Instruction Manual
system, reboot the machine etc. ECS0016’s Secure Tunneling uses SSH tunneling, so this RDP traffic is securely transferred through an authenti- cated and encrypted tunnel.
MetaConnect with RDP also allows remote Users to connect to Windows XP, Windows 2003 computers and to Windows 2000 Terminal Servers, and to have access to all of the applications, files, and network resources (with full graphical interface just as though they were in front of the com- puter screen at work).
To set up a secure Remote Desktop connection you must enable Remote Desktop on the target Windows computer that is to be accessed and configure the RPD client software on the client PC.
Set up MetaConnect Serial Ports on ECS0016
To set up RDP (and VNC) forwarding on the ECS0016 Serial Port that is connected to the Windows computer COM port:
Secure MetaConnect Tunneled Remote Desktop Connections
•Select the Serial & Network: Serial Port menu option and click Edit (for the particular Serial Port that is connected to the Windows computer COM port)
•On the MetaConnect Settings menu, select SDT Mode (which will enable port forwarding and SSH tunneling) and enter a Username and User Password.
Note: When you enable MetaConnect, this will override all other Configu-
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