Black Box 1102, Secure Device Servers Computer, enter the appropriate IP Address and Port Number

Chapter 6: Secure SSH Tunneling and SDT Connector

In Computer, enter the appropriate IP Address and Port Number:

Where there is a direct local or enterprise VPN connection, enter the IP Address of the console server, and the Port Number of the SDT Secure Tunnel for the console server serial port that you attach to the Windows computer you want to control. For example, if the Windows computer is connected to serial Port 2 on a console server located at 192.168.0.50, then you would enter 192.168.0.50:7302.

Where there is an SSH tunnel (over a dial up PPP connection or over a public internet connection or private network connection), simply enter the localhost as the IP address, 127.0.0.1. For Port Number, enter the source port you created when setting SSH tunneling /port forwarding (in Section 6.1), for example:1234.

Click Option. In the Display section, specify an appropriate color depth (for example, for a modem connection we recommend that you not use over 256 colors). In Local Resources, specify the peripherals on the remote Windows computer that are to be controlled (printer, serial port, etc.).

Figure 6-25. Remote Desktop Connection, General tab.

Click Connect.

NOTES: The Remote Desktop Connection software is pre-installed with Windows XP, Vista, and Server 2003/2008. For earlier Windows PCs, you need to download the RDP client:

Go to the Microsoft Download Center site http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=80111F21-D48D-426E-96C2- 08AA2BD23A49&displaylang=en and click the Download button

This software package will install the client portion of Remote Desktop on Windows 95, Windows 98 and 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000. When run, this software allows these older Windows platforms to remotely connect to a computer running current Windows.

On a Linux or UNIX client PC:

Launch the open source rdesktop client:

rdesktop -u windows-user-id -p windows-password -g 1200x950 ms-windows-terminal-server-host-name

Option	Description
-a	Color depth: 8, 16, 24
-r	Device redirection. (Redirect sound on remote machine to local device. -0 –r sound (MS/Windows 2003)
-g	Geometry: width x height or 70% screen percentage
-p	Use –p to receive password prompt

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