Windows 7 remote connection tutorial

By default, newly created VPN connections use the automatic VPN type, which means that the client will attempt to use the most secure protocol. If that is not available or is unsupported, they switch to a less secure protocol. After you have created the connection, you can edit the VPN connection's properties and specify that a specific protocol is used, but the connection can use only that protocol and no others.

Establishing VPN connections and authentication You need to know what the VPN options are for computers running Windows 7 and what authentication options are appropriate for a given set of circumstances.

Does not require access to digital certificates. This is a great way to give yourself access to your home computer while you're traveling with a laptop. You might think that operating another computer remotely would be too slow to be useful. However, the responsiveness of the remote session depends a great deal on the speed of the connection. For a LAN connection, an ethernet 10Mbps connection or If you want to play games or perform other graphics-intensive tasks, you really need a Gigabit Ethernet 1Gbps connection or an Over the Internet, don't even bother connecting with dial-up; instead, you need a cable or Digital Subscriber Line DSL broadband 1Mbps or better link, and even then you'll want to avoid large files and heavy-duty graphic tasks.

This article was written by Jack Lloyd. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. The wikiHow Tech Team also followed the article's instructions and verified that they work. This article has been viewed , times. This wikiHow teaches you how to enable and use Remote Desktop on two Windows 7 computers. Remote Desktop is a built-in Windows 7 feature which allows you to control one computer from another over the Internet.

In order to use Remote Desktop, you'll have to enable it on the target computer and find the target computer's IP address, after which point you can connect to the target computer from a separate computer. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers. Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account.

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Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Part 1. Make sure that you meet the criteria for enabling Remote Desktop. In order to turn on Remote Desktop, you must be on an account that has administrator privileges, and the account must have a password enabled.

Click Control Panel. It's on the right side of the Start menu. Doing so opens the Control Panel window. Set the "View by" option to "Large icons". Click the "View by:" drop-down box in the upper-right side of the Control Panel window, then click Large icons in the resulting drop-down menu. If you already see "Large icons" next to the "View by:" heading, skip this step.

Click System. It's a heading near the bottom of the window. You may have to scroll down to see this option. Click Remote settings. This link is in the upper-left corner of the window. Doing so opens a new window. Check the "Allow Remote Assistance connections to this computer" box. It's at the top of the new window. If you don't see this option, first make sure you're on the right tab by clicking Remote at the top of the window. Skip this step if the box is already checked. Check the "Allow connections from computers running any version of Remote Desktop" box.

It's in the middle of the pop-up window. Doing so allows you to connect to this computer from any computer that runs Remote Desktop e. Skip this step if this box is already checked. Add more users if necessary.