Those who often need to connect remotely to their home PC or provide computer assistance to friends often use remote access applications. This article will describe how to use TeamViewer.
Should I pay for a license?
On the official website of the product, you can find information that you need to pay the developer to use it. It is because of this that many are trying to find a software distribution kit on third-party sites, torrents, file exchangers, which cannot be done under any circumstances. This approach can lead to a virus or trojan infection on your computer.
TeamViewer is completely free if the downloader agrees to use it not for commercial purposes. This is suitable for most users. It is advisable not to connect to the office machine from home. If the application decides that you use it for corporate work, restrictions will be imposed on the functionality.
Installation
Like almost any other application, TeamViewer needs to be downloaded and installed. To download the installer, go to the main page of the official resource. After double-clicking on the file, the operating system will warn about the danger of running software downloaded from the Internet. Answer yes to the OS question. In the main window of the installer, check the box next to "Non-commercial use". After that, it remains to click on the "Finish" button and wait for the installation to complete.
When the installation process is completed, a window with a little help about TeamViewer 9 will appear on the screen. How to use the program will also be written here. If you've never come across applications of this type, tips are worth exploring. When you close the help window, the program itself will start, fully configured and ready to work.
Basic mode of operation
After starting the utility, you can immediately start managing the remote PC. Naturally, the same version of TeamViewer should be installed on it. To connect, you need a unique remote machine number and password.
They are written in the left pane of the utility window. Accordingly, if you want to transfer control of your PC to someone, you should send data from the ID and password fields to your partner.
TeamViewer. How to use the ability to display wallpaper
After receiving all the data and entering it, a window will appear on the display, in which the desktop of the remote machine is displayed. It will not display wallpaper. This is done in order to reduce the load on the network.
Of course, nothing prevents turning on the display of the background image. To do this, click on the inscription "View" located in the upper panel of the utility, and then uncheck the "Hide wallpaper" item.
Rebooting a remote machine
During PC setup, it is often necessary to restart the computer. Often software requires a restart after such an operation. You can restart the remote machine without disconnecting through TeamViewer. How to use this feature?
Click on the words "Actions", and in the menu that opens, click "Restart." After that, click on the text "Wait for a partner". When the remote PC restarts, “Computer boot” appears in the control window. To resume communication, click on the "Reconnect" button, then the connection will be restored and you will not need to re-enter the password.
In addition to the usual restart, you can start the PC in safe mode using TeamViewer. How to use this feature? You must complete all the steps described above, however, on the "Actions" tab, select "Restart in safe mode."
In addition to the above, through this menu you can:
- To block the input means of the administered computer in order to deprive the owner of the opportunity to somehow influence the course of actions.
- Log out so that no one can use the PC without entering a password.
- Launch Task Manager to close running processes.
File transfer
TeamViewer allows you to transfer files using the built-in functions. To open the document sending window, click on the corresponding inscription in the top menu. Such an opportunity as file transfer should not be overlooked, and therefore we decided to write briefly about this important opportunity.
You can open the file transfer window from the top panel, the “file transfer” tab. The files located on the local machine will be shown on its left side, and the remote ones on the right. After dragging the document with the left mouse button, it starts downloading or sending.
Permanent Access Setup
If you often need to connect to your home computer, it’s not very convenient to run the application on it every time and remember the new password from TeamViewer. How to use constant access?
- Go to the "Connection" menu, in it click on "Uncontrolled access".
- Fill in all the fields here as you see fit.
- Click on the text "I do not want to register."
- Remember now the permanent ID and password.
Now the utility will close if you click on the "cross". After each PC reboot, the application will start automatically.