How to remote desktop vista

To continue, users need only click Yes. Image 1 of Previous Next. Remote Settings Next, click Remote Settings beneath tasks. Select Users After clicking the Add button to configure remote access permissions for additional users, Vista presents this menu. Remote Desktop Users Once additional users are added, they'll appear within the provided window.

Windows Help If you click on provided Help links, Windows Vista displays contextually relevant support information, including this passage covering Remote Assistance. System Properties Before connecting to a remote system, be sure you know its computer name or IP address.

RDP Display tab From the Display tab, users can configure the size of the remote desktop window and the color depth. RDP Programs tab Windows Vista users specify programs that should begin upon starting up a remote desktop connection using the Programs tab. RDP Experience tab Remote Desktop Connection's Experience tab enables configuring connection speed, desktop background, font smoothing and other features to optimize performance.

RDP Advanced tab Server authentication and terminal services connections requiring firewall penetration are both configured using Remote Desktop Connection's Advanced tab.

RDP credentials When attempting to connect to other systems using Windows Vista Remote Desktop Connection, users must enter a username and password for an account possessing remote access permissions on the target workstation or server.

Remote Desktop displayed Once proper credentials are entered, Windows Vista displays the remote system's desktop within a dedicated window. Remote Desktop security warning If users attempt to connect to other systems running older versions of Windows, Windows Vista presents this security warning. The last setup step is to make sure that incoming Remote Desktop connections from the Internet make it to the right computer. If your computer connects directly to your cable or DSL modem, you can skip this step.

However, if you use Internet Connection Sharing or a connection-sharing router, you have to instruct your sharing computer or router to forward Remote Desktop data through to your computer.

To be precise, you have to set up your sharing computer or router to forward incoming requests on TCP port to the computer you want to reach by Remote Desktop. The procedure depends on whether you are using the Internet Connection Sharing service built into Windows or a hardware-sharing router. Use one of the procedures described in the next two sections. If you use the built-in Internet Connection Sharing service provided with Windows to share an Internet connection on one computer with the rest of your LAN, the forwarding procedure is pretty straightforward using these steps:.

Now you should be able to reach your computer from anywhere on the Internet. If the connection doesn't work, check the "Troubleshooting" section at the end of the chapter for some suggestions. If you are using a hardware connection-sharing router, setup is a bit more difficult but is worthwhile. First, because your router doesn't know your computers by their names, you have to set up a fixed IP address on the computer that you will be using via Remote Desktop, using these steps:.

If you need to set up any other computers with a fixed IP address, use the same procedure but use addresses ending in.

Now you have to instruct your router to forward Remote Desktop connections to this computer. You need to use the router's setup screen to enable its Port Forwarding feature, which some routers call Virtual Server or Applications and Gaming. There you need to enter the fixed IP address that you assigned to your computer and tell the router to forward connections on TCP port to this address. Every router uses a slightly different scheme, but Figure If a range of port numbers is required or external and internal numbers are entered separately, enter in all fields.

To learn more about forwarding network requests on a shared Internet connection, see "Enabling Access with a Sharing Router," p. I would like to receive exclusive offers and hear about products from InformIT and its family of brands. I can unsubscribe at any time.

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While Pearson does not sell personal information, as defined in Nevada law, Nevada residents may email a request for no sale of their personal information to NevadaDesignatedRequest pearson. You have two computers in your house, one in the living room, the other in the office, however you want to perform certain tasks on the computer in the living room without leaving the office, enter Remote Desktop.

The guide below will walk you through the process of setting up remote desktop on your PC, future guides will show you how to connect to other computers in your network, via VPN, and how to secure those connections. If you have any comments or questions please post them below. Note: I used Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit for this tutorial, please make sure you understand the security implications of enabling this setting.