User manual LOGMEIN BACKUP GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] With LogMeIn Backup, you can be confident important data is secure and available when you need it. For additional help and reference, visit the LogMeIn Backup Support Site and Knowledge Base. The content of this document is also available as online Help from the Backup Console Help menu. How does LogMeIn Backup Work, at-a-glance? 1. [. . . ] If you do not have an account, go to the LogMeIn Backup product page at https://secure. logmein. com/products/backup/ and click Get Free Trial. You will be taken to a simple registration page where you create your account. How to Install LogMeIn Backup to a Local Computer Follow this procedure to download and install the LogMeIn Backup software to your local computer. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation process. The installation wizard will guide your progress. About Installing LogMeIn Backup on a Remote Computer You can send installation links to remote machines to facilitate the process of downloading and installing LogMeIn Backup. 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 Select a LogMeIn Product page, select the Deploy LogMeIn Backup to remote computer(s) option and click Continue. 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. 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. [. . . ] 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. LogMeIn®, (LogMeIn® BackupTM, LogMeIn® CentralTM, LogMeIn® Free®, LogMeIn® Pro®, LogMeIn® Pro²TM, LogMeIn® IT ReachTM, LogMeIn® Rescue®, LogMeIn® Ignition, LogMeIn® HamachiTM, LogMeIn® Hamachi²TM), LogMeIn® Rescue+MobileTM, RemotelyAnywhereTM and Network ConsoleTM are either registered trademarks or trademarks of LogMeIn, Inc. [. . . ]