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 . . . Connecting by cable
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Choose the type of cable—serial, parallel, or USB (Univer-
sal Serial Bus)1 —you are going to use based on the cables 
and ports you have available.
Ports are the connectors to which you attach cables and 
peripherals like printers and external modems. To find out 
which types of ports are available, consult the documenta-
tion or the Windows Device Manager for your computer.
Once you decide which kind of cable connection you’ll use, 
plug a LapLink cable into both computers: attach a LapLink 
serial cable to a serial port on each computer, a LapLink 
parallel cable to a parallel port on each computer, or a 
LapLink USB cable to a USB port on each computer.
Before you connect by cable
• Attach an end of a LapLink cable to each computer.
NOTE When attaching the gold cable that comes with 
LapLink Gold Corporate for the first time, Windows will 
detect the device and install the drivers automatically. Sim-
ply click Next and Finish at the Found New Hardware wiz-
ard to complete driver installation and hardware setup.
• Ensure that the proper port—serial, parallel, or USB—is 
enabled in LapLink on both computers. See 
.
• Run LapLink on both computers.
Cables to use for LapLink connections
Use LapLink Gold Corporate’s gold USB cable to connect 
as your first option.
If you don’t have a USB port available, you can also use a 
serial or parallel port. You can obtain cables for these con-
nection types from Laplink. 
If there is more than one type of port available to you, 
remember that USB cables, the fastest of the three, transfer 
up to seven times faster than serial cables. Parallel cables 
transfer data faster than serial cables. 
Connecting to another computer by serial or parallel 
cable
When you start LapLink on two computers connected by 
cable, they will automatically connect. Autoconnect, the 
default setting for cable connections, causes the computers 
to connect automatically. If you change this setting, you can 
connect to the other computer manually.
TIP If the connection does not open automatically, click 
Port Setup on the Options menu and verify that the appro-
priate port (COM, LPT, or USB) is enabled for cable.
To manually connect to another computer by serial or 
parallel cable:
1 Click the Connect Over button on the LinkBar, and then 
click Cable.
2 In the Connection list, click the name of the computer you 
want to connect to.
3 Under Services, check the services you want to use, such 
as File Transfer and Remote Control.
4 Click OK. 
TIP To turn Autoconnect off, click on the Options menu 
and select Connect. On the Connect tab, clear the Enable 
Autoconnect box.