How do I call it? Any suggestions? I would rather not have to set up a redirect on the router, although I can if need be. It's been so long since I've made the firewall changes that I had to remote to my home Win7 machine to take a look at the settings.
I created an inbound and outbound rule for the port I wanted to use. For the Service I clicked the radio button for "All programs" rather than selecting a particular service. Of course I also changed the RDP listening port in the Windows registry to match the port specified in the rules.
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Contact Us Help Desk helpdesk hamilton. These instructions are for Windows XP users who want to remote into a Windows 7 computer. Select Remote settings on the left When the window opens up select Allow connections from computers running any version Remote Desktop less secure , as shown below. Verify that you have the proper permission to connect to your computer by clicking Select Users… Your domain and username should be listed as already having access as shown below.
Next confirm your firewall is on and that it is set to allow Remote Desktop through. Click on Allow a program or feature through Windows Firewall. Click on Change settings. Click OK. A box with a black background and white text will appear. Type ipconfig at the blinking cursor and press the Enter key on your keyboard.
Make note of the IP Address as shown above , you will need this number when you access your computer from home. Close the window. If no session is specified the process runs in the console session. On Windows Vista the process runs with Low Integrity. If you omit this you will be prompted to enter a hidden password. Since this functionality was added in the Windows 10 Fall Creators update , a separate downloadable app is also available that provides similar functionality for earlier versions of Windows.
You can also use the legacy way of enabling Remote Desktop, however this method provides less functionality and validation. This assistant updates your system settings to enable remote access, ensures your computer is awake for connections, and checks that your firewall allows Remote Desktop connections. To enable Remote Desktop using the legacy system properties, follow the instructions to Connect to another computer using Remote Desktop Connection.
If you only want to access your PC when you are physically using it, you don't need to enable Remote Desktop.
Enabling Remote Desktop opens a port on your PC that is visible to your local network. You should only enable Remote Desktop in trusted networks, such as your home. You also don't want to enable Remote Desktop on any PC where access is tightly controlled. Be aware that when you enable access to Remote Desktop, you are granting anyone in the Administrators group, as well as any additional users you select, the ability to remotely access their accounts on the computer.
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