Workstation User’s Manual
228 VMware, Inc.
Using VNC for Remote Connections to a Virtual Machine
Virtualnetworkcomputing(VNC)softwareenablesyoutoviewandinteractwithone
computerfromanyothercomputerormobiledeviceanywhereontheInternet.
VNCsoftwareiscross‐platform,allowingremotecontrolbetweendifferenttypesof
computers.Forexample,youcanuseVNCtoviewaLinuxmachineonyourWindows
PC
.Open‐sou
rceversionsofVNCarefreelyandpubliclyavailable.
YoucanuseWorkstationtosetavirtualmachinetoactasaVNCserver,anduserson
othercomputerscaninstallaVNCclient(alsocalledaVNCviewer)toconnecttothe
virtualmachine.Afteryousetupavi
rtualmachineasa VNCserver,youcanseealist
ofuserswhoareremotelyconnectedtothevirtualmachineandfindouthowlongthey
havebeenconnected.
WorkstationdoesnotneedtoberunningwhenVNCconnectionsaremade.Onlythe
virtualmachineneedstoberunning,anditcanbe ru
nninginthebackground.
Configure a Virtual Machine as a VNC Server
YoudonotneedtoinstallspecializedVNCsoftwareinavirtualmachinetosetitupas
aVNCserver.
To configure a virtual machine as a VNC server
1 SelectthevirtualmachineandchooseVM>Settings.
2ClicktheOptionstabandselectRemoteDisplay.
3ClickEnableremotedisplay.
Afterremotedisplayisenabledandusersconnecttothevi
rtualmachinewi
tha
VNCclient,usetheViewConnectedUsersbuttononRemoteDisplaysettings
paneltoseealistoftheconnectedusers.
4 (Optional)Changetheportnumber.
ToconnecttomultiplevirtualmachinesonthesamehostwithaVNCclient,
specifyauniqueportnumberforea
chvirtualmac
hine.VMwaresuggeststhatyou
useaportnumberintherangefrom5901to6001.
Keepinmindthatotherapplicationsusecertainportnumbers,andsomeport
numbersareprivileged(onlytherootorAdministratorusercanlisten).For
example,theVMwareManagementInterfaceusesports8333and822
2.OnLinux,
onlytherootusercanlistentoportsuptoportnumber1024.
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