Using VNC to Control the PNA User Interface

VNC (Virtual Network Computing) allows you to control the User Interface of a PNA from any PC. The PNA display appears on the connected PC display. Mouse and keyboard control can occur from both the PNA and PC, although not simultaneously.

Note: For similar functionality, use Windows Remote Desktop. see the Windows help file for more information.

Both the PNA and PC must be connected to the same network. The responsiveness of the PNA while using VNC is dependent of the speed of your internet connection.

Every PNA is shipped with VNC installed. However, you must download and install the VNC software onto the PC.

The following procedures can help you configure VNC to view and control the PNA application from your PC.

On the PNA, run VNC Server

To do this:

1. Click View, then Minimize Application.

2. Click Start, then All Programs, then TightVNC, then Tight VNC Server (Application Mode), then Launch VNC Server.

• When the server is running, the icon is visible in the lower right corner of the display. If not visible, click the up arrow to expand the list of icons.

• The first time you run VNC Server, you must first set a password to control access from remote PCs.

On the PC,  run VNC Viewer

To do this:

1. Download from http://www.tightvnc.com/ and install TightVNC on the PC.

2. From the PC Desktop, click Start, then Programs, then TightVNC, then TightVNC Viewer

3. When prompted for the Hostname, type the full computer name or IP address of the PNA.

4. When prompted for the password, type the password you set when configuring VNC on the PNA.

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