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9 Accessing Your Unit Remotely
You can access your unit remotely from a computer using either the
Remote Desktop Connection or TightVNC Client applications.
This could be particularly useful if you do not intend to perform automation
tasks on your platform. If you prefer to perform automation tasks on your
platform and modules, see Preparing for Automation on page 193, Using
FTB Products in an Automated Test Environment on page 231, or Preparing
to Control Modules with a Dedicated Application on page 227.
The table below presents the differences between the two applications.
Characteristic
Remote Desktop
Connection
TightVNC Client
Type of connection Direct between the unit and the
computer; only one user can be
connected to the unit at a time.
Usually, the connection is made
with the user name of the
person currently logged on the
unit. Otherwise, this person will
be automatically disconnected.
Not exclusive; several users
can be connected to the unit at
the same time (sharing the
same session).
Windows user rights Taken into account. Not taken into account.
Password-protected Yes; mandatory. The user name
and password are the same as
those used to connect to the
unit.
By default, all the accounts with
administrator rights can use
Remote Desktop Connection. If
you want accounts with limited
rights to be able to use Remote
Desktop as well, you must
specifically grant them access.
Yes; mandatory. The password
is defined on the TightVNC
Server, the first time you start
the server. This password is not
related to the one used to
connect to the unit. By default,
all people that use TightVNC
Client will enter the same
password (as defined on the
server).
Each user to whom you
provide the password will be
able to connect to the unit via
TightVNC.