Network Server Configuration - Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 6 User Manual

Chapter 4 Windows CE Operating System
Network Server
Configuration
Table 53 - VNC Server Parameters
VNC Parameter Description
General
View Only Check this option to let users view terminal displays over a VNC connection.
Uncheck this option to let users both control and view terminal displays over a VNC connection.
If security is disabled, users are not required to enter a password when connecting to the terminal.
Security
Enable Security Check this option to require password protection for VNC connections to the terminal. This means users must enter a
valid password before viewing or controlling terminal displays.
If you enable security, you must supply a password for one of these parameters:
• Password - for control and view operations
• View-only password - for view only operations
Password Specifies a password a user must enter when establishing a VNC connection to control terminal displays. Select the box,
then type a password in the field at the bottom of the dialog box. The password is a maximum of seven characters.
Password protection is required to control terminal displays if:
• View Only is unchecked (allowing control access)
• Security is enabled
View-only password Specifies a password a user must enter when establishing a VNC connection to view terminal displays. Select the box,
then type a password in the field at the bottom of the dialog box. The password is a maximum of seven characters.
TIP: If you uncheck the View Only parameter, you have control and view access to the terminal. With control access
enabled, you can restrict one or more users to view-only access by providing a View-only password.
View-only password protection is required to view terminal displays if security is enabled:
• View Only is checked or unchecked
• Security is enabled
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The Server Config applet in the control panel configures settings used for VNC,
web, FTP, file server, and KEPServer activities on an Ethernet network.
VNC Server Configuration
The VNC Server tab in the Network Server Configuration dialog box configures
settings used by a client device to view or control the terminal over a VNC
connection. The VNC service supports two concurrent client connections.
Always click OK to apply new settings. You are asked if you want to restart the
TIP
service immediately.
The terminal provides two VNC client viewers:
• Vncviewer.exe can be deployed to a personal computer for connecting,
viewing, and controlling the VNC server on the terminal. This viewer is in
the \Windows folder.
• Another VNC viewer is available on the terminal to establish a VNC
connection between two PanelView Plus terminals. To access this client,
choose Start>Programs>VNC Viewer.
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Default
Enabled for view only
Disabled (Unchecked)
No password
No password