The very basic steps for setting up a VNC server are:
- Download and install VNC server software.
- Configure security settings, like password or user rights.
- Make sure that the VNC port is accessible over Internet.
The most popular ones for Windows are Ultra VNC and Tight VNC. Here are the instructions for setting them up.
Set up a Tight VNC server:
- Go to Tight VNC website and download Self-installing package for Windows.
- Install it. Default installation settings are fine.
- Start TightVNC in Service mode if it didn’t start automatically.
- You should see a TightVNC service icon in tray, informing you that VNC service
started successfully.
Set up an Ultra VNC server:
- Go to Ultra VNC download page and download the latest version of Full installer.
- Install it. On Select Additional Tasks step make sure that two upper checkboxes
are checked (“Register UltraVNC Server as a system service” and “Start or restart UltraVNC
service”).
- After installing, go to server preferences and set your own VNC password.
If you want to enable access by using your Windows username and password, do
the following:
- Enable Require MS Logon and New MS Logon options.
- Press Configure MS Logon Groups button and enable full control for the user you
will log in as.
- In Windows XP you have to disable Force Guest option in
registry. Executing this .reg file will do the job: disableforceguest.reg.zip.