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Scott Q, User (Posts: 6)

Sep 22, 2021 8:45:31 pm EDT

I read RU server setup it cleary implies talking to RU server is via external assigned dns name; router open port etc.

I was thinking is there any reason I could not setup an RU server for ONLY local network use, so local viewer contacts RU server (using local IP address) which brokers connection to (also using a local IP address) to another local PC running host.exe/agent process via it local IP address.

The main reason is to have a common address book setup on RU server.

Pauline, Support (Posts: 2825)

Sep 23, 2021 1:07:13 pm EDT

Hello Scott,

Thank you for your message.

Using RU Server within the local network only is actually possible - simply use the private IP address (192.168..) as the Server's address when setting up your Viewers/Hosts. You can see this case as an example in this guide on setting up RU Server - see the text in the yellow frame marked as "Important!".
Alternatively, you can also consider setting up your address book to upd ate automatically through a shared resource, for example Dropbox or OneDrive. This tutorial explains how to se t up address book sync via Dropbox or a network drive in a LAN.

Hope that helps.

Scott Q, User (Posts: 6)

Sep 23, 2021 4:04:52 pm EDT

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@Polina thank you

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