リモート・コントロールIntelliAdmin -ステータスアップデート
私達はずっと新版にの取り組んでいる リモート・コントロールLAN版 随分長い間。
実際は年に。
ずっと…待っている人のためにそれは価値がある。
私がほしい涼しい特徴のいくつか述べている前にすべての現在の顧客が無料なアップグレードを得ることを知らせなさい。 これは大事である。 なぜか。 私達が3.0を解放する時私達が価格を引き上げるので。 さらに私達は私達がプロダクトを認可する方法を変えるかもしれない(多分管理者1人あたりのの代りの顧客1人あたりに)。 従って今買えば、より少しのための3.0をたくさん得る。
最も大きい変更はヴィスタおよび64ビットサポートである。 これは従って表面で簡単鳴るが、私達のプロダクトをヴィスタと互換性があるようにすることは私達が直面したあることが最も挑戦的なプログラミングのプロジェクトのずっと1つである。
私は余りに技術的なりたいと思わないが許可する取得を例…
スクリーンの変更をつかむためには私達は「ホック」と呼ばれる特別なDLLを必要とする。 このホックDLLは代理人が写実的な変更を見ることを可能にし次に顧客にそれらを送り返す。 この仕事すべてに記憶の共用部分ホックの使用をするため。 この共用記憶域の*must*はシステムのすべてのプロセスにとって入手しやすい。
それで、随分長い間私達はヴィスタの私達のホックによって戦った。 なぜか。 Internet Explorerが進水した度に私達のホックが衝突するので(時々それが付いているシステムを取る)。 最後に私達はそれにあなたの共用記憶域にアクセスしてほしかったらIEが特別な限られたモードで今進水した、明確にこれらのタイプのプロセスがそれにアクセスするように必要があったことを定め。
これはマイクロソフトがきちんとこれを文書化したかどうか発見して容易であろう-非常に希少だったが。 ヴィスタが解放された後)より悪いけれども必要とされたAPI呼出し視覚スタジオの最近版と編集できなかった(よく。 研究の少し運そして多くを私達は使用するために最終的にホックを得た。
想像できるようにこれは氷山の一角である。 私は必要とされた巨大な変更を記述する100ページにそれをヴィスタとだけ互換性があるようにするのに満ちることができたがヴィスタをよく使用する。
私達はまだ縛りつけられる端すべてを得て、私達が私達の最初ベータを解放する約2か月前に私は概算見積もりをの有する。 それはそれよりより少ない時間であるかもしれないが私は私達のチーム一息入れる間を与えたいと思う従ってそれらは質およびない競争に終わるために集中する
With that said, lets start looking at some of the feature in the new version.
Request access before connecting:
We have a flood of email asking for this. Essentially it allows the end user to have a choice when you connect. They are asked for their permission before you can control their computer. I believe in some areas this is a regulatory requirement (Like being notified that your phone conversation is being recorded).
We wanted it to be clear when permission was asked. So what 3.0 does is darken the current desktop, and display a request form like this:
Now, even this feature gave us some heartburn. We wanted this to be shown even if the user had not logged in yet...and it does do that (This was not easy to accomplish). No matter where the user is at, they will be prompted for access.
Seamless operation during a UAC prompt:
If you have not used Vista before, you might not know what I am talking about. Essentially a UAC prompt is popped up each time you try to do something that requires administrative access. It looks something like this:
Whats the big deal here? Well the big deal is that most remote control software out there will choke when this prompt comes up. RealVNC will just disconnect you. UltraVNC has this wacky disconnect and reconnect feature, but very few remote control solutions have an elegant solution that allows seamless operation before, during, and after a UAC prompt. We have accomplished this in 3.0.
Support for Group Policy, and Windows User accounts:
Currently you simply need an administrator account. Now this will always be true if you want to automatically install the agent over your LAN. What if you wanted to install the agent yourself, and grant all users that are a member of the "Remote Administrators" group "View Only" access? This is all possible in 3.0. In addition, we will make available a group policy template that will allow you to deploy, and manage permissions of agents across your network.
Lets start looking at some screen shots of the software :)
Multi-User permissions
There are three types of accounts available in the new version.
1. Windows users and groups - These are domain, or local accounts that are granted access to the agent
2. Standard username and password - These are username and password combinations created by you, but do not require any interaction with windows security
3. VNC password accounts - Yes. You read it right, support for VNC client to connect to the agent.
Now with 1, and 2 you get a secure connection with Diffie-Heliman key exchange exchange, and 256 bit AES encryption. In addition to that the client supports the full array of features made available in 3.0
If the client is VNC, there is no encryption, and limited support for the new features. VNC support has been added for those customers that have non-windows operating systems and need some way to connect. If you do not add a VNC account, the VNC authentication system becomes inactive.
Here is what the form looks like for adding, or updating these user accounts:
Each user has their own settings:
So for example, you could give windows administrators full access, but standard users 'view only' access.
IP Address Filtering
Out of the box it will allow any IP to connect. Using filtering you could restrict it to a range of IP addresses, or block specific IPs that you have had problems with:
Multiple Interfaces Supported
Most of the time you will only need to listen on all interfaces on the same port. If you have custom needs it is possible to listen on more than one port, and on a specific interface:
Status Window
This has been requested many times over. Some customers have wanted a constant notification while the administrator is connected. When the status window is turned on it is displayed in the top right of the screen. If the mouse moves near it then switches to the left side of the screen. No matter what screen or window the user is on - it will always be displayed. This means even if the workstation is locked, or the user has not even logged in yet...it will be shown (While the administrator is connected)
Here is what it looks like:
Connection Activity
When administrators are connected, it is easy to see who is connected and from what IP address:
That is all I have for now. If you would like to join the beta program (Again...it may be 2 months before you see anything). Please send an email to beta@intelliadmin.com with Remote Control LAN as the subject, and you will be added to the beta list.Popularity: 3%
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