VNC Quick Setup Guide
VNC is a program that will allow you to connect to a remote computer and control that computer as if you were sitting in front of it. This guide will help you setup a VNC server and explain how to connect to it using our services. There are many different VNC clients and servers out there but for this guide we will use TightVNC. We will also use the Windows version for the installation, though most of the information applies to other versions as well.
Note:Where we use yourhost.dyndns.com, replace that with the actual host you created in Dynamic DNS. If you have not created a Dynamic DNS host yet and pointed it to your external IP, please do that before continuing with this guide.
The first thing to do is download the latest version of TightVNC through this link and save it to your desktop, or other easy to find place:
http://www.tightvnc.com/download.htmlGo to the destination and run the file you downloaded. Follow the prompts and use the default settings by clicking Next until you reach the Options page (Fig. 1).
There, you should make sure all boxes are checked. What this will do is start the program as a Service so that it will run all the time in the background even if nobody is logged into an account.
Once the installation is complete, go to your Start Menu and then go to Programs and select the TightVNC folder. Select "Launch TightVNC Server" to start the server.
On the Current User Properties screen that appears, all you need to change are the Password fields (Fig. 2).
The "Password:" field should contain the password you want someone to use where they can actually control the computer as if they were sitting in front of it. The "Password (View only):" field should hold the password to be used when you want the person connecting to only be able to view the screen (you control the mouse and keyboard, they can only watch). Be sure to give someone only the password you want them to use.
Once you set those fields, click OK to let the server start.
The next step is to configure your router. Make sure that it is forwarding port 5900 and port 5800 to the internal IP of the computer running the TightVNC server. As all routers are different, please consult the manufacturer's of yours for support in setting the port forwarding up.
Once you do that, the server configuration is complete.
To connect to the TightVNC server, download and install TightVNC again to the computer you want to view the server from, just like you did to setup the server.
Go to your Start Menu and go to Programs and then the TightVNC folder. Select TightVNC Viewer to run the client (Fig. 3).
If you have a fast internet connection, run the Fast Compression version and if your connection is slow, run the Best Compression version.
The Connect Details screen has only 1 required option, and that is the VNC Server field. In there put in yourhost.dyndns.com and then click OK. The client should connect to your hostname and you will then be able to remotely manipulate the computer you connected to.