Installation guide

Graphics Display
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The first time you run the vncserver, you will be prompted for a password.
This password controls access to the VNC viewer, which is not used with the
Web Server.
You do not have to specify a display number when starting the VNC server, but
it is best to specify one to prevent any potential conflict with the main X
display, which is normally 0.
Starting VNC
To start the VNC server, enter
vncserver :number
where number is something other than 0. 1 is a good value. Set the DISPLAY
variable to
:<number> in your configuration file or use '-display :<number>'
when starting the Web Server via the
webstart or webboot script.
If your Web Server application requires MATLAB to render better color than
the default, set the
depth argument when you start the VNC server
vncserver :<number> -depth <depth>
where <depth> is either 16 or 24.
Stopping VNC
To stop the VNC server, enter
vncserver -kill :number
where number is the same as that used to start the server.
After stopping the VNC server, it takes about 30 seconds for the socket to time
out and clear, so wait a while after stopping the server before restarting it.
Using VNC with the MATLAB Web Server
Use the same value for display with the MATLAB Web Server that you used
when starting the VNC server.
For example, suppose you want to start the Web Server by passing the display
on the command line. Here is some sample output from such a command.