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+ | ====== Server Desktop Sharing ====== | ||
+ | Most server management can be handled either through the BLOCKS user interface or using the [[advanced_server_configuration|webmin]] interface. However, you may occasionally need to have desktop-level access to the server. Having a mouse and keyboard connected to the server is the simplest way to accomplish this. If your server is in a location that is hard to access, you may instead access it using Desktop Sharing, which is a way to connect remotely to the server from another computer on the same network. | ||
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+ | ==== Enable Desktop Sharing ==== | ||
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+ | To enable Desktop Sharing: | ||
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+ | - Click the topmost icon in the desktop " | ||
+ | - Type //sharing// into the search field (see below). | ||
+ | - Click the " | ||
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+ | Enable sharing configuration by sliding the topmost on/off switch to on. Click screen sharing. . | ||
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+ | Configure the settings as shown below, specifying a secure password. Note that this password is independent of other passwords used with the server. | ||
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+ | :!: Never mind the Screen Sharing on/off switch here, which doesn' | ||
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+ | Now close the sharing dialog and open the startup applications settings. | ||
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+ | Check the Remote desktop option and just close the window. | ||
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+ | :!: Restart the server. | ||
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+ | You can now connect to the server from another computer with any client supporting the common VNC protocol ie MacOS built-in Screen Sharing application. | ||
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+ | If you get a message related to " | ||
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+ | :!: Disabling the Desktop Sharing encryption, or even just enabling Desktop Sharing, may pose security risks. Do not do this if your server is on a publicly accessible network (including being accessible from a public wifi network). | ||
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+ | To disable the encryption used for Desktop Sharing, open a terminal window on the server by clicking the Terminal button in the toobar on the left hand side, then type the following command into the terminal window and press //return//: | ||
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+ | **NOTE**: If you need to remotely access the server' | ||
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+ | ==== Operating the Server from Another Computer ==== | ||
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+ | Once the client connects to the server, you can operate it from the remote computer using its mouse and keyboard. Here the server is being remote-controlled from a Mac. | ||
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+ | :!: **IMPORTANT: |