Administrator Guide
TightVNC Server starts automatically as a service upon thin client device restart. The initialization of TightVNC Server can also be
controlled by using the Services window by this procedure.
To open TightVNC Server window:
1. Log in as an Administrator.
2. Click Start Menu > TightVNC > TightVNC Server.
NOTE:
• TightVNC Viewer is available from TightVNC website.
• TightVNC is included in WDM software as a component.
• TightVNC Viewer must be installed on a shadowing or remote machine before use.
• If you want to permanently save the state of the service, ensure that you flush the files of the Unified Write Filter
during the current system session.
TightVNC—Pre-requisites
Before TightVNC server installation on a remote machine, to access a thin client device you must know the following:
• IP address or valid DNS name of the thin client device to shadow, operate or monitor.
• Primary password of the thin client device to shadow, operate or monitor.
NOTE:
• To obtain the IP address of the thin client device, move the pointer over the TightVNC icon in the taskbar,
• To configure TightVNC server, the default password is DELL.
Using TightVNC to shadow a thin client
About this task
TightVNC Server starts automatically as a service upon thin client startup. The TightVNC Server service can also be stopped and started
by using the Services window.
Steps
1. Log in as an administrator.
2. Go to Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services, and then select TightVNC Server.
3. You may also use the TightVNC Server features in Start > TightVNC.
To shadow a thin client from a remote machine:
a) On a remote machine on which TightVNC Viewer is installed, open the New Tight VNC Connection dialog box.
b) Enter the IP address or valid DNS name of the thin client that is to be shadowed or operated or monitored.
c) Click OK.
The VNC Authentication dialog box is displayed.
d) Enter the Password of the thin client that is to be shadowed; this is the Primary Password of the thin client that is to be
shadowed.
e) Click OK.
The thin client that is to be shadowed or operated or monitored is displayed for the administrator in a separate window on the remote
machine. Use the mouse and keyboard on the remote machine to operate the thin client just as you would if you were operating it
locally.
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