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RU Relay: where is the login user name logged?

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 24, 2020 5:14:21 pm EDT
Hello,

Thank you for your patience.

I checked on this feature with our developers - it will be implemented in our next update which we hope to release by the end of the year.

Please let us know if you have more questions.

Color and CPU Usage

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 24, 2020 4:02:28 pm EDT
Hello April,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, right now there’s no direct switch to limit the CPU usage in Viewer for Mac.
However, please try enabling the Enable FPS limit checkbox and sel ect the preferred FPS value fr om the list - this would act in a similar way as if you would set the CPU usage switch to the FPS value and then selected the preferred FPS value in Viewer for Windows.

I’ll additionally forward this to our development team and ask them if there will be the same CPU usage limiting switch implemented in the future updates of the Viewer for Mac/Linux.

Please let us know if you have more questions.

Color and CPU Usage

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 23, 2020 4:02:37 pm EDT
Hello April,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, the Beta version of the Mac/Linux Viewer has limited functionality and more features will be added at later stages. You can see the full list of currently implemented features as well as the features that are expected to be implemented in the nearest update on this page.
However, please note that the Color format and FPS limiting settings that are shown on the Color and CPU tab on Windows machines is displayed in the Quality tab in Viewer for Mac and Linux:
 - 23 Sep 2020 04:02:11  - 23 Sep 2020 04:02:15

Please let us know if you have more questions.

Error 17: #5

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 23, 2020 2:54:30 pm EDT
Hello Tom,

I'm glad to hear you've figured out the issue and it works for you now!

Please feel free to post another message if you have other questions.

RU Relay: where is the login user name logged?

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 23, 2020 9:20:55 am EDT
Hello,

Thank you for your message.

Unfortunately, the username is not currently stored in the connection log entries. However, we already have the feature to display and store the username of the remote user and the hostname of the computer of the remote user in the connection logs in our roadmap and we will try our best to implement it as soon as possible. I'll additionally check with our developers if there's any specific ETA on when this feature can be expected.

I'll get back to you with their reply soon.

Error 17: #5

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 22, 2020 5:21:20 pm EDT
Hello Tom,

Thank you for your message.

The Error 17: #5 usually means that your NTLM user does not have enough privileges. Please, make sure that you have local admin rights on that machine. In addition, please double-check that admin$ (admin share) is allowed on the remote machine and you have access to it.

Hope that helps.

can I use self-hosted server without a license?

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 22, 2020 5:11:04 pm EDT
Hello Thomas,

Thank you for the clarification.

Choosing Direct connection over Internet-ID does not work because some machines cannot be found by their name, and their IP addresses can change from time to time.

Please note that Direct connection can be only used in case if the remote Host machine can be addressed by its external IP address or hostname (DNS name). However, you can also establish a Direct connection over the Internet if you create a port forwarding rule in the router settings on the Host side. Please see this page for more information.

Using Internet-ID seemed like the most desirable method, but again, the connection status in the Viewer seems to change every time I look at it. It just keeps changing status, machines going offline and online again - unresponsive to launching a windows RDP session.

Please note that when using the RDP connection mode over the Internet, the RDP-over-ID feature is used automatically. In addition, please note that the RDP mode in Remote Utilities just launches the native Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection client from within Remote Utilities and connects to a remote computer using the standard RDP protocol.

In case if you're experiencing such connectivity issues using both Direct and Internet-ID connection as well as when using RDP and the Full Control and View connection modes, please feel free to send us the Viewer and Host log files for examination to see if it's possible to identify what might be causing the problem. You can send the logs to support@remoteutilities.com. Unfortunately, without the log files we can't tell the exact reason for such issues as the log files are used for the connectivity troubleshooting.

Hope that helps.

Change Local Account to Microsoft Account

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 22, 2020 2:51:30 pm EDT
Hello Anthony,

Thank you for your message.

Is it possible to do this entirely remotely using Remote Utilities?

Yes, this is possible in case if you use Host as it runs as a system service and allows to remotely control UAC prompt messages and perform administrative tasks on the remote computer.
In order to switch to using the Microsoft account, please open Windows Settings and navigate to the Accounts section -> Your info tab, then select Sign in with a Microsoft account instead:
 - 22 Sep 2020 02:49:36

Hope that helps.

UDP connection option (Feature Request)

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 22, 2020 1:43:44 pm EDT
Hello,

Sorry for the late reply.

I've checked with our development department on this - while we have this feature in our roadmap, it's not in our immediate plans. In addition, please note that, unfortunately, using UDP is not possible with Internet-ID connection, as for the cases when the direct route is available between Host and Viewer, then TCP should work fast enough. In case if you experience slow remote connection speed/performance, perhaps, this troubleshooting KB article might provide some helpful solution. Sorry for the inconvenience.

Hope that helps.

Remote Utilities 6.12 Beta

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2886)
Sep 22, 2020 9:16:23 am EDT
Hello cosmos,

Thank you for your message.

Hopefully, we will be able to release the next update by the end of this year.
Please note that despite its name the 6.12.2.0 (Beta 2) version is still a fully functional release as it only contains bug fixes and improvements for the previous Remote Utilities versions.

However, we understand your concern in such a situation and we always suggest that our users try updating only one Host and Viewer first or try using Portable Viewer and Agent of the latest version instead.

Hope that helps.