VNC Enterprise Edition connects two computers together over a network and enables you to take control of one (the host computer) from the other (a client computer) irrespective of where the two are in the world, or incompatibilities they may have in platform, architecture, or operating system.

VNC Enterprise Edition consists of two separate programs, VNC Server and VNC Viewer. You install and run VNC Server on the host computer; that is, the computer to be controlled. You run VNC Viewer on the client computer, use it to establish an encrypted, authenticated connection to the host computer and, when VNC Viewer displays the host’s desktop in a new window, take control of it using the client’s keyboard and mouse. You can run applications, change settings, and access data on the host computer exactly as you would be permitted to do were you sitting in front of it.

Note: Other users can connect to the host computer at the same time as you. You may be sharing control.

A. Host computer running VNC Server. B. Client computers running VNC Viewer, each connected to VNC Server, and displaying the host computer’s desktop. C. A network, for example a Local Area Network or the Internet. D. Secure (authenticated and encrypted) connections.

VNC Enterprise Edition solves different problems for users with different requirements, from the family member troubleshooting computer problems over the Internet to the system administrator configuring devices remotely for the enterprise environment. To find out how to get the information you need from this User Guide, see What to read next.

VNC® Enterprise Edition User Guide

VNC^® Enterprise Edition User Guide