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3 Connecting Windows with SSVNC Integrated Tunneling
SSVNC is a VNC client that includes integrated support for VNC over SSH and VNC over TLS encryption
protocols, allowing it to connect to iDRAC securely without configuring multiple applications. It has been
tested with the iDRAC with and without secure tunneling enabled. This open-source software is available for
free download from the project repository.
Note—SSVNC is also available for Linux/Unix and Mac OS X.
3.1 Installing SSVNC
To download and install SSVNC:
1. Navigate to the ssvnc repository http://sourceforge.net/projects/ssvnc/ in a web browser.
2. Download the latest preferred release (for example: ssvnc_windows_only-1.0.29.zip) using the
provided link.
3. Extract the contents of the zip file.
4. The ssvnc Windows binary will be located under <download-
dir>/<archivename>/ssvnc/Windows/ssvnc.exe where <download-dir> is the download directory and
<archivename> is the name of the package (for example: ssvnc_windows_only-1.0.29, unless
overridden by your zip extraction tool). You may want to relocate the files and/or create a shortcut on
the desktop, Start menu, or quick launch bar.
3.2 Connecting by using SSVNC
Prior to starting a connection, iDRAC must be configured as described in Configuring the iDRAC VNC server.
To establish a VNC connection by using SSVNC:
1. Start the SSVNC application by double-clicking the ssvnc.exe file (or shortcut).
2. In the VNC Host:Display box, type the iDRAC IP address or hostname followed by the VNC port. For
example: 10.36.0.142:5901 connects to the iDRAC at IP 10.36.0.142 on port 5901. If using
VNC over SSH, type the iDRAC username to use. For example, root@10.35.0.78:5901.
Note—The default iDRAC VNC Port Number is 5901. If using VNC over SSH with SSVNC, you must configure a
VNC password on iDRAC.