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5.9 Virtual Media
The Virtual Media feature allows you to remotely make files available to a host computer that is linked to the Wizard DXS - Digital.
Disk drives, single files or collections of files and folders up to 2GB in size can be mounted via the VNC link, and appear as a read-
only disk on the host. This can prove to be an invaluable tool when upgrading host computers from remote positions.
Note: The file transfer is in one direction only, from viewer to host.
Note: Virtual Media does not currently work with Apple Mac systems.
In order to use the Virtual Media feature, the VM link must be made between the Wizard DXS - Digital and a USB port on the
host computer. See
for details.
There are two main ways to use Virtual Media:
• Create a read-only ‘virtual disk drive’ on the host from one or more files chosen at the viewer end. This is useful for copying
one or more files from the computer running the VNC viewer to the host computer. See below.
• Export a disk drive (e.g. CD, DVD or USB flash drive) from the viewer computer so it appears as a disk on the host attached to
Wizard DXS - Digital. A particular use for this is for booting or upgrading the remote host from a CD or other media that you
have at the viewer end.
5.9.1 Remotely transferring files to the host as a virtual disk drive
There are several methods of doing this. The easiest method depends on whether:
• The files are already on the clipboard of the viewer computer (following an
Edit -> Copy
operation).
See
5.10.1.1 To remotely transfer files from the clipboard
>>
or
• The files still need to be selected. See
5.10.1.2 To select and remotely transfer files from the viewer computer
>>
Note: When using Virtual Media features, within the VNC viewer properties, ensure that in the
Inputs
section, the
Share
clipboard with server
and the
Enable file transfer
options are enabled. See
for details.
