Starting A Remote Connection - Beckhoff CX8180 Manual

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6.3.3

Starting a remote connection

With the aid of the Remote Display Control program (CERHOST), a remote connection can be established

and an Industrial PC with CE operating system can be remotely controlled from a host PC.

Requirements:

• Remote Display is active. See: Enabling a remote display.

• Host name of the Embedded PC.

• Remote Display Control (CERHOST). Download under: https://infosys.beckhoff.com/content/1033/

CX8180_HW/Resources/5047075211/.zip

Start the remote connection as follows:

1. Unpack the zip file on the host PC and run cerhost.exe.

2. Click on File in the menu bar and then on Connect.

3. Enter the host name of the Embedded PC in the Hostname field.

ð The remote connection is started and the Windows Embedded CE 7 start screen appears.

CX8180

Version: 1.5

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