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22 Accessing Remote Desktop using VNC on Dell PowerEdge Servers and MX7000 Modular Infrastructure
3. Click Open to connect to iDRAC and establish the tunnel.
4. Click Yes to accept the remote server Key.
5. Enter your iDRAC credentials when prompted.
An SSH tunnel is now established.
4.4.2 Using RealVNC Client with a local SSH tunnel
1. Start the RealVNC Viewer Client application.
2. Connect the client to the local tunnel port by typing the local address as the server address. For
example, 127.0.0.1:5900.
Using RealVNC Client with a local SSH tunnel
3. Press Enter or select the list item to connect.
4. Because the client is unaware of the encryption, it may show an inaccurate warning indicating that the
connection is unencrypted. Click Continue to complete the connection.
The VNC session to Server Host OS will be established over an encrypted channel.
Unencrypted connection to the VNC server