Installation manual
VNC servers and viewers are available for a variety of computing platforms. Remote
Desktop is a VNC viewer, and can therefore control any computer on the network
(whether that computer is running Mac OS X, Linux, or Windows) that is:
Running the VNC server software Â
In an Apple Remote Desktop computer list Â
If you try to control a VNC server that isn’t Remote Desktop, it won’t support Remote
Desktop keystroke encryption. If you try to control that VNC server, you’ll get a warning
that the keystrokes aren’t encrypted, which you’ll to acknowledge before you can
control the VNC server. If you chose to encrypt all network data, then you won’t able to
control the VNC server because Remote Desktop isn’t able to open the necessary SSH
tunnel to the VNC server. For more information, see “Encrypting Observe and Control
Network Data” on page 85.
These instructions assume the observed computer has been added to an Apple
Remote Desktop computer list (see “Finding and Adding Clients to Apple Remote
Desktop Computer Lists” on page 53). When adding a VNC server to an Apple
Remote Desktop computer list, you only need to provide the VNC password, with
no user name.
To control a VNC server:
1 Select a computer list in the Remote Desktop window.
2 Select one computer from the list.
3 Choose Interact > Control.
If the controlled computer’s screen is larger than your control window, the screen
scrolls as the pointer approaches the edge of the window.
4 To customize the control window and session, see “Control Window Options”
on page 89.
5 Use your mouse and keyboard to perform actions on the controlled computer.
Regardless of your Apple Remote Desktop preferences, controlled VNC servers share
keyboard and mouse control. The remote computer’s keyboard and mouse are active
and aect the computer just as the administrator computer’s keyboard and mouse do.
Setting up a Non–Mac OS X VNC Server
This section contains very basic, high-level steps for setting up a non–Mac OS X client
to be viewed with Remote Desktop. This section doesn’t give instructions, because the
client operating system, VNC software, and rewall may vary.
The basic steps are:
1 Install VNC Server software on the client computer (for example, a PC, or a Linux
computer).
2 Assign a VNC password on the client computer.
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