntlm/. Ensure you include the trailing slash.
You can also use this method to bypass the menu system and access certain parts of RemotelyAnywhere directly:
- Remote Control: http://your.machine.here:2000/ntlm/remctrl.html
- Command Prompt: http://your.machine.here:2000/ntlm/telnet.html
- Chat: http://your.machine.here:2000/ntlm/chat.html
Similarly, you can specify your username and password in the URL - thus forcing a normal login - by appending the credentials in a /login:username:password:domain/ form to the URL with which you access RemotelyAnywhere.
For example, the URL http://MAILSERVER:2000 would become http://MAILSERVER:2000/login:username:password:domain/. Ensure you include the trailing slash.
The Windows NT domain you are logging into is optional. If omitted, RemotelyAnywhere will try to authenticate you to the computer on which it is running, then in the domain to which it belongs. The following URLs are examples:
- Remote Control: http://your.machine.here:2000/login?username=x&password=y&domain=z&go=r
- Command Prompt: http://your.machine.here:2000/login:yourloginname:yourpassword/telnet.html
- Chat: http://your.machine.here:2000/login:yourloginname:yourpassword/chat.html