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title: "17.1.1.1.1 VNC Server Setup"
canonical: "https://manual.cimon.com/space/CCANVAS/4316233792/17.1.1.1.1%20VNC%20Server%20Setup"
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From this tab, users can start and stop a VNC server. Users can also configure the VNC server to operate on the startup of the Xpanel. 

Xpanel provides a function for monitoring and controlling the system from anywhere. With an Ethernet connection, you may monitor and control the system with a PC, tablet, or smartphone.

VNC Server can be started via the Xpanel or Canvas:

- [Canvas Configuration](https://cimon.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CCANVAS/pages/4316233792/17.1.1.1.1+VNC+Server+Setup#Canvas-Configuration)
  - [Start VNC Server](https://cimon.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CCANVAS/pages/4316233792/17.1.1.1.1+VNC+Server+Setup#Start-VNC-Server)
  - [Stop VNC Server](https://cimon.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CCANVAS/pages/4316233792/17.1.1.1.1+VNC+Server+Setup#Stop-VNC-Server)
- [Xpanel Configuration](https://cimon.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CCANVAS/pages/4316233792/17.1.1.1.1+VNC+Server+Setup#Xpanel-Configuration)
  - [Start VNC Server](https://cimon.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CCANVAS/pages/4316233792/17.1.1.1.1+VNC+Server+Setup#Start-VNC-Server.1)
  - [Stop VNC Server](https://cimon.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CCANVAS/pages/4316233792/17.1.1.1.1+VNC+Server+Setup#Stop-VNC-Server.1)

![image](media://3e719a3d-0fc6-4461-8fac-f5865942aef5)

> ⚠️ The VNC server in the Xpanel setting must be enabled before using the VNC function.

# <span style="color: #0747a6">**Local Ethernet network**</span>

A local Ethernet network uses its own Ethernet network locally without using the Internet. This allows the PC, tablet, or smartphone to be connected to the Xpanel through a wireless router using the same network IP.

# <span style="color: #0747a6">**Public IP Ethernet network**</span>

If a public IP is assigned to the Xpanel, users can access the Xpanel anywhere using the Internet via Wi-Fi, 3G, or LTE.

> 📝 Please note that VNC allows only one device to have a remote connection to the Xpanel at a time.

# <span style="color: #0747a6">**Canvas Configuration**</span>

## Start VNC Server

1. Click **Tools **> **Connection Setup…** > select the target device > click **Start VNC Server**
  
2. Click **Launch VNC Viewer** to start viewing Xpanel via VNC Server. A new window will open with the device’s IP in the header. The project will be running in this window, and the user can interact with the project using the mouse.

![image](media://56287386-b587-470a-81f2-368f675a66b1)

## Stop VNC Server

1. Click **Tools** > **Connection Setup…** > **Stop VNC Server**. The VNC Viewer window will not be closed, but the user will no longer be able to interact with the project.

# <span style="color: #0747a6">**Xpanel Configuration**</span>

## Start VNC Server

1. While an Xpanel project is running, open Runtime Settings by doing the three-corner method (tap the bottom left, bottom right, and top-right corners of the screen):
  
2. Tap **Exit **to get redirected to the Control Center page > tap **Settings**.
  
3. On the VNC Server Setup page, toggle the VNC Server Setup **On **> tap **Start VNC Server**.

## Stop VNC Server

1. While an Xpanel project is running, open Runtime Settings by doing the three-corner method (tap the bottom left, bottom right, and top-right corners of the screen):
  
2. Tap **Exit **to get redirected to the Control Center page > tap **Settings**.
  
3. On the VNC Server Setup page, toggle the VNC Server Setup **Off **> tap **Stop VNC Server**.