ClusterDesktop how-to use from Android devices

How to use ClusterDesktop
Note: Before connecting to your computer, download and
install ClusterDesktop for your operating system. For more
information see Tutorials on how-to install/run ClusterDesktop.
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 / as shown in the picture below
ClusterDesktop

ClusterDesktop
2. For VNC and RDP connection we suggest using Jump
/you can use any VNC or RDP client available on Android/.
3. Standard VNC connection using Jump
➢ Download and install
Jump
➢ Run Jump and click
“Manual Setup”

ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your server and port, check VNC and click “Save”
Example: server-001.clusterdesktop.com:1029
➢ To connect to remote computer click on the connection you
just saved

ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your VNC password if you have one and click “Login”
4. VNC connection using Jump with SSH
➢ Add connection
➢ Type localhost:55900
➢ Check VNC
➢ Click „Save“

ClusterDesktop
➢ Click on SSH Tunnel
➢ Set up as shown in the
picture

ClusterDesktop
➢ To connect to remote computer click on the connection
you just saved
5. Standard VNC connection using Remote Ripple
➢ Install and run Remote
Ripple
➢ Click to add new
connection

ClusterDesktop
➢ Set up as shown in the picture
1 On Host type: your Clusterdesktop server
2. On Port type: your Clusterdesktop port
3. Click „Save“

ClusterDesktop
➢ To connect to remote
computer, click on the
connection you just saved
➢ Type your VNC
password and click
OK
6. VNC connection using Remote Ripple with SSH
(ConnectBot)
➢ Install and run ConnectBot
➢ Type your Remote computer Username, ClusterDesktop
server and SCP port as shown in the picture below
Exsample: test@server-001.clusterdesktop.com:1031

ClusterDesktop
➢ Click “Yes”
➢ Type your remote
computer password
and click Enter

ClusterDesktop
➢ Click on “Port Forwards”
➢ Click on “Add port forward”

ClusterDesktop
1 On Nickname type: 55900
2. On Source port type: 55900
3. On Destination type: localhost:55900
4. Click „Create port forward“
➢ Run Remote Ripple
➢ Click to add new
connection

ClusterDesktop
1. On Host type: localhost
2. On Port type: 55900
3. Click „Save“
computer, click on the
➢ Type your VNC
password and click
OK

ClusterDesktop
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. Connect using Jump
➢ Run Jump and click “Manual Setup”

ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your server, port and click “Save”
just saved

ClusterDesktop
3. RDP connection using Jump with SSH
➢ Add connection
➢ Type localhost:3389
➢ Click „Save“
➢ Click on SSH Tunnel

ClusterDesktop
picture
just saved

ClusterDesktop
4. Connect using Microsoft Remote Desktop
➢ Run Microsoft Remote Desktop and add new connection
➢ Type Connection name, your RDP ClusterDeskto Server
and Port and click “Done” as shown in the picture below

ClusterDesktop
just saved

ClusterDesktop
1 Type remote computer
Username
2. Type remote computer
password
3. Click „Login“
5. RDP connection using Microsoft Remote Desktop with
SSH (ConnectBot)
➢ Run ConnectBot
➢ Type your Remote computer User name,
ClusterDesktop server and SCP port as shown in the
picture below

ClusterDesktop
➢ Click “Yes”
computer password
and click Enter

ClusterDesktop
1. On Nickname type: 3389
➢ Run Microsoft Remote Desktop and add new connection

ClusterDesktop
➢ Type Connection name, localhost:3389 and click “Done”
as shown in the picture below
1. Type remote computer User
name
2. Type remote computer
password
3. Click „Login“

ClusterDesktop
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 ES File Explorer
➢ Click on “New” and select SFTP

ClusterDesktop
➢ Type as shown in the picture
1. ClusterDesktop Server
2. SCP Port
3. Remote computer Username
4. Remote computer password
5. Connection name
6. Click „OK“

ClusterDesktop
computer click on the
➢ You can find your
computer file structure in
folder home or cygdrive (for
Windows hosts)

ClusterDesktop
3. Ftp connection using port forward from SSH (ConnectBot)
➢ Run ConnectBot
➢ Type your Remote computer User Name,
picture
➢ Click “Yes”

ClusterDesktop
computer password
and click Enter
➢ Click on “Port Forwards”

ClusterDesktop

ClusterDesktop
➢ Run ES File Explorer
➢ Click on „New“ and select FTP

ClusterDesktop
➢ Type as shown in the picture
1. localhost
2. Port 50021
/ Use “Passive“
connection /
3. Remote computer
Username
4. Remote computer
password
5. Connection name
6. Click „OK“

ClusterDesktop
IV. You can play videos and music saved on your
remote computer
1. Play videos or music saved on your remote computer
using SFTP connection /with this method the file is
downloaded to a temporary folder and then played
from it/
➢ Start ES File Explorer and connect to your remote
computer as shown in III. SCP Connection /
2. Connect with SFTP Protocol
➢ Find the file you want to play, tap and choose
program to open it as shown in the picture below

ClusterDesktop
2. Audio and video streaming using FTP connection (with
this method the file is streamed/played directly from your
remote computer)
➢ Install ConnectBot and ES File Explorer

ClusterDesktop
➢ Run ConnectBot and ES File Explorer and connect to
your remote computer as shown in III. SCP Connection/
3. Ftp connection using port forward from SSH
(ConnectBot)
➢ Find the file you want to play, tap and choose program
to open it

ClusterDesktop
3. Audio and video streaming using VLC and FTP /with this
method the file is streamed directly from your remote
computer/
3.1 Set up ConnectBot
➢ Install and run ConnectBot on device from which you
are accessing your computer
➢ Type your Remote computer User Name,
picture below

ClusterDesktop
computer password
and click Enter
➢ Click “Yes”

ClusterDesktop
➢ Open VLC media player
1. Click on Media
2. Click on Stream
3.2 Set up VLC on your
remote computer

ClusterDesktop
➢ Click „Add“, select video you want to stream and click “Open”
➢ Click „Stream“

ClusterDesktop
➢ Click „Next“
➢ Click „File“, select HTTP
and click „Add“

ClusterDesktop
picture
1. Port 8080
2. Type /stream
3. Click „Stream“
3.3 Start streaming
➢ Open VLC on device from which you are accessing your
computer and set up as shown in the picture

ClusterDesktop
V. 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

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

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 ) and 3 -
click “Connect” as shown in the
picture

ClusterDesktop how-to use from Android devices

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