ðə klˈaɪənt, ɔːɹ vˌiːˌɛnsˈiː vjˈuːɚ, ɪz ɪnstˈɔːld ˌɔn ɐ lˈoʊkəl kəmpjˈuːɾɚ ænd ðˈɛn kənˈɛkts tə ðə nˈɛtwɜːk vˈaɪəɹ ɐ sˈɜːvɚ kəmpˈoʊnənt, wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɪnstˈɔːld ˌɔn ɐ ɹᵻmˈoʊt kəmpjˈuːɾɚ.
The client, or VNC viewer, is installed on a local computer and then connects to the network via a server component, which is installed on a remote computer.