Mac OS X Installation and Removal Instructions
The instructions and screenshots on this page refer to Mac OS X v10.5 Leopard; other versions of Mac OS X may differ slightly. Please refer to your system documentation for details of how to install and remove software.
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Installing VNC Enterprise Edition
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Double-click on the downloaded installer. On the Welcome to the VNC Enterprise Edition for Mac OS X Installer page, click Continue. You will be prompted to read and agree to the End User License Agreement. Click Agree to accept it and continue. |
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On the Select a Destination page, you will have to select where to install the software. VNC Enterprise Edition must be installed on the system volume, so this will be the only option, even if you have more than one volume. |
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On the next page, click the Customize button if you would like to choose which components are installed:
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Click the Install button to begin installation. You will be promted to authenticate as a user with administrative access to the computer to continue. |
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After installation has completed, you will be prompted to enter a license key. If you already have a valid license key installed, you can click Cancel to skip this step. To obtain a trial license key, fill out this form. |
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To complete installation, click the Restart button to restart you computer. You must restart your computer before you can start using VNC Server; however, you can use VNC Viewer and VNC Address Book without restarting. |
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Removing VNC Enterprise Edition
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To remove VNC Enterprise Edition, run the Uninstall program, located under RealVNC > Advanced. |
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You will be prompted to authenticate as a user with administrative access to the computer. You will then receive a confirmation prompt; click OK and the software will be removed from your system. |
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Using the Stand-Alone VNC Viewer
The installer package contains both the VNC Viewer and the VNC Server and can be used to install just the viewer component. This is the recommended way of installing VNC Viewer if you don't also want to install VNC Server. In particular, it is the only way to install the VNC Address Book.
However, VNC Viewer is also available for download as a stand-alone executable. In this form, it does not need to be installed and can be run directly. This can be useful if your are accessing your VNC Server from an unfamiliar computer, or if you want to carry VNC Viewer with you on a USB memory stick or similar removable storage device.