# NetHunter KeX Manager

[_**Being mobile doesn’t mean putting up with tiny!**_](broken-reference)

Kali NetHunter Desktop Experience puts the Kali Linux desktop in the palm of your hand.

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/nh-kex-1.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/nh-kex-1.png)

Connect a monitor via HDMI or screen casting and you have a Kali experience indistinguishable from sitting in front of a desktop computer.

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/nh-kex-3s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/nh-kex-3s.png)

[**Content:**](broken-reference)

[Start the KeX Manager](broken-reference)

[Set-up KeX](broken-reference)

[Start & Stop KeX](broken-reference)

[Launch the KeX Client](broken-reference)

[Use KeX controls](broken-reference)

[Advanced KeX Settings](broken-reference)

[**Start the KeX Manager**](broken-reference)

Click on the hamburger menu item and select _“KeX Manager”_ to open the KeX menu. Here you can start & stop the service, open the KeX client and configure advanced settings. KeX can be started by executing the following steps:

* Only once: Set a KeX password before first use
* Start the KeX Server
* Open the KeX Client
* Only once: Enter the KeX password (it gets stored securely in the connection profile)
* Click _“Connect”_ in the KeX client to connect to the KeX server
* Connect HDMI monitor and bluetooth keyboard and mouse (optional, device can be used as touchpad)

Optional:

* Open _“ADVANCED SETTINGS”_ and set a custom resolution to fit the connected monitor

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-10s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-10s.png)

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-20s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-20s.png)

[**Set-up KeX**](broken-reference)

Before starting the KeX server for the first time, click on _“SETUP LOCAL SERVER”_ and configure a session password and a read only password.

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-30s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-30s.png)

[**Start KeX**](broken-reference)

To start KeX, click on _“START SERVER”_. To stop KeX, click on _“STOP SERVER”_. To display whether the server is running or not, click the refresh button.

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-40s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-40s.png)

[**Launch the KeX Client**](broken-reference)

To launch the KeX client, click _“OPEN KEX CLIENT”_

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-50s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-50s.png)

Before connecting for the first time, enter the password (the one you have configured when setting up the server) in the password field

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-50s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-50s.png)

Press _“Connect”_

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-55s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-55s.png)

[**Use KeX controls**](broken-reference)

Touching the screen displays the on-screen-display for 2 seconds, which allows you to open the on-screen keyboard or the context menu to configure or disconnect the KeX session.

You can disconnect and re-connect to your session any time.

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-60s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-60s.png)

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-70s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-70s.png)

[**Advanced KeX Settings**](broken-reference)

Open the _“ADVANCED SETTINGS”_ menu to tweak the display resolution settings.

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-80s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-80s.png)

[![](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-90s.png)](https://www.kali.org/docs/nethunter/nethunter-kex-manager/NetHunter-KeX-90s.png)
