Download the NX client for your system (see Section 1.3)
Before going any further, if you are a first-time user of the
VirtualRDC, or have just had your password reset, please follow the
instructions in Section 1.4. Then return to here.
Install the client. For windows, double-click the installer. On linux,
use the system-specific tool, or simply type
rpm -i {name of package}.rpm
If not started automatically, start the NX Connection Wizard (Figure
5). Click on ``Next''
Figure 5:
The NX Connection Wizard
Give the session a name. You will use this name to find the
configuration when starting NX the next time. A good choice is the short
version of the system name (``vrdcXXXX'') or ``VirtualRDC'' (Figure
6).
Type the login node's name in the ``Host'' field
(``vrdcXXXX.vrdc.cornell.edu''). The port should be left at ``22''. On the
slider, choose the speed of your internet connection. In most university and
corporate environments, WAN should be fine. If you find the system
non-responsive, you can later change it. Selections further to the left use
more compression, resulting in slightly degraded image quality of your
session, but better responsiveness (NX has been known to be used effectively
over a dial-up modem).
Figure 6:
Configuring a NX session
In the next screen, in the first selection area, leave the session defaults as is (``Unix'', ``KDE'' session).
Select the size of the desktop you want to view. This depends on your
monitor and how much of that monitor you want the NX window to take up.
Important: Put a check mark next to "Enable SSL encryption of
all traffic" (On the Mac OS X client, this is under the ``Advanced'').
Figure 7:
Choosing the size of the NX windows
You are almost done. If you wish to create an icon on your desktop,
select the appropriate field. Then click on ``finish.''
