Let us consider a situation where you need to permit your employees to access some important documents residing on a parent computer from a remote machine or even a smart-phone. There are different ways to do that and we will discuss the most common ways. For Network Setup / Support, get in touch with an expert.
1) MSTSC: - Make sure that Remote Assistance Sharing is enabled in System Properties of the Control Panel. Remote Desktop in the Exceptions tab of Windows Firewall should be checked as well. You can either go to Start-All Programs-Accessories-Communications- click on Remote Desktop Connection or else directly type “mstsc” (without quotes in Start-Run to open the remote desktop window. You can directly type the ip address of the computer that you want to access and click “ok” in order to get access to the parent computer. The requirement is that there should at least be Windows XP Professional on the parent computer and Windows 95 or later in the client computer. However the best option is to have at least windows XP Professional on both the computers. If you are connecting outside a LAN then a VPN connection over the internet is required. This utility becomes very essential for troubleshooting remotely.
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2) REMOTE ASSISTANCE: - In this case, Windows XP Professional or Windows Home edition would do. The computers should be on a network or connected through the internet. Windows Messenger or Windows Live Messenger should be installed on both the computers. Activate the messenger on both computers. Click on Actions and then click on Remote Assistance. Before that make sure that both users are logged in to their Messengers on each computer. The person on the other end only needs to accept the invitation of the Remote Desktop Request.
3) NET MEETING: - Click on Start-Run- and then type “conf.exe” (without the quotes) and you should get the window for starting a video call. The Windows Firewall should be configured so that Net meeting can proceed without a problem.
4) SOFTWARES: - Third party softwares are available too which are free and are very popular as well. Like the Team Viewer Cross Loop and Logme-in”. These software are very useful in connecting two computers over the WAN which is a much broader area. You need to download and run the software on your system which generates an ID and a password for the user (client) to use. You need to have an active connection for that.
5) VMWARE: - Accessing various desktops can be possible by this virtualization software over the internet. An active VPN connection has to be there over the internet. Windows XP Professional with updated service packs is a good and necessary operating system for it. It works on PCoIP. Especially where a datacenter has to be accessed, a virtualized desktop provisioning and management solution has to be there and Vmware View 4 is the answer to it.
So it is clear that be it data access or troubleshooting and maintenance remotely, these utilities and tools are vital for the administration and security of a managed computer network.
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Windows operating system comprises many in-built features which allow the users to connect a remote computer. To get more assistance on this or other computer help, talk to a tech support expert.
