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Linux Remote Desktop/Screenshots return blank screen or timeout with Wayland

Currently, the HeartbeatRM Linux agent is only able to communicate with Xorg to capture the desktop display. This means that if your desktop environment is using Wayland, then you’ll receive a blank image or a timeout when attempting to remotely access the desktop or take a screenshot. To resolve this, you can disable Wayland and …

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How to Proxy Web Requests through Remote Computers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD-TXutDA8M Need to access router/firewall configuration pages, intranet sites, or other web-based services on a remote network? Our proxy service makes it easy by routing your browser traffic through other remote computers you own. Think of it as a lightweight VPN for the web, letting you browse as if you were on another network. All you …

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How to Automatically Expire and Remove Agents

HeartbeatRM allows you to set up expiration periods on your devices, where upon expiration the agent software is uninstalled, and the device is removed from your HeartbeatRM dashboard. This is useful for anyone who wants to track and access a device only for a limited time. Automatic expiration is commonly used when providing temporary remote …

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Package Error certificate has expired or is not yet valid

When deploying a package with files to a remote computer, you may receive the message “Error retrieving chunk”, followed by “x509: certificate has expired or is not yet valid”.  This can occur if the system date or time on the remote machine is incorrect, causing TLS negotiation to fail when downloading package files. To resolve …

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Enabling or Disabling Remote Access Popup Notifications

Back in January we made a tweak to our remote desktop feature. This change involved showing a popup notification on the remote computer when a user connected or disconnected. Previously, HeartbeatRM did not provide any indication that a remote user had connected to the computer, which led to privacy concerns for some of our users. …

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Creating and Configuring Access Keys and Installers

What are Access Keys? Access keys are credentials we embed into the agent installer file. During setup, the agent uses access keys to authenticate with HeartbeatRM and join your organization. For security purposes, you can disable access keys at any time. When you disable an access key, you’re also disabling any agent installer which references …

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Configuring Agent Group Security Options

In this article we’ll cover how to configure group security settings, such as password-protected remote access. Group security settings are inherited by agents belonging to the group. For details on how security options may be set on the remote computer itself, please see the article “Password Protecting Remote Access“. To get started, open group settings …

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