Joining a peer to peer collaboration session by connecting to the master controller

When a remote control session is started by connecting directly to the target in peer to peer mode you can attempt to join this session if collaboration has been started. Your acceptance into this session is determined by the master controller and the target user, depending on policy values that have been set. You can join a peer to peer remote control session by connecting to the master controller of the session.

Before you begin

To join a peer to peer collaboration session by connecting to the master controller, you must obtain the IP address and listening port for the master controller. These values are displayed in the collaboration control panel on the master controller’s machine when they start collaboration.

About this task

When joining a collaboration session, your acceptance into the session is determined firstly by the master controller and then by the target user. The value set for the target property ConfirmCollaboration determines whether target user acceptance is required.

To join a collaboration session start a peer to peer session and enter the IP address and port for the master controller machine.

Note: In a collaboration session only the master controller connects to the target, while the other controllers connect to the master controller. The port to be used to connect to the master controller is reported in the Collaboration Control Panel after clicking the Start button.

For details of how to start a peer to peer session. see Starting a peer to peer session

As the remote control session starts, a message is sent to the master controller letting them know that you have requested to join the session. They can respond to the request by selecting Yes or No.

Yes: If the master controller clicks Yes, your final acceptance into the collaboration session is determined by the target user and whether user acceptance for collaboration is enabled. For more details see Inviting multiple participants into a remote control session..
No: If the master controller clicks No, you are not allowed to join the session and a refusal message is displayed. Click OK.

Results

When you join a peer to peer collaboration session you can see the IP address of the master controller displayed in the title of the session window. The master controller can see you listed in the participants list in the Collaboration Control Panel. Use the collaboration icon to request control of the session. For more details of collaboration actions that can be used, see Controlling session activity as a participant