Configuring VNC Server Access
Prerequisite
- Ensure the VNC server is installed and configured to accept connections.
Configuration

- Name and Description

- Provider and Protocol
Set the location and protocol information of the server.
- Providers -- The Cyolo platform currently supports applications hosted in two locations: Local and AWS. For this article, we will select Local.
- Protocol - Click Servers and select VNC.
- Port - The port number of 5900 is auto-filled with the default port number for VNC.

Application Parameter
Set the internal and external IP address or URL of the server, and other parameters.
Configuration options specific to this article are shown here. For more information on the various options available while configuring applications, refer to the section: Application Parameters.
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Internal address/URL - Enter the internal IP address or URL of the server. For this article, we enter 172.31.45.180.
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Site - Click on the drop-down under Site to select either All Sites or a specific site by name.
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Subdomain - Enter a prefix name preceding the tenant domain name. In this example, we enter vnc.
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Domain - Domains added under the Applications > Domains page are listed here. By default, the tenant domain is displayed in this field. Click the drop-down to select the domain of your choice. For this article, we select the domain *.domain.cyolo.io. The published URL will be vnc.domain.cyolo.io.

Authentication Method - Sign-in Settings
Set the authentication parameters for logging in to the server after connecting to it. For more information
on authentication methods, refer to the section: Authentication Method.
- For the purpose of this article, we select Assign secret from vault.

Identities
Specify the users or user groups that can log in to the Cyolo Application Portal to view and access the
server. For more information on configuring identities, refer to the section: Identities.
- For the purpose of this article, we select Any authenticated identity.

Supervision and Auditing Roles
For more information on Supervision and Auditing, refer to the section: Supervision and Auditing Roles.
- For the purpose of this article, we retain the default settings for each role. Keep the option Same as defined in Roles enabled.

Rules
For more information, refer to the section: Rules.
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Rules - Click the + button to add a rule.
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Keep all options at default, including Default profile under Conditions and Default profile (VNC) under Actions.
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Click Create to publish the application.

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