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Welcome To
The Solution For:
Improving Remote File Transfer Speeds
By
300-400%
With Remote Network Accelerator
(RNA) You Can:
1) Reduce the time spent waiting for files to download/upload.
2) Upload only the changes made to files instead
of the whole file.
3) Reduce RAS and Wireless access charges by reducing file
access time.
How does RNA work:
RNA speeds up remote access to your office network
through a combination of the following technologies:
Local storage of network files (caching)
Incremental updates using SpeedSync
Compression of data and more efficient transfer
RNA and Caching:
What is Local storage of network files (caching)?
When you access a network file from a remote location, RNA
places a copy of the file in a cache on your local hard disk. While
Working on the file, you work from the cached copy. When you
Save the file, you update both copies. When you open the file again,
RNA compares the network copy with the cached copy and opens the
Cached copy whenever they are identical. When the files are not
Identical, the cache is updated and then opened.
RNA and Caching:
You can see the Cache Statistics in the Properties window of RNA. You access this by clicking on the
“Properties” button and then clicking on the Cache tab. With in this window you can change the size
And location of the cache, empty the cache, stop and restart acceleration, and perform advanced
Operations such as encrypting the cache to secure it.
RNA and SpeedSync:
You can see the Cache Savings in the Properties window of RNA. You access this by left clicking on the
“Properties” button.
RNA and SpeedSync:
What is Incremental updates using SpeedSync?
When you are updating files, SpeedSync shortens transfer times
By sending only the parts of the files that have changed since the
Last update.
SpeedSync works with your local cache to reduce the amount of
data transferred. When you save a network file, for example, only
the most recent changes are sent back to the network, not the
entire file. The same thing happens when you open a network file
that has been changed since the last time you accessed it from
your remote location
RNA and SpeedSync:
You can see the SpeedSync Savings in the Properties window of RNA. You access this by left clicking on the
“Properties” button.
RNA and Compression:
What is Compression of data and more efficient transfer?
Compression speeds the transmission of data by “shrinking”
files before they are sent and restoring them to their original
sizes on arrival. For even greater efficiency, it also groups
and compresses requests for data from the other computer
RNA and Compression:
You can see the Compression Savings in the Properties window of RNA. You access this by left clicking on
the “Properties” button.
Requirements for installing RNA
Client:
Client computers must meet the following requirements
Running Microsoft Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000
Workstation, or Windows XP.
Using Intel or Intel-compatible processor that meets the
Requirements of your Windows Operating System.
8MB RAM plus the RAM that meets the requirements of your
Windows Operating System.
5MB disk space free for the program files and at least 5MB disk
Space free for the cache.
Requirements for installing RNA
Server:
Office network must meet the following requirements
Running a Microsoft or Novell NetWare network
A computer running Microsoft Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000
Server or Workstation, or Windows XP on which the RNA Server
Is installed
A VPN connection over the internet or a remote access server
(such as those available from Microsoft or Cisco)
How to Install RNA
Server and Client:
Whether you’re using a CD-ROM or connecting to a network share for installation
following the instructions below ensure successful installation.
To Install Laplink RNA Client
On the Laplink RNA welcome screen, click Install Client.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Restart Windows to enable the RNA Client
To Install Laplink RNA Server
On the Laplink RNA welcome screen, click Install Server.
Follow the instructions on the screen.
Restart Windows to enable the RNA Server
Setting up an RNA Server:
This section will contain information on how to setup an RNA Server
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server:
First you need to connect to your network as you normally would
whether that’s through dial-up, VPN, wireless access, etc. Once
connected log onto your network.
The first time you access network files over a slow connection,
you’re asked whether you want to connect to an RNA server.
If an RNA server has been setup on your network click yes. (If you’re
unsure whether there’s an RNA server on the network ask your Network
Administrator)
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
After clicking Yes the Remote Network Accelerator Manager will appear.
NOTE: You can also access the Remote Network Accelerator Manager by:
Double clicking on the
icon in the windows system tray
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
From the Laplink – Remote Network Accelerator Manager, click
Service then click Designate Servers.
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
From the Designate Servers window, click the Add button
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
From the Add a Preferred Server window you can either:
1) Select the server from Servers available now
2) Type the IP address of the RNA server into the IP name or address field
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
The Designate Servers window will now display the RNA server
you selected or the IP address you entered instead of <find at connect>.
To proceed click OK.
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
After clicking OK, you are returned to the Remote Network Accelerator
Manager where you need to click the Enable button.
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
After clicking Enable, the Connect button becomes accessible. Click
the Connect button.
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
Upon clicking the Connect button a Connect Servers Manually
window will appear and the Server that you just added will be
Highlighted. Click the Connect button and then click the Close button.
Connecting an RNA Client to an
RNA Server Cont:
After clicking OK, you are returned to the Remote Network Accelerator
Manager where you will now see the Status enabled and the description
Will say Connected to <the name of the server you added>
Working with Files on the Network:
Now that you know how to connect to your RNA Server. Let’s run a
little test to see how much assistance RNA provides. Note: Acceleration
Is more noticeable over a remote connection, like a phone line.
1) Disable RNA by clicking on the Disable button
Working with Files on the Network:
With RNA disabled:
1) Copy a large file from the network (one megabyte or larger) to your desktop
2) Note how long the copy process takes
3) Delete the file from your desktop that you just copied
4) Empty the recycle bin on your desktop
Working with Files on the Network:
Enable RNA (click Enable, click Connect, in the Connect Servers
Manually window click Connect and then click Close) then:
1) Copy the same file that you copied with RNA disabled
2) Note how much faster the copy process was, compared to when RNA
was disabled.
3) Click Properties and in the Laplink Remote Network Accelerator
Properties window to review the statistics and see how much caching,
speedsync and compression benefit you received.
What do the Acceleration
Statistics really mean?:
1)
Total bytes sent and received: shows the total
number of bytes that your computer has requested to
receive from or send to the network.
2)
Unaccelerated and Accelerated: indicate how
much of the information transferred over the remote
connection is accelerated. Laplink RNA first looks in
the cache to see if it can use data stored there. If
possible, it uses SpeedSync to transfer only
information that is not cached. It compresses the
remaining data to the smallest size possible to
transfer it quickly. All data that is found in the cache
or compressed is Accelerated data. The actual data
that transfers across the connection is
Unaccelerated. The more accelerated bytes, the
faster the transfer.
3)
Saved by Compression and Saved by
Caching/SpeedSync: break down the accelerated
statistic to show how that total was reached. If you
access the same network files regularly, you will see
a higher value in the Saved by Caching/SpeedSync
statistic. Otherwise, most accleration is a result of
Laplink RNA’s Saved by Compression.
What do the Acceleration
Statistics really mean? Cont:
4)
Acceleration Ratio: represents the level of
acceleration achieved. A value of 300% means that
Laplink RNA is making file access three times faster
than it would be without acceleration.
5)
Average Speed: shows the average speed of data
traveling across the connection when files are
opened or transferred.
Resetting the Acceleration
Statistics:
Reset Statistics if you want to closely monitor specific network activity. For example, if you want to learn the details about how
a particular file is accelerated, reset the statistics before you transfer the file. You can then check to see how much of the file
was accelerated and ho much faster you can actually work with Laplink RNA.
To reset statistics, click
the Reset Statistics
button
Managing the Cache:
Laplink RNA keeps a cache of
network files to reduce the amount
of information passing between the
network and your remote computer.
Change the cache location by
typing or Browsing to a new
path. Drag the Max Cache Size
slider to change the allowed size of
the cache. Laplink RNA
automatically removes the oldest
information from the Cache when it
reaches the set size limit. Laplink
RNA monitors the cache on disks
as large as 4gb. You can clear the
Cache by clicking on the Clear
Cache Now button.
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Enjoy!