network desktop access
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iParanormalx
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Are you using Windows Home? You need a higher version of windows that has remote desktop. Then its just a feature you enable and use the Remote Desktop application to connect to the PC using local credentials.
Alternatively, you could also use other, non-windows based applications, such as VNC, Logmein, or Teamviewer.
Alternatively, you could also use other, non-windows based applications, such as VNC, Logmein, or Teamviewer.
iParanormalx
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The target machine will be the machine you want to remote desktop into.
The remote machine will be the machine initiating the remote connection into your target machine.
*note* you'll need administrator rights to perform many of these actions
On the target machine go into advanced system settings ('Win + Pause/break' and its on the left sidebar).
Under the remote tab click the allow radio button for remote connections.
While you're here check the computer name tab and verify you accurately know your target computers name.
On the remote machine bring up run prompt (Win + R) then type mstsc in the text field and hit enter.
Remote desktop application will start - In the dialog box for 'computer', type the name of the target machine.
Click connect, at this time it may prompt you for credentials.
You want to make sure under the login fields it says the domain is the name of your target machine.
there are 2 possibilities
1- it does say the domain name as your target pc- in which case for the 'user' field just type the name of a user account that exists on the target machine. Specifically the one with the desktop that you wish to remotely control.
2- it does not say the correct domain name or it says no domain name at all- in this case you will login to the target computer using the name of the target computer as a prefix to your username, with a forward slash separating them.
an example where my target pc name is livingroom: livingroom/administrator
Once you successfully login then we can repeat part of the process to make you a network icon on your desktop to easily initiate the connection.
The remote machine will be the machine initiating the remote connection into your target machine.
*note* you'll need administrator rights to perform many of these actions
On the target machine go into advanced system settings ('Win + Pause/break' and its on the left sidebar).
Under the remote tab click the allow radio button for remote connections.
While you're here check the computer name tab and verify you accurately know your target computers name.
On the remote machine bring up run prompt (Win + R) then type mstsc in the text field and hit enter.
Remote desktop application will start - In the dialog box for 'computer', type the name of the target machine.
Click connect, at this time it may prompt you for credentials.
You want to make sure under the login fields it says the domain is the name of your target machine.
there are 2 possibilities
1- it does say the domain name as your target pc- in which case for the 'user' field just type the name of a user account that exists on the target machine. Specifically the one with the desktop that you wish to remotely control.
2- it does not say the correct domain name or it says no domain name at all- in this case you will login to the target computer using the name of the target computer as a prefix to your username, with a forward slash separating them.
an example where my target pc name is livingroom: livingroom/administrator
Once you successfully login then we can repeat part of the process to make you a network icon on your desktop to easily initiate the connection.
