Raritan Computer MCIP18 - Manual (Page 24)

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The Remote Console
The Remote Console is the redirected screen, keyboard, and mouse of the remote host system that
MCIP controls.
Remote Console
Control Bar
Options button
Double Sync
button
Sync Mouse
button Auto-adjust
button Predefined
Shortcut button
Main Window
Remote Console
Status Bar
Figure 12 Remote Console Screen
Remote Console is a Java Applet that tries to establish its own TCP connection to the
MCIP. The protocol run over this connection is neither HTTP nor HTTPS, but Remote Frame
Buffer Protocol, or RFB.
Currently, RFB tries to establish a connection to port 443. Your local network environment must
allow this connection to be made, that is, your firewall and – in case you have a private internal
network – your Network Address Translation (NAT) settings must be configured accordingly. If
the MCIP unit is connected to your local network environment and your connection to the
Internet is available using a proxy server only without NAT being configured, the Remote
Console is very unlikely to be able to establish the according connection. This is because today’s
web proxies are not capable of relaying the RFB protocol. In case of problems, please consult
your network administrator to provide an appropriate network environment.
Main Window
Activating Remote Console opens a new window that displays the screen content of your host
system. The Remote Console behaves exactly as if you were sitting directly in front of the screen
of your remote system, meaning you can use the keyboard and mouse normally to work in the
remote system. There will be a slight delay in reacting to commands and actions, depending on
your connection bandwidth.
Remote keyboard usage may be incorrect, as your local keyboard changes its keyboard layout
according to the remote host system. For example, if you use a German administration system
and your host system uses a US English keyboard layout, special keys on the German keyboard
will not work as expected, but will instead act as they would on the US English counterpart. You