Connecting to a VNC Server
VNC Viewer for Windows can be installed as an optional component of the WinVNC setup package. If the viewer has been installed in this way then it will be accessible via the Start Menu group created during the installation process (usually RealVNC/VNC Viewer 4). Download the original open source version of VNC® remote access technology. RealVNC VNC viewer is a cross-platform VNC client. RealVNC VNC Viewer is available on Windows, Linux, Mac, and many other devices. The RealVNC VNC Viewer client connects to remote computers via the VNC (Virtual Network Computing) remote desktop protocol. In this article, how to Install RealVNC VNC Viewer on Linux is explained. VNC Viewer supports loading and saving of.vnc files, containing a set of connection options. VNC Viewer 4 can load.vnc files saved by itself, or by VNC Viewer 3. To use a connection options file from the command-line, simply run VNC Viewer with the -config command-line option, followed by the.vnc filename.
If installed by the WinVNC setup package then VNC Viewer isaccessible from the Start Menu.
If downloaded directly, the VNC Viewer can be run either bydouble-clicking on the program icon, or from the command-line.
The VNC Viewer will present the ConnectionDetails dialog, allowing the IP address or name of the target VNC Serverto be specified.
If the VNC server's Display Number is non-zero then the displaynumber can be specified by adding a colon to the server's IP address orname, followed by the display number:
If the VNC server is using a non-standard port number to acceptconnections then this is specified by adding two colons to theserver's address or name, followed by the port number:
Encryption is not currently supported by VNC Open.
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Once you have selected the VNC server to connect to, you cansimply click OK or press return to attempt to connectto it. If your connection attempt succeeds then the server's detailswill be added to the Connection Details drop-down menu,to save you typing next time.
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Alternatively, you can select the Options...button, to override the default connection configuration, before youconnect. See the Configuring VNC Viewerdocumentation for more details.