Remote Access from a Smartphone

Download TeamViewer for your desktop PC from www.teamviewer.com. We recommend the portable version

which can be run from a USB drive or a CD. The app for the smartphone and tablets can be downloaded from their respective online app stores. Once downloaded, you'll have to configure it at both ends once, but before

you do this, you might need to register with TeamViewer for a free user account. You can do so by signing up at https:// login.teamviewer.com/ and creating a free account.

The Desktop PC Configuration

Start TeamViewer, agree with terms and conditions and proceed with the installation as you would usually do with any other software. Once the installation is done, start TeamViewer and it will sync with its online servers and allocate a unique ID and password for your computer. Note down these details and keep them safe. Every time

you restart the application, you will receive a new password, while the ID will remain static for your PC. This ID

and password is a one-time security pass to give the invitation for a remote login to your PC. You can use this ID and password to connect to your desktop PC from a remote location. But if you restart your PC very often, it will be difficult to keep track of the changing passwords.

For this reason, you need to setup an unattended access to TeamViewer. Click on ‘Connection’ and then on ‘Setup

unattended access’. This will bring up a wizard wherein details such as the PC name and password needs to be

specified. Give the desktop PC a name and password of your choice. The next screen will then ask you to enter the

details that you registered online. If you did not do it earlier, you can create one now too. After entering the details, your system will now be available to you online with the same password every time. Your desktop PC is now available for remote access. You can now choose to lock the desktop or turn off the monitor.

The Client Side

After installing TeamViewer on your handheld, start the app. You will be welcomed by an initial introduction screen, which can be skipped by pressing the back button. The next screen will be ready on the ‘Connection’ tab, where you can type in the details of the ID and the password of the computer you would like to connect to. Simply skip this and click on the ‘Partner list’ tab. Here you can log in using your username and password you created on the TeamViewer website.

Once you do this, you will see a button called ‘My Partners’. Click on this button and you will now see the desktop PC available online. Click on the PC name and you can gain access to your desktop PC. And you’re done! Simple, isn’t it? Once in it, you can investigate the number of features TeamViewer has to offer. You can change  resolutions, switch monitors, tweak the performance by optimizing for quality or speed, remove wallpapers for

better speeds, disable remote cursor, use the keyboard, use the mouse right-clicks, enable function buttons, and the list goes on. Wel l, enjoy your remote access.