How to Set Up Unattended Access

Unattended access means Kinect VNC starts automatically when the machine boots — with no user interaction. This is essential for servers, headless machines, or any workstation you need to reach remotely without someone physically present.

Windows: run as a service

In the Kinect VNC dashboard, navigate to Features. You'll see the Windows Service section. Toggle Install as Windows Service to on.

Once installed as a service:

• Kinect VNC starts before any user logs in
• It runs in the background regardless of who is logged in
• It survives reboots automatically

You can manage the service from Windows Services (services.msc) — it's listed as Kinect VNC Server.

macOS: run as a LaunchDaemon

On macOS, navigate to Features and enable macOS LaunchDaemon. This installs a launch daemon that starts Kinect VNC at system boot, before any user session.

The LaunchDaemon requires the app to have been installed via the PKG installer (not the DMG) to have the correct permissions.

Security checklist for unattended access

Before leaving a machine in unattended mode, confirm:

• Encryption is enabled — Security → Require Encryption = On
• Strong authentication — VNC password, system auth, or certificate
• IP access control — restrict by IP if the machine is internet-facing
• Max connections limit — prevent connection flooding

Verifying the setup

Restart the machine. Open a VNC viewer from another device and connect. If you get a connection prompt before logging in on the host, unattended access is working correctly.

For more on security configuration, see Authentication and Access Control.