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Can I use VNC Viewer Free Edition to connect to VNC Server Personal or Enterprise Edition?

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Can I use VNC Viewer Free Edition to connect to VNC Server Personal or Enterprise Edition?

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VNC Viewer Free Edition does not support encryption or native password authentication (the “security types” mentioned in the error message). It is possible to configure VNC Server Enterprise or Personal Edition to allow connections from VNC Viewer Free Edition, although this is rarely necessary. VNC Viewer Enterprise and Personal Editions are free to use with a licensed VNC Server, so the best solution is to upgrade any users who are still using VNC Viewer Free Edition. If this is not possible then you can use a Java-enabled web browser to connect using VNC Viewer for Java. If neither of the above solutions is appropriate, then you can configure VNC Server Enterprise or Personal Edition to allow connections from VNC Viewer Free Edition. To allow VNC Viewer Free Edition to connect, set the Encryption to either Prefer On or Prefer Off and the Authentication to either None or VNC Authentication. Your VNC session will not be encrypted if you use VNC Viewer Free Edition, but it will still b

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