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
VNC Server runs until it is stopped.
To explicitly stop VNC Server:
• Under Windows, right-click the VNC Server icon in the Notification area and, from the shortcut menu, select Stop VNC Server.
• Under UNIX or Linux, to stop VNC Server:
— In User Mode, right-click the VNC Server icon in the Notification Area and, from the shortcut menu, select Stop VNC Server.
— In Virtual Mode, type vncserver -kill :x at the command line, where x is the X Server session number. For more information on this, see page 73.
• Under Mac OS X, click the VNC Server icon in the Status bar and, from the shortcut menu, select Stop VNC Server.
You may be required to confirm this operation.
Note: For more information on the VNC Server icon and shortcut menu, see Working with VNC Server.
Note that VNC Server automatically stops:
• In User Mode (all platforms), when the host computer starting it logs out or the host computer is powered off.
• In Service Mode (Windows and Mac OS X), when the host computer is powered off. Under Windows, by default, VNC Server starts again automatically when the computer is powered on. To see how to prevent this, read Preventing VNC Server starting automatically (Windows only).
• In Virtual Mode (UNIX or Linux), when the host computer is powered off.
VNC Server can also stop under the following circumstances:
• Under Windows, VNC Server in User Mode stops automatically when the last user disconnects if the When last VNC Viewer disconnects property is changed to Logoff user. For more information, see Protecting the host computer.
• A connected user logged on as a host computer user with administrative privileges can explicitly stop VNC Server.
• A connected user can log out and power the host computer off.
To see how to start VNC Server again, read Starting VNC Server.