VNC® Enterprise Edition User 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
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
Configuring VNC Viewer before you connect
Connected: The VNC Viewer experience
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
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
Running multiple instances of VNC Server
Configuring network communications
Preventing connections to VNC Server
Restricting functionality for connected users
Authenticating connections to VNC Server
Relaxing the authentication rules
Bypassing the authentication rules
Preventing particular connections to VNC Server
Restricting functionality for particular connected users
Uniquely identifying VNC Server
Appendix A: Saving Connections
Saving connections to VNC Address Book
Using VNC Address Book to connect
This section summarizes how to connect from a client computer running VNC Viewer to a host computer running VNC Server. For a step-by-step guide, see Chapter 2, Getting Started: Connecting A Client To A Host Computer.
1. Start VNC Viewer on the client computer. The VNC Viewer: New Connection dialog opens.
2. In the VNC Server dropdown, enter a network address for the host computer (this may be a router), qualified, if applicable, by the port number on which VNC Server is listening, for example 192.168.2.187:1.
3. From the Encryption dropdown, select an encryption option, or retain the default: Let VNC Server choose.
4. Click the Connect button.
You may be asked to confirm a signature that uniquely identifies VNC Server. You may also be asked to authenticate yourself to VNC Server.
If the connection is successful, VNC Viewer displays the host computer’s desktop in a new window on the client computer. Carry on from Connected: The VNC Viewer experience. If the connection fails for any reason, start with Troubleshooting connection.
Note: Once connected, you can save a connection so you can quickly reconnect in future without having to remember the network address and authentication credentials. For more information, see Appendix A, Saving Connections.