VSphere remote console accessibility
Hi all, Hope you are well. I've just started using VSphere to manage servers. I find the web interface very accessible however, Once a server has been created, is where the issues start. I am not able to access the web console as understandably the keys do not pass through to the server, as I am using a browser with JAWS as the screen reader. I do not have the opportunity to download the VMWare remote console client yet, but I was wondering if anyone has any work arounds to access the server and apply initial configuration if you've used VSphere? While I wait for the download, if you've used the remote console, can I direct the keys to the server like I can using RDP or VMware workstation? Your help would be much appreciated. Kind Regards
Its been a long time since I've touched vSphere, but from my memory the console is just plane unusable with speech. It didn't support audio redirection at all, your best bet is getting sighted assistance to build a single template that has remote desktop enabled and Windows Audio set to automatic, and just clone that template whenever you need a server. That's what I did anyway. Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Zameer Mahomed via Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>> Reply-To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM To: 'Mailing list for blind system administrators' <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>> Cc: Zameer Mahomed <core7xx@gmail.com <mailto:core7xx@gmail.com>> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] VSphere remote console accessibility Hi all, Hope you are well. I've just started using VSphere to manage servers. I find the web interface very accessible however, Once a server has been created, is where the issues start. I am not able to access the web console as understandably the keys do not pass through to the server, as I am using a browser with JAWS as the screen reader. I do not have the opportunity to download the VMWare remote console client yet, but I was wondering if anyone has any work arounds to access the server and apply initial configuration if you've used VSphere? While I wait for the download, if you've used the remote console, can I direct the keys to the server like I can using RDP or VMware workstation? Your help would be much appreciated. Kind Regards _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>
Hi Ryan, Thank you so much for your help, yes that could be an option as well. For now I've managed to get around it by just using VMRC. I think some things has changed for the better since you last used it like audio support. Kind Regards -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Shugart via Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2025 10:14 PM To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> Cc: Ryan Shugart <rshugart@ryanshugart.com> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Re: VSphere remote console accessibility Its been a long time since I've touched vSphere, but from my memory the console is just plane unusable with speech. It didn't support audio redirection at all, your best bet is getting sighted assistance to build a single template that has remote desktop enabled and Windows Audio set to automatic, and just clone that template whenever you need a server. That's what I did anyway. Ryan -----Original Message----- From: Zameer Mahomed via Blind-sysadmins <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>> Reply-To: Mailing list for blind system administrators <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM To: 'Mailing list for blind system administrators' <blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org>> Cc: Zameer Mahomed <core7xx@gmail.com <mailto:core7xx@gmail.com>> Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] VSphere remote console accessibility Hi all, Hope you are well. I've just started using VSphere to manage servers. I find the web interface very accessible however, Once a server has been created, is where the issues start. I am not able to access the web console as understandably the keys do not pass through to the server, as I am using a browser with JAWS as the screen reader. I do not have the opportunity to download the VMWare remote console client yet, but I was wondering if anyone has any work arounds to access the server and apply initial configuration if you've used VSphere? While I wait for the download, if you've used the remote console, can I direct the keys to the server like I can using RDP or VMware workstation? Your help would be much appreciated. Kind Regards _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org <mailto:blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org> _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list -- blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org To unsubscribe send an email to blind-sysadmins-leave@lists.hodgsonfamily.org
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