You can lock and unlock a front panel that a client views remotely so the client cannot or can change the values of the front panel controls.
Right-click anywhere on the front panel of the running VI and select Lock Control to lock a front panel that a client views remotely. When you lock a front panel that clients view remotely, LabVIEW queues any requests from clients to control the front panel.
You also can use the Remote Panel:Lock Control method to lock control of a remote front panel programmatically.
Right-click anywhere on the front panel of the running VI and select Unlock Control to allow a client viewing the front panel remotely to change the value of front panel controls. When you unlock a front panel that clients view remotely, LabVIEW grants control to the next client in the queue. If no clients are in the queue, the method unlocks the front panel.
You also can use the Remote Panel:Unlock Control method to unlock control of a remote front panel programmatically.