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
Saving connections to desktop icons
If you are using either fully-featured or standalone VNC Viewer, you can save the current connection to a desktop icon on the client computer:
(Windows XP)
A desktop icon provides an extremely quick and convenient way of connecting to a host computer. Simply double-click the icon to connect. Your preferred VNC Viewer environment for controlling the host computer is automatically recreated.
Note: For standalone VNC Viewer, you may need to associate the icon with the VNC Viewer executable file the first time you connect.
To save the current connection as a desktop icon:
1. In VNC Viewer, click
the Save Connection
toolbar button.
Note: For fully-featured
VNC Viewer, you must first disable VNC Address Book. To do this, click the Options
toolbar button to open the VNC Viewer Properties
dialog and, on the Expert tab, set the UseAddrBook property to False.
2. If you entered a password in order to connect to VNC Server, you are prompted to save the password. Note that doing so may constitute a security risk, since the password is saved in obfuscated, though not encrypted, form. If you do not save the password, you must enter it each time you connect.
3. Choose a location to save the icon file to (for example, the desktop), and an intuitive name.
