This document provides instructions for using ClusterDesktop to remotely access and control your computer. It describes setting up audio and video streaming using VLC media player and an FTP connection. The steps include installing ClusterDesktop, configuring port forwarding and audio settings, and starting a video stream that can be accessed from another device using a VLC media URL.

1. 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, described in tutorials on How-
to use ClusterDesktop:
ClusterDesktop
I. Audio and video streaming using VLC and FTP /with this
method the file is streamed directly from your remote
computer/

2. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
1. To be able to transfer
sound with ClusterDesktop,
you need an ordinary audio
cable /as the one on the
picture/
2. You should connect
one end of this cable to
the audio output port and
the other to the
microphone port /as
shown on the picture/

3. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
Exsample: test@server-001.clusterdesktop.com:1031
4. Set up ConnectBot
➢ Install and run ConnectBot on device from which you
are accessing your computer
➢ Type your Remote computer User Name,
ClusterDesktop server and SCP port as shown in the
picture below
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 /
3. Check on your account if SCP port is open – click once

4. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Type your remote
computer password
and click Enter
➢ Click “Yes”

5. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Click on “Port Forwards”
➢ Click on “Add port forward”

6. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Set up as shown in the picture
➢ 1 On Nickname type: 58080
➢ 2. On Source port type: 58080
➢ 3. On Destination type: localhost:58080
➢ 4. Click „Create port forward“

7. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Check „Use VideoLAN
VLC for streaming on
next restart“ and click
on „Restart“
5. Set up VLC on your remote computer. If your remote
computer is Windows based - setup as shown in 5.1 and
skip 5.2. If your remote computer is Linux or Mac based –
skip 5.1 and setup as shown in 5.2.
5.1 Windows based remote computer

8. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Open VLC media player
➢ 1. Click on Media
➢ 2. Click on Open Capture
Device
5.2 Linux or Mac based remote computer
➢ After the restart of ClusterDesktop, your remote computer
will be ready and you can go to 6. to start streaming.

9. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ 1 Select “Microphone
(High Definition Aud) ”
➢ 2 Click as shown in the
picture
➢ 3 Click on “Stream”
➢
➢ Click “Next”

10. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Set up as shown in
the picture
- Port: 58080
- Path: /pl.mpg
➢ Type stream and click
“Next”

11. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Select “Audio-MP3”
and click “Next”
➢ Check “Stream all
elementary streams”

12. How to use ClusterDesktop
ClusterDesktop
➢ Set up as shown in the
picture
6. Start streaming
➢ Open VLC on the device
from which you are
accessing your computer and set up as shown in the
picture /URL: http://localhost:58080/pl.mpg /