VNC^® Enterprise Edition User Guide

Saving connections to VNC Address Book

If you are using fully-featured VNC Viewer, you can save a connection to VNC Address Book. You can then use VNC Address Book instead of VNC Viewer to connect to the host computer in future.

Connecting from VNC Address Book means you do not have to remember the network address and port number of the host computer, nor your VNC Server user name and password. In addition, VNC Address Book automatically recreates your preferred VNC Viewer environment for controlling that computer, for example the scaling applied to the desktop, and the color quality.

Note: Because VNC Address Book stores VNC Server authentication credentials, access to it is controlled by a master password. For more information on this, see Working with the master password.

You can use VNC Address Book to organize connections, configure the appearance and behavior of VNC Viewer for each one, and share connections with other VNC Viewer users.

Saving the current connection

If you are currently connected to a host computer using fully-featured VNC Viewer, you can save the connection to VNC Address Book while you work. To do this:

1. In VNC Viewer, click the Save Connection toolbar button. VNC Address Book starts. If you entered a password in order to connect to VNC Server, you are prompted to save it:

(Windows XP)

Choose:

— Don’t save VNC Server password to forget the password. You will need to enter it each time you connect using VNC Address Book.

— Save VNC Server password to save the password in obfuscated, though not encrypted, form. You will no longer need to remember the password. However, since the connection will not be protected by the VNC Address Book master password, any other user of your client computer will be able to connect.

— Encrypt VNC Server password to create a protected connection in which the password is both saved and encrypted. You will no longer need to remember it. You will, however, have to enter the VNC Address Book master password in order to connect, and also to configure the connection. Note that a protected connection is identified by a padlock symbol throughout VNC Address Book.

2. Click the OK button. If you chose to create a protected connection, and this is the first time you have used VNC Address Book, you are prompted to specify a master password:

(Windows XP)

3. Click the OK button. The current connection is saved to VNC Address Book:

(Windows XP)

To see how to use VNC Address Book to connect to this host computer in future , read Using VNC Address Book to connect.

For more information on editing and organizing connections, start with Organizing connections.

Creating a new connection

You can create a new connection in VNC Address Book directly. To do this:

1. Start VNC Address Book on the client computer. To see how to do this, read Starting VNC Address Book. The VNC Address Book dialog opens:

(Windows XP)

2. Click the New Entry toolbar button. The Properties dialog opens:

(Windows XP)

3. Enter a network address for the host computer in the VNC Server field (including a port number if necessary), choose an Encryption option (or retain the default) and, optionally, specify your VNC Server user name and password in the Authentication area. To see how to find out this information, start with Step 3: Identify VNC Server on the host computer.

By default, VNC Address Book creates a protected connection. This means you must enter the VNC Address Book master password in order to connect to the host computer, and also to configure the connection. A protected connection is identified by a padlock symbol throughout VNC Address Book.

Note: Turn off Encrypt password (recommended) if you do not want to enter the VNC Address Book master password in order to connect. Note this may constitute a security risk if others use your client computer.

You can optionally configure VNC Viewer properties to set up your preferred environment for controlling this host computer. To do this, use the Basic tab to configure common properties, or click the Advanced button to see all the tabs. For more information, start with Configuring VNC Viewer before you connect.

4. Click the OK button. If you chose to create a protected connection, and this is the first time you have used VNC Address Book, you are prompted to specify a master password:

(Windows XP)

5. Click the OK button. The connection is saved to VNC Address Book:

(Windows XP)

To see how to use VNC Address Book to connect to this host computer, read Using VNC Address Book to connect.

For more information on editing and organizing connections, start with Organizing connections.