Connection Screen

This screen appears when you touch a Detail button on the Settings screen, or "Advanced" on the Add Computer screen. It allows you to enter or edit details for connecting to a computer.

The Name field holds a name for the connection. This is the name shown in the Settings screen list, and can be anything you want.

The Address field holds the DNS name or IP address of the computer to which you want to connect. A computer on your local network might have a name like "mycomputer.local" or an address like 192.168.1.101 - check the network settings on the computer to find out.

On a Macintosh running OS X 10.5 Leopard, you can see the computer name in System Preferences -> Sharing in the Computer Name section for the name, or the Remote Management section for the IP address. However, that Remote Management section is where you turn on VNC permission and set a password, and once you do that, it should simply show up on the list of available computers in the Add Computer screen.

The Port field holds the port number for the connection. This should be the default 5900 unless your computer is set up to use a nonstandard VNC port.

The Password field holds the password for the connection. If you leave this field blank, you will be asked for a password when you connect.

Touch "Save" to keep the values you entered, or "Cancel" to discard any changes.