ns to limit what you can do with the software, all of which you can configure centrally. Few remote control packages match ReachOut in terms of platform support or the variety of ways in which you can link remote systems. SecurityA proprietary encryption algorithm is employed to make sessions as secure as possible, and it's possible to manage security centrally, with ReachOut able to authenticate remote users using domain security on NT systems. For Windows 95 and 98, ReachOut provides a User Manager that issues user accounts and passwords for guests. Under NT, ReachOut can use NT's user manager to set permissions by user or group and allow for maximum password aging, grace logons after password expires and minimum password lengths. ReachOut boasts many security features. It can require logons; force disconnects after a set time or after a number of bad logon attempts, and requires hosts to call back guests. ItOne option is to configure it to disconnect callers after no activity for a specified time and, after a configurable number of bad logon attempts from all users or one user, it activates an IntruderGuard to deny all logons until the guard resets at the host's console. You can now set ReachOut rights for any user group including those you have defined yourself. The ReachOut Event Viewer installs under WindowsNT as well as under Windows 95/98. The ReachOut log allows some additional information to be included in the events. It also includes Network Associates' McAfee VirusScan for protection when transferring files. Windows NT hosts have the options of using either Microsoft's local security model or ReachOut Enterprise's. ReachOut supports both Entrust and Entrust/Lite version 3.0, to verify users before allowing them to make remote access connections. Entrust also provides encryption for all communication between hosts and guests. However, this reduces the speed of remote control sessions. ServicesReachOut is a remot...
