VNC User Guide
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Principles of VNC remote control
Getting the computers ready to use
Connectivity and feature matrix
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 running on the host computer
Step 4: Request an encrypted connection
Configuring VNC Viewer before you connect
The VNC Viewer user experience
Using the VNC Viewer - Options dialog
Managing the current connection
Changing appearance and behavior
Restricting access to features
Chapter 4: Connecting From A Web Browser
The VNC Viewer for Java user experience
Working with VNC Viewer for Java
Chapter 5: Exchanging Information
Printing host computer files to a local printer
Transfering files between client and host computers
Copying and pasting text between client and host computers
Communicating securely using chat
Chapter 6: Setting Up VNC Server
Running multiple instances of VNC Server
Preventing connections to VNC Server
Restricting functionality for connected users
Chapter 7: Making Connections Secure
Authenticating connections to VNC Server
Relaxing the authentication rules
Bypassing the authentication rules
Preventing particular connections to VNC Server
Restricting features 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
You can save the current connection to a desktop icon on the client computer:
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: You may need to associate the desktop icon with the VNC Viewer executable file the first time you double-click an icon connect.
To save the current connection as a desktop icon:
1. Click the Save Connection
VNC Viewer toolbar button.
Note: If VNC Address Book is installed on the client computer,
you must first disable it. To do this, click the Options
VNC Viewer toolbar button to open the Options dialog and, on the Expert
tab, set the UseAddrBook parameter 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.
