Does Remote Utilities or RU Server "call home"?
Internet-ID connection
An Internet-ID connection uses an intermediary server on the Web ("Internet-ID server") to broker a remote connection between Viewer and Host.
Auto-import
Auto-import is a feature available with the self-hosted server. When this feature is enabled, remote Hosts that connect to your self-hosted server are automatically added to the specified folder in your server address book as new connections:
Remote Utilities may contact our web servers to do the tasks listed in the table below. For each of these tasks you can replace the default option with an alternative option that doesn't involve using our web servers.
| Task/Feature | Default option | Alternative option |
|---|---|---|
| Internet-ID connection | Connect via our public server | Use self-hosted server |
| Generating free license key | In-program (RU contacts our reg server) | Use form on the website |
| Checking for updates | Monthly | Can be set to "Never" |
| Send Internet-ID to email | RU contacts email script on our site | Use self-hosted server + auto-import |
