VNC® Enterprise Edition User Guide

Contents

About This Guide

Chapter 1: Introducing VNC Enterprise Edition

What is VNC Enterprise Edition?

Getting VNC Enterprise Edition ready to use

VNC Enterprise Edition 4.5 connectivity

What to read next

Chapter 2: Getting Started: Connecting A Client To A Host Computer

Step 1: Ensure VNC Server is running on the host computer

Step 2: Start VNC Viewer on the client computer

Step 3: Identify VNC Server on the host computer

Step 4: Select an encryption option

Step 5: Connect and authenticate to VNC Server

Troubleshooting connection

Chapter 3: Using VNC Viewer

Starting VNC Viewer

Configuring VNC Viewer before you connect

Connecting to a host computer

Connected: The VNC Viewer experience

Using the VNC Viewer toolbar

Using the VNC Viewer shortcut menu

Using the VNC Viewer Properties dialog

Managing the current connection

Changing the appearance and behavior of VNC Viewer

Restricting access to functionality

Chapter 4: Connecting From A Web Browser

Connecting to a host computer

Connected: The VNC Viewer for Java experience

Working with VNC Viewer for Java

Chapter 5: Exchanging Information

Printing host computer files to a local printer

Transferring files between client and host computers

Copying and pasting text between client and host computers

Communicating securely using VNC Chat

Chapter 6: Setting Up VNC Server

Starting VNC Server

Running multiple instances of VNC Server

Working with VNC Server

Configuring network communications

Preventing connections to VNC Server

Restricting functionality for connected users

Stopping VNC Server

Chapter 7: Security

Authenticating connections to VNC Server

Relaxing the authentication rules

Bypassing the authentication rules

Relaxing the encryption rules

Preventing particular connections to VNC Server

Restricting functionality for particular connected users

Uniquely identifying VNC Server

Upholding privacy

Appendix A: Saving Connections

Saving connections to VNC Address Book

Using VNC Address Book to connect

Managing connections using VNC Address Book

Saving connections to desktop icons

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Using the VNC Viewer Properties dialog

The VNC Viewer Properties dialog allows you to configure VNC Viewer while a connection is in progress:

(Windows XP. In this example, the dialog is in Advanced mode.)

Note: Some VNC Viewer properties must be configured before you connect. For more information, see Configuring VNC Viewer before you connect.

To open the VNC Viewer Properties dialog, click the Options toolbar button, or select Options from the shortcut menu. (If the VNC Viewer toolbar or shortcut menu are not accessible, see Changing the appearance and behavior of VNC Viewer.)

The first time you open this dialog, it opens in Basic mode, and only one tab is available, containing the most common properties. Click the Advanced button in the bottom left corner to switch to Advanced mode and see all the tabs in the example above. Note that the Expert tab is recommended for expert users only.

By default, any changes you make apply both to the current connection and to all future connections to any host computer. To apply changes just to the current connection, turn off Use these settings for all new connections first.

The rest of the sections in this chapter explain the properties in this dialog.

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