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Remote connections
From a remote system, you connect to the CPU IP using a viewer and a link.
There are two types of viewer and two types of link, which can be used in any
combination.
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OR
LOC REM VNC 100 LNK PWR
IP
Access Switch Plus
VNC
viewer
Network
link
Web
browser
Dial up
link
Local connection (continued)
To avoid the ‘hall of mirrors’ effect
IMPORTANT: Never configure a system so that your viewer is viewing itself.
When controlling a host computer using the locally connected keyboard, video
monitor and mouse, it is possible to use the VNC viewer or a browser (if the host
computer is networked) to create a remote link back to itself. This will set up a
‘hall of mirrors’ effect, where the computer is viewing itself into infinity.
While technically possible, the CPU IP unit is not designed to withstand this
treatment and could sustain damage.
