Add a User-Defined VNC App
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Add a User-Defined VNC App

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Add a User-Defined VNC App

Learn how to add a user-defined app for Privileged Remote Access.
To manually define a VNC app from the PRA portal:
  1. Log in to the PRA portal.
  2. Click Add App in the User-Defined Apps section.
  3. Enter the general details for the app:
    1. Select App TypeVNC.
    2. Enter the App Name.
    3. (Optional) Enter an App Description.
    4. Enter the Destination or FQDN or IP address of the app.
    5. Enter the Port to use for the app, if different from the default port.
      You can enter only one port between 1-65535. (Default: 5900)
  4. (Optional) Configure additional authentication settings for the VNC app.
    1. (Optional) Enter the User Name and Password for the app, and confirm the password. The username and password are optional, but you must enter both settings or leave both blank.
    2. Enable File Transfer to enable file uploads and downloads using SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol).
  5. If you enabled file transfer in the previous step, configure the file transfer settings.
    1. Enter your SFTP Username and SFTP Password. If you don't provide a password, you must provide the SFTP private key.
    2. The SFTP Hostname is automatically populated with the Destination FQDN or IP address. No entry is required.
    3. Enter the SFTP Port to use for file transfers. You can enter only one port between 1-65535. (Default: 22)
    4. Enter the SFTP Private Key. This is required if you don't enter an SFTP password.
    5. (Optional) Enter the SFTP Passphrase. This is required if the SFTP private key is encrypted.
    6. (Optional) Enter the SFTP Host Key entries for the remote host, which you can obtain by running the ssh-keyscan command on the host. Enter one key per line. Lines that begin with # are treated as comments.
  6. To save the app settings, Create Custom App.
    The users can bookmark an administrator-created app or user-created app and launch them later by clicking on the link in the bookmark.