HP Remote Graphics Software 5.4.0 User Guide

In Normal Mode, the Local Computer can connect to only one Remote Computer at a time, as
described in
One-to-one connection on page 16 If an attempt is made to connect to a second Remote
Computer using the Receiver Control Panel, the connection to the first Remote Computer is terminated.
5.1.1 Receiver Control Panel
Now that a connection has been established, the Receiver Control Panel is described in more detail.
The Receiver Control Panel is used to perform the following tasks:
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Establish a connection: To establish a connection to a Remote Computer, enter the hostname
or IP address of the computer in the Hostname field. Press Enter, or click the Connect button to
connect to the Remote Computer. The selector on the right side of the text box displays a history of
previously connected computers that can be selected.
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Close a connection: To close a connection, press the Disconnect button.
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Enter Setup Mode: To enter Setup Mode, press the Setup Mode button. In Setup Mode, the
Receiver suspends mouse and keyboard input to the Remote Computer, allowing the user to use
the mouse and keyboard to interact with local Remote Display Windows. See
Setup Mode
on page 89 for more information.
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View advanced operations: Click Advanced>>> to view the tabs which provide access to
many of the advanced capabilities of RGS.
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Display help: Click Help to display the online help. On Linux, the online help is displayed
separately in a web browser, such as Mozilla. On Windows, the online help is displayed using
the CHM file viewer hh.exe.
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Display program information: Click About to display RGS program and copyright
information.
The Receiver Control Panel contains a status bar at the bottom of the window. The status bar provides
information that describes the current state of the RGS Receiver. For example, it displays the messages
“connection in progress”, “connection succeeded”, and “connection failed.” The status bar can be
useful in diagnosing connection problems because it also displays the general reason for a connection
failure, such as “Authorization Failed” or “Authentication Failed”.
5.1.2 Setup Mode
Depending on how you configure RGS on the Local Computer, the Remote Display Window may cover
the entire Local Computer monitor. Furthermore, the Remote Display Window may be set to borderless
—therefore, the window won’t have the title bar and borders that normally allow the window to be
moved, minimized, and resized. Such a configuration raises a number of questions, including:
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How do you move or resize the window absent a title bar and borders?
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If multiple Remote Display Windows are covering each other, how do you select a particular
Remote Display Window to view?
Complicating the situation is that all keyboard and mouse events in the Remote Display Window are
sent to the Remote Computer for processing. Therefore, the keyboard and mouse cannot be readily
used to interact with the locally-displayed Remote Display Window.
To address this situation, RGS provides Setup Mode. In Setup Mode, transmission of keyboard and
mouse events to the Remote Computer is suspended—instead, the keyboard and mouse can be used to
ENWW
Using RGS in Normal Mode
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