You will need to provide the administrator's username and password in order to enable it or disable it. You can turn this feature on or off at any time.Check the 'Lock the physical screen on disconnect' box (Fig.Select the 'Security' tab of the Server settings panel.

The display of a remote computer can be protected further by enabling the system’s own screen lock which will be activated automatically as soon as the last NoMachine user disconnects. SSF also allows dynamic port forwarding with a SOCKS server from the client to the server (option -D just like SSH) and from the server > to the client (option -F which SSH does not allow) Basic shell support on Windows (cmd or Powershell), Linux and OS X.Read on to find out more.Įnabling automatic screen lock when disconnecting If you want the screen to be remain hidden, you should enable the automatic screen lock. Click 'Desktop shared' to disable access to your desktop. 'Desktop shared' shows that connections to the computer from remote are enabled (Fig. That's it! Once you're done, upon disconnecting the screen will become visible again. How to disable access to your local desktop Go to the M icon in your system tray Click on the M icon (the 'Monitor') in your system tray.

Anyone sitting in front of the host device, or who is in the vicinity, sees a blank screen on the physical monitor while the remote session is active.

Turning screen blanking on also locks the host keyboard and mouse to prevent anyone sitting at the host machine from entering input data during a remote control session.

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