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JP1 Version 12 JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 Overview and System Design Guide


2.7.17 Managing connection targets for the remote control feature

You can manage connection targets for the remote control feature independently of the JP1/IT Desktop Management 2 modules.

By registering remote computers, you can select connection targets directly from the controller, saving you the trouble of searching for connection destinations in the operation window. You can also create groups that let you organize connection destinations in a hierarchy.

Connection destinations are managed in a connection list.

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From the connection list, you can search for computers on the network and add remotely controllable computers to the connection list.

Organization of this subsection

(1) Configuring the remote control environment

The remote control feature might be used in diverse environments where computers are distributed across several LANs, or several interconnected WANs and LANs. In these environments, the connection parameters (the environment settings related to the remote control connection) differ between computers, and you need to set the appropriate connection parameters in the controller each time you connect to a remote computer.

You can save time and effort by setting the appropriate connection parameters for individual computers. This allows you to use the correct settings when connecting to remote computers without having to change them each time you connect to a different computer. You can also assign connection parameters when you create items such as computers in the connection list.

Tip

The connection parameters you can assign to individual computers are the same as those set in the Advanced and Connection tabs of the Environment Settings dialog box for the controller. If there are no connection parameters set for a computer, the options set for the controller apply to the connection.

Inheritance of connection parameters

Connection parameters for a computer are inherited as follows:

  • If you move or copy an agent, the connection options are retained by the moved agent and inherited by the copy of the agent.

  • If you create a group, a computer, or a network below a group, the connection parameters for the upper-level group are inherited by the group, computer, or network.

(2) Remote control connection log

When you connect to a remote computer with a connection method specified, or you connect to a remote computer from the connection list, the path of the computer appears in the connection log in the Remote Control Agent Specification area of the Remote Control window. Paths are displayed in one of three formats:

hrc://computer-name

A computer for which a standard connection was specified in the connection parameters.

rfb://computer-name

A computer for which an RFB connection was specified in the connection parameters.

list://group-name/computer-name

A computer to which a connection was established from the connection list.

In each path, computer-name is replaced by the IP address or host name of the remote computer, and group-name is replaced by the group configuration of the connection list. If the groups in the connection list are configured in a hierarchy, the names of the groups at each level in the hierarchy are shown.

Example: The path of PC0001 registered in the group /Development Department/3rd Division is displayed as follows:

list:///Development Department/3rd Division/PC0001