If your office desktop is a Mac computer
Remote desktop with VNC Introduction. VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is a system to share a graphical desktop, pretty close to xrdp The difference is that you connect to the current session directly, unlike xrdp which created a new session There are a large number of VNC servers and clients (RealVNC, TightVNC, UltraVNC, ). Remote Desktop (RDP) For Mac OS X Video Link for Setup Process If using Mac OS X and you need to install and configure Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) please follow these steps: 1. Open the App Sto.
Chrome Remote Desktop Mac Setup
Mac client computers must have version 3.6 or later of the Remote Desktop client software for full control. Although you may be able to control and observe Mac computers using earlier versions of the Remote Desktop client software, you can’t generate reports or execute remote commands.
- Open System Preferences.
- Click on Sharing.
- Make note of your Computer Name at the top.
- On the left side of the window you will see a list.
- Click on Screen Sharing to highlight it.
- Place a check mark next to Screen Sharing.
- You should see a green circle with Screen Sharing: On.
- Underneath that there will a sentence with vnc://computername, make note of this address.
- This is the address you will use to connect to your office computer from home.
- On the Apple computer that you are remoting from, connect to VPN before attempting to connect to your desktop computer.
- Select Go then Connect to Server… in the Finder drop-down menu. If you do not see the Finder menu, try clicking on a blank space on your Mac desktop.
- In the window that appears, type the address from Step 9 (vnc://YourComputerName/).
- A dialog box will appear. Enter the user name and password used to sign in to the office desktop computer.
- You’re connected!
Remote Desktop 10 Mac Setup
If your office desktop is a Windows computer
Microsoft Remote Desktop For Mac Setup
- In the search bar on the bottom left, search for Remote Settings.
- In the search results you will see Remote Desktop Settings, click it.
- A Remote Desktop window will appear.
- Turn on Enable Remote Desktop.
- Check – Keep my PC awake for connections when it is plugged in.
- Check – Make my PC discoverable.
- In the search bar on the bottom left, search for Computer Name.
- In the search results you will see View your PC name, click it.
- An About windows appears.
- Under Device Specifications look for Device Name.
- Write down the Device Name, you will need it later.
- On the Apple computer that you are remoting from, connect to VPN before attempting to connect to your desktop computer.
- Open the App Store and search for Microsoft Remote Desktop.
- Click Get and then Install.
- Open Microsoft Remote Desktop in Launchpad.
- Click the + and then click Add PC.
- In the PC name box, enter the Device Name.
- Click Add.
- Your computer will appear in PCs tab. Double-click it to connect.
- Enter your NetID and password in the User Account dialog box that appears.
- Click Continue.
- You’re connected!