Exceed onDemand Client lets you use your computer to access and work with applications that reside on UNIX, Linux, VMS, and other X Window System host machines. Using Exceed onDemand Client, you can also create, configure, and manage Xconfig and Xstart files. These files contain settings that Exceed onDemand uses to configure the startup, look and behavior of your X sessions and start X applications on remote hosts.
A number of key features ensure secure, dependable, and adaptable X sessions.
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The availability of some features is determined by your Exceed onDemand administrator |
Authentication and Encryption Exceed onDemand authenticates user names and passwords for all host connections. In some cases, you can configure additional security options. Some are available only with the Strong Encryption version of Exceed onDemand.
Session Suspend and Resume You can suspend X sessions instead of closing them and terminating all X applications. When you reconnect to the server, Exceed onDemand Client gives you the option of resuming the suspended session. You can set an additional option that allows the X application to continue functioning while the X session is suspended. Depending on the options set by the administrator, you may also resume suspended sessions from Exceed onDemand Client applications installed on other computer systems.
Suspend Disconnected Sessions You can configure Exceed onDemand to keep X sessions running in the event that Exceed onDemand Client disconnects from Exceed onDemand Server. In this case, Exceed onDemand Server keeps the session suspended. When you reconnect, you can opt to resume the session to avoid lengthy X application restarts.
X Session Sharing Exceed onDemand lets you share your X session to one or more users. If a session is shared to you by another user, you may either view or join the session from your computer depending on the permissions granted to you by the session owner. This feature is useful when providing a demonstration, working remotely, or getting technical support.
Printing With Exceed onDemand Client, you can access files on the host and print them as you would a local file. Hummingbird Exceed onDemand Print Utility (elpr) is the program that facilitates this functionality.
X Session Configuration Xconfig files contain information that specifies how Exceed onDemand starts an X session and how it looks and behaves. Exceed onDemand Xconfig Manager lets you create, edit, and delete Xconfig files.
Remote Startup Xstart lets you automate the process of connecting to a host and starting X applications that reside on it. With Xstart, you can create, configure, and manage Xstart files (.xs). In these files, you specify the host to which you want to connect, your login credentials and the command line parameters necessary to start the X application you require.