HP Remote Graphics Software 6.0 User Guide

Collaborating
RGS enables the primary user to share his or her desktop session with several users simultaneously
(see
One-to-many connection on page 11). This feature can be used in a variety of collaborative
scenarios including classroom instruction, design reviews, and technical support.
Creating a collaboration session
A collaboration session is created when one or more users are authorized by the primary user to
connect to the primary user’s desktop session. This allows all users to view and interact with the
primary user’s desktop (see
Figure 5-8 Multiple local users can view and interact with the primary
user's desktop on page 45).
Figure 5-8 Multiple local users can view and interact with the primary user's desktop
1 Remote computer—Hosts the RGS Sender, which transmits the remote computer's desktop session to
the RGS Receivers on the local computers.
2 Primary local user—This user is logged into the remote computer and must authenticate any secondary
local users joining the session.
3 Secondary local users—These users can view the primary local user's remote desktop session if that
user authenticates them.
The user currently controlling the mouse and keyboard is called the floor owner . Only one user, the
floor owner, can interact with the desktop at a time. To transition the floor owner, the current floor
owner must cease using the keyboard or mouse for a short period of time (0.5 seconds). If another
user uses the mouse or keyboard while the current floor owner is inactive after this .5 second period,
floor ownership transfers to the new user.
In a collaboration session, the shape of the local cursor is modified for the floor owner. For the other
remote users, the local cursor is left unchanged, and a remote cursor is displayed in the Remote
Display Window.
Use of the mouse and keyboard by collaboration users can be disabled by the primary user using the
Sender GUI (see
Figure 5-9 Disabling of the local users’ mice and keyboards by the primary user
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