It really is that simple. Sure, it requires creating an account and downloading extra software, but it's totally worth it. You can share files between machines though not quite as easily as you can with Windows Remote Desktop , you can view multiple monitors, and configure advanced View settings to make it run as smoothly as possible. Even if you're trying to connect two Windows computers or two Macs, I'd still check out TeamViewer in addition to our platform-specific choices below—it's very good, and might offer you a few advantages over the other options.
Note that TeamViewer also has an iOS and Android app, if you want to connect from your phone, as well as a web client, if you're on a friend's computer and don't want to install any extra software on their machine.
Plus, it has support for wake-on-LAN , which means you can put your home computer to sleep and wake it up when you want to use it, all without being in front of it. That's pretty great. TeamViewer isn't the only cross-platform option, but it is our favorite for its simplicity. LogMeIn is popular, but it's no longer free. Still, with features like drag-and-drop file transfer, file sync, and others, it's pretty solid. It's only accessible from a web browser and has a slightly more confusing set up, which is why we gave TeamViewer the edge.
Windows users have a ton of options, but we really like Windows' built-in Remote Desktop Connection for its Windows integration, high level of control, and the fact that it doesn't require any additional software to set up. Note that you'll need Windows Professional or higher for this feature to be available—Windows Home and Home Premium users will have to try one of the alternatives listed below—but that's usually pretty easy to get at a low price.
Here's how to use it to access your Windows computer from another Windows machine. If you're on the same network as the computer you want to connect to, using Remote Desktop is quite simple. Just follow these steps:. That's it! This is definitely one of the best ways to connect if you're just sitting in another room, though it gets a bit more complicated if you're away from home. If you're connecting from afar, you'll need to do some extra steps: most notably you'll need to forward ports on your router.
It takes a bit more initial setup, but you don't need to install any extra software. From now on, you can connect to your home computer just by repeating steps 4 and 5.
As you can see, Remote Desktop requires a bit more initial setup than something like TeamViewer, but it can be worth it for the speed and great Windows integration it brings you. I also recommend you check out the options available in the Remote Desktop Connection program—you can choose how much of your display to show, whether to show high quality graphics, which hard drives to share, share your printer, and lots more. Specific steps for enabling port forwarding depend on the router you're using, so you'll need to search online for your router's instructions.
Find the network configuration with an "Operational" status and then get the IPv4 address. Your public IP address the router's IP. Port number being mapped. In most cases this is - that's the default port used by Remote Desktop connections.
You're opening your PC up to the internet, which is not recommended. If you must, make sure you have a strong password set for your PC. It is preferable to use a VPN. After you map the port, you'll be able to connect to your host PC from outside the local network by connecting to the public IP address of your router the second bullet above.
To avoid running into this issue, consider using Dynamic DNS - this lets you connect to the PC using an easy to remember domain name, instead of the IP address. With most routers you can define which source IP or source network can use port mapping. So, if you know you're only going to connect from work, you can add the IP address for your work network - that lets you avoid opening the port to the entire public internet. If your router allows it, you should also enter the name of the PC just to keep things straight.
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