Setting Up Your Systems and Security

In order to maintain a secure environment, Remote Display uses SSH. The Remote Display Server, which runs on the remote host, allows only RFB (Remote Frame Buffer) connections from and to the remote host. No incoming access to the Server is allowed, and the Server can connect back to the Viewer only over an established SSH connection. In addition, only one Viewer connection is allowed to the Server.

As Remote Display connects to systems, a password is required. If you are allowed to use keyless ssh, you can simplify the connection process. Check with your system administrator to confirm that this kind of connection is allowed and the ssh documentation for how to generate and store key information.

Requirements for the Client to connect to the remote host:

If you use an LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variable to identify where your license is located, ensure that this variable is read in on the remote host. This is performed automatically if the variable’s definition is contained within one of the files read by the shell when Remote Display logs in.

ssh must be available on all non-Windows systems being accessed.

X Windows must be available on the remote system.