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How to configure RealVNC Server on Windows VPS
 
How to configure RealVNC Server on Windows VPS
 
   
 
   
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Once you have download and installed RealVNC you will need to make sure that you have an exception in your windows firewall to allow connections to your Public IP.
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Once you have downloaded and installed RealVNC you will need to make sure that you have an exception in your Windows firewall to allow connections to your Public IP.
  
 
# Open Windows Firewall and add an inbound rule  
 
# Open Windows Firewall and add an inbound rule  
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# Click on Port and define the port you want allow (default is port 5900)
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# Click on Port and define the port you want allow (default port is 5900)
 
# make sure you allow TCP and choose Allow Connections  
 
# make sure you allow TCP and choose Allow Connections  
 
# add an outbound rule and repeat steps 2 and 3
 
# add an outbound rule and repeat steps 2 and 3
  
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Starting VNC on your VPS
  
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Configure VNC Usermode and Server Mode
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Click Start and Find the RealVNC Folder then click on the Advance folder
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Click on VNC Server usermode
  
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While the VNC Server in Service Mode icon does not appear in the Desktop
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Make sure the ports are the same ports that you allowed in your windows firewall (Example 5900)
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Tray in an RDP session, it will most likely be running in the background.
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Could you do the following:
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# Start VNC Server in Service Mode.
 
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# Open VNC Server in User Mode, make note of the IP Address (you will need
 
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  this to connect to the VNC Server in Service Mode)
 
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# Close VNC Server in User Mode, then exit out of the RDP session.
 
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# Enter the IP Address that was shown on the VNC Server in User Mode into
 
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  the VNC Viewer application (please note, the Public IP of your User Mode Server)
 
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  in order to connect to the Service Mode Server, you will need to connect to Public IP
 
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  You should now be prompted for a password and username upon connecting via
 
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  VNC Viewer, by default these details are those of the Windows System User
 
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  who launched VNC Server. When you connect you will be prompted with the
 
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  local login screen.
 
  
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From here you should be able to login and see VNC Server in Service Mode in
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To connect to server make sure you have the VNC viewer on workstation and connect to your Public IP Address and port(that you setup in VNC/firewall)in the viewer
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the Desktop Tray, and be able to configure it in the same way you were able
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to configure VNC Sever in User Mode.
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Example: 216.25.135.125:5900

Revision as of 20:37, 21 January 2014


How to configure RealVNC Server on Windows VPS

Once you have downloaded and installed RealVNC you will need to make sure that you have an exception in your Windows firewall to allow connections to your Public IP.

  1. Open Windows Firewall and add an inbound rule
  2. Click on Port and define the port you want allow (default port is 5900)
  3. make sure you allow TCP and choose Allow Connections
  4. add an outbound rule and repeat steps 2 and 3

Starting VNC on your VPS

Click Start and Find the RealVNC Folder then click on the Advance folder Click on VNC Server usermode

Make sure the ports are the same ports that you allowed in your windows firewall (Example 5900)


To connect to server make sure you have the VNC viewer on workstation and connect to your Public IP Address and port(that you setup in VNC/firewall)in the viewer

Example: 216.25.135.125:5900

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