How to Access a Remote PC Server?

In the business world, computers are an absolutely vital component. Data are stored upon them, they are used for communications and they are used for business-related applications. Business often requires much travel on the part of employees, and users sometimes require access to data and to applications stored on a home computer. Fortunately, remote PC access can allow access to a user's home computer from anywhere in the world.

# Step 1: Log in to your computer's administrator account. If there is only one user account on the computer, by default it is the administrator account.

# Step 2: Navigate to Access Remote PC. This is the website for a remote PC access program. You may download a free trial version.

# Step 3: Click on the download link to download the install file.

# Step 4: Open the install program.

# Step 5: Install the program, following the installation instructions. During the install process, you will be prompted to create a username and password. This will be the username and password you need in order to remotely access this computer. Each computer you install this program on will require its own separate username and password.

# Step 6: Follow the user manual as to how to complete setting up the program and how to use it. See the References section of this article for the complete user manual.

# Step 7: Follow Steps 2-6 for any computer you will be using in order to access another computer; both the accessing and the accessed computer must have this program installed.

How to Access a Remote PC?

If you have ever arrived home only to realize that you forgot an important document at work, then you know why remote access is so critical. Fortunately, there is a way to connect to your work computer from home. The computer you are trying to access must have Windows XP Professional. Providing it does, here is how you can access the files on your work computer.

# Step 1: Check and make sure that you are signed in as an administrator on computer you are trying to access from your home computer.

# Step 2: Right click on "Start," then "Control Panel" and finally "Performance and Maintenance." This should be at the bottom left hand side of the screen under "Pick a Category."

# Step 3: This will bring up a new screen that has two groups of options, "Pick a Task" or "Pick a Control Panel Icon." Click on "System" at the bottom left hand side underneath the "Pick a Control Panel" Icon.

# Step 4: This brings up a window called "System Properties," next click on the "Remote" tab. Select "Allow users" to connect remotely to the computer, and then select "Allow Remote Assistance Invitations to be Sent From This Computer." Click "OK."

# Step 5: Go back to the "Control Panel" and select "Security Center." When you get there, click on "Manage Security Settings For Windows Firewall." If the "Don't Allow Exceptions box" is selected, deselect it, otherwise your remote access will not go through.

# Step 6: Select the "Exceptions" tab and make sure that the "Remote Desktop" box is selected. If it is not, then select it. Click "OK," and then you can shut down the "Windows Security Center." You've just set up your host computer to allow remote access.

# Step 7: Return to the "Control Panel" and click on "Performance and Maintenance," and then select the "Computer Name" tab; this will tell you the name of your host computer.

# Step 8: Make sure your host computer is connected to your corporate network that has Internet access, is locked and is running.