VNC User Guide - RealVNC

Chapter 3: Using VNC Viewer
Under Windows and Mac OS X, a VNC Viewer icon is displayed in the Notification area or Status bar.
Under Windows 7, note this area is hidden by default and accessible from to the right of the Taskbar.
Hover the mouse cursor over the icon to confirm that Listening VNC Viewer is running:
Under Windows and Mac OS X, the VNC Viewer icon has a shortcut menu:
You do not need to configure Listening VNC Viewer, but if you want to do so before a connection is
established, select Default Options. For more information, start with Configuring VNC Viewer before you
connect on page 35.
Note: Select New Connection to establish a connection to VNC Server in the normal way. Carry on from
Connecting to a host computer on page 37.
If a reverse connection:
• Is successfully established, Listening VNC Viewer displays the host computer’s desktop in a new window
on the client computer in exactly the same way as VNC Viewer. Carry on from The VNC Viewer user
experience on page 38.
• Is not successful, start with Establishing a reverse connection on page 107.
Configuring VNC Viewer before you connect
In most circumstances, VNC Viewer is ready to connect to VNC Server out-of-the-box. You do not need to
configure it. Carry on from Connecting to a host computer on page 37.
However, you must configure VNC Viewer before you connect in the following circumstances:
• Your client computer is protected by a proxy server. See Connecting via a proxy server on page 36.
• VNC Server mandates the single sign-on authentication mechanism but you do not want to authenticate
as the user you logged on to the client computer as. See Disabling single sign-on on page 36.
• You want to specify printing options. See Configuring printing on page 37.
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