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TightVNC—Pre-requisites, Using TightVNC to shadow a thin client, Configuring TightVNC server

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TightVNC-Pre-requisites Before TightVNC server installation on a remote machine, to access a thin client device you must know the following: • IP address or valid DNS name of the thin client device to shadow, operate or monitor. • Primary password of the thin client device to shadow, operate or monitor. NOTE: • To obtain the IP address of the thin client device, move the pointer over the TightVNC icon in the taskbar, • To configure TightVNC server, the default password is DELL. Using TightVNC to shadow a thin client TightVNC Server starts automatically as a service upon thin client startup. The TightVNC Server service can also be stopped and started by using the Services window. 1 Log in as an administrator. 2 Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, and then select TightVNC Server. 3 You may also use the TightVNC Server features in Start > TightVNC. To shadow a thin client from a remote machine: a On a remote machine on which TightVNC Viewer is installed, open the New Tight VNC Connection dialog box. b Enter the IP address or valid DNS name of the thin client that is to be shadowed or operated or monitored. c Click OK. The VNC Authentication dialog box is displayed. d Enter the Password of the thin client that is to be shadowed; this is the Primary Password of the thin client that is to be shadowed. e Click OK. The thin client that is to be shadowed or operated or monitored is displayed for the administrator in a separate window on the remote machine. Use the mouse and keyboard on the remote machine to operate the thin client just as you would if you were operating it locally. Configuring TightVNC server properties on the thin client 1 To open the TightVNC Server Configuration (offline) dialog box, go to Start > TightVNC > TightVNC Server - Offline Configuration. The TightVNC Server Configuration (offline) dialog box is displayed. 2 In the Server tab, set the Primary password. Use this password while shadowing the thin client. Default primary password is Wyse. 3 In the Server tab, select the following check boxes: • Accept incoming connections • Require VNC authentication • Enable file transfers • Hide desktop wallpaper • Show icon in the notification area • Serve Java Viewer to web clients • Use mirror driver if available • Grab transparent windows 4 Retain the following check boxes blank: • Block remote input events 42 System administration

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TightVNC—Pre-requisites
Before TightVNC server installation on a remote machine, to access a thin client device you must know the following:
•
IP address or valid DNS name of the thin client device to shadow, operate or monitor.
•
Primary password of the thin client device to shadow, operate or monitor.
NOTE:
•
To obtain the IP address of the thin client device, move the pointer over the TightVNC icon in the taskbar,
•
To
configure
TightVNC server, the default password is
DELL
.
Using TightVNC to shadow a thin client
TightVNC Server starts automatically as a service upon thin client startup. The TightVNC Server service can also be stopped and started
by using the Services window.
1
Log in as an administrator.
2
Go to
Start
>
Control Panel
>
Administrative Tools
>
Services
, and then select
TightVNC Server
.
3
You may also use the TightVNC Server features in
Start
>
TightVNC
.
To shadow a thin client from a remote machine:
a
On a remote machine on which TightVNC Viewer is installed, open the
New Tight VNC Connection
dialog box.
b
Enter the IP address or valid DNS name of the thin client that is to be shadowed or operated or monitored.
c
Click
OK
.
The
VNC Authentication
dialog box is displayed.
d
Enter the
Password
of the thin client that is to be shadowed; this is the Primary Password of the thin client that is to be
shadowed.
e
Click
OK
.
The thin client that is to be shadowed or operated or monitored is displayed for the administrator in a separate window on the remote
machine. Use the mouse and keyboard on the remote machine to operate the thin client just as you would if you were operating it
locally.
Configuring
TightVNC server properties on the thin
client
1
To open the
TightVNC Server
Configuration
(offline)
dialog box, go to
Start
>
TightVNC
>
TightVNC Server —
Offline
Configuration
.
The
TightVNC Server
Configuration
(offline)
dialog box is displayed.
2
In the
Server
tab, set the
Primary password
. Use this password while shadowing the thin client. Default primary password is
Wyse
.
3
In the
Server
tab, select the following check boxes:
•
Accept incoming connections
•
Require VNC authentication
•
Enable
file
transfers
•
Hide desktop wallpaper
•
Show icon in the
notification
area
•
Serve Java Viewer to web clients
•
Use mirror driver if available
•
Grab transparent windows
4
Retain the following check boxes blank:
•
Block remote input events
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