Starting a remote-control session

This topic describes how to start a remote-control session in IBM® Director.

To start a remote-control session, in the IBM Director Console Tasks pane, drag the Remote Control task onto a managed system.

You can select to start a remote-control session in either the Active or Monitor state.

Complete these steps to set the startup mode of a remote-control session:

  1. In IBM Director Console, click Options > Server Preferences.
  2. In the Server Preferences window, click the Remote Control tab.
  3. In the Default session state when connecting to an agent field, select either Active or Monitor.
  4. Click OK.
The user of the managed system can regain control at any time by pressing Alt+T on the managed system.

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