User`s guide

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Getting Started
Connecting to the Server via the Web
CAUTION:
Remote access is a security hazard. Customers are strongly advised to protect their
systems with up–to–date protection devices such as virus–prevention programs and
firewalls, and to maintain a detailed record of authorized users.
Microsoft Windows
Preparing the Server for Access via the Web
1. Toggle the integrated console to the corresponding Windows domain port. See Toggling
the Local / Integrated Console Display, on page 2-6.
2. Check that Internet Explorer (minimum version 4) has been installed on the Client
Administrator computer.
3. Left click Start → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
4. Select Add / Remove Windows Components.
5. Click Web Application Services → Details → Internet Information Services →
Details → World Wide Web Services → Details → Remote Desktop Web
Connection. Validate where required by clicking OK or Next.
6. Insert the the Microsoft Windows CD–ROM in the CD–ROM / DVD drive.
7. The Microsoft Windows setup wizard is launched automatically and guides you through
the setup completion procedure.
Connecting a Remote Computer to the Server via the Web
1. Check that the following are installed on the computer:
– Internet Explorer 6 (minimum)
– Terminal Server Client
2. Launch the Internet Explorer or Netscape browser and connect to the server desktop,
url: http://<servername>/tsweb/, where <servername> is the name given to the Bull
NovaScale Server during the setup completion procedure. See the Read Me First
document delivered with the server.
Linux
Connecting a Remote Computer to the Server via the Web
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) remote control software allows users to interact with the
server from a computer via Internet.
1. Toggle the integrated console to the corresponding Linux domain port. See Toggling the
Local / Integrated Console Display, on page 2-6.
2. Check that VNC Server has been installed.
3. Execute the vncpasswd command to initialize the password.
4. Execute the vncserver command to start the process.
5. Record the <servername> display number for the Client computer (e.g.: pf38:1).