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10 Accessing Remote Desktop using VNC on Dell PowerEdge Servers and MX7000 Modular Infrastructure
2.4 Configuring VNC by using the iDRAC GUI
To configure VNC settings by using the iDRAC GUI:
1. Connect to the iDRAC by using a web browser
2. Navigate to the iDRAC VNC settings
a. On a 14G server (or blade), click Configuration  Virtual Console and scroll down to the VNC
section. See Figure 1.
b. On a 13G or 12G server, click iDRAC Settings  Network in the navigation page, click the
Services tab, and then go to the VNC Server settings by using the link at the top of the page.
See Figure 2.
3. Enable the VNC server by using the drop-down menu or check box.
4. Configure the VNC settings as necessary by using the drop-down menu or text boxes as appropriate.
5. Click Apply to activate configuration changes and enable the VNC server.
Configure VNC by using iDRAC GUI
Note—To enable or disable SSH to support VNC over SSH on 14G systems, click iDRAC Settings  Services
 SSH.