Hi everyone, We are currently researching options for a remote teach pendant access from a PC. Basically something that mirrors the TP screen and you can access it with any VNC software. For now I’ve come up with ARCS2, Nutai, KPI and Robotiq’s Insights. Most use a VNC protocol except for Insights …

We use TightVNC Viewer from the PC. I believe there are several free viewers that will work. There was an installation process on the robot - our UR rep sent us an installation package - not a UR product, but something he came across. It includes a magic file and other necessary files which are p…

Check this thread out [image] Remote desktop to the controller UI Robot Communication Does anyone managed to make a remote desktop connection to the controller in order to see the UI on a PC? On google I have found that someone has solved this issue installin…

Hi! Thanks for this. This seems to be a Magic that installs x11vnc on the OS. How is it holding up? Any issues with this since it’s not an UR certified approach? Have you been using it long? I’m reluctant to install anything on a production robot from 3rd party, that isn’t verified . Kind regards…

We’ve been using that setup for about a year now, and are up to 9 UR5e robots connected. Occasional dropped connections but no other conflicts that I remember. However, there are some non-related security issues that you should watch for with these robots. Change the default passwords on your robot…

I should note that we also use WinSCP for file transfer/backup. That woks quite well also.

[image] dpeva: WinSCP Thanks for the reply. I’m glad to hear that i works well, and that sounds good enough for me. I’ve already managed to install it and works fine for now. Interesting, I haven’t heard anything like that before. Can you elaborate a bit more on what kind of malware it is an…

If I remember what our IT network specialist told me correctly - Our network monitoring software picked up that one of our robots was “calling home” to an overseas server. He believed that the malware entered our system thru one of the typical methods - email attachment, etc. then worked it’s way t…

What type of VNC do you use: ARCS2, Nutai, KPI, Insights, Beacon..?

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What type of VNC do you use: ARCS2, Nutai, KPI, Insights, Beacon..?

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