A tutorial on how-to use ClusterDesktop from iPhone/iPad

1. How to use ClusterDesktop
Note: Before connecting to your computer, download and
install ClusterDesktop on it. For more information see “Tutorial
on how-to run ClusterDesktop for Mac“. To start working
remotely on your computer use one of the following methods –
VNC, RDP, SCP or noVNC connection:
I. VNC connection
1. Check on your account if VNC port is open – click
once on it if closed /
when the button is
white – the port is
closed, and when
the button is blue –
the port is open
for one connection /
ClusterDesktop

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ClusterDesktop
2. You can use any VNC and RDP client available for iOS,
our example is with iSSH .
3. Standard VNC connection using iSSH
➢ Download and install iSSH
➢ Run iSSH and click
“General Settings”
➢ Turn off “Test
Connection” as shown
in the picture and exit
iSSH

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Run iSSH and click on
„Add Configuration“
➢ Set up as shown in the
picture
1. Type connection name
2. Type your
ClusterDesktop server
3. Type your VNC port
4. Check „Raw“
5. Check „VNC“
6. Click „Save“

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ClusterDesktop
➢ To connect to remote computer click on the connection you
just saved

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your VNC password (if you have
one) and click “OK”
4. VNC connection using iSSH with
SSH
➢ Run iSSH and click on „Add
Configuration“
➢ Set up as shown in the
picture below

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ClusterDesktop

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ClusterDesktop
➢ To connect to remote computer click on the connection you
just saved
➢ Click Accept

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your remote computer
password and click “OK”
➢ Type your VNC password (if you
have one) and click “OK”
II. Remote Desktop Connection
1. In the site of ClusterDesktop, when logged in, check if
RDP port is open – click once on it if closed
2. Standard RDP connection
using iSSH
➢ Run iSSH and click
„Add Configuration“

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Set up as shown in the
picture

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ClusterDesktop
➢ To connect to remote computer click on the connection you
just saved
3. VNC connection using iSSH with SSH
➢ Run iSSH and click on
„Add Configuration“
➢ Set up as shown in the
picture below

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ClusterDesktop

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ClusterDesktop
➢ To connect to remote computer click on the connection you
just saved
➢ Click Accept

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your remote computer password
and click “OK”
III. SCP connection
1. In the site of ClusterDesktop, when logged in, check if
SCP port is open – click once on it, if closed
2.Connect with SFTP Protocol
➢ Install and run FTPManager
➢ Click on “+” to set up new
connection

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Set up as shown in the picture
1. Check “SFTP“
2. Type connection name
3. Type ClusterDesktop Server and SCP port
Example: server-001.clusterdesktop.com:1031

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ClusterDesktop
4. Check Passive
5. Remote computer Username
6. Click „Save“
➢ To connect to remote
computer click on the
connection you just saved
➢ Type your remote computer
password and click “OK”

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ClusterDesktop
➢ You can find your computer
file structure in folder home or
cygdrive (for Windows hosts)
3. Ftp connection using port
forward from SSH (iSSH)
➢ Run iSSH and click on
„Add Configuration“
➢ Set up as shown in the picture

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Click on “Add Tunnel”
➢ Set up as
shown in the
picture
➢ Click on “Add Tunnel”

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Set up as shown in the picture
➢ Click Add Configuration
➢ Click “Save”

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ClusterDesktop
➢ To connect to remote computer click on the connection you
just saved
➢ Click Accept

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your remote computer password
and click “OK”
➢ Run FTPManager
➢ Click on “+” to set up new
connection
➢ Set up as shown in the picture below
1. Check “FTP“
2. Type connection name
3. Type localhost:50021

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ClusterDesktop
4. Check Passive
5. Remote computer
Username
6. Click „Save“
➢ To connect to remote
computer click on the
connection you just saved

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ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your remote computer
password and click “OK”
➢ You can find your computer
file structure in folder home or
cygdrive (for Windows hosts)
IV. NoVNC connection
1. Login to your account in ClusterDesktop site
2.Check if noVNC port is open – click once on it if closed
3. Click on “Open noVNC HTML5” as shown in the picture

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ClusterDesktop
Note: If your internet connection is slow, you can set
different timeout for connecting with noVNC as shown in
the picture below

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ClusterDesktop
4. Type: 1 - your server and noVNC port /if not already
filled in/, 2 - your VNC password if you have one (if note
leave blank ), 3 - click Connect as shown in the picture
below

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ClusterDesktop