
#Vnc viewer for mac using ad credentials password
Once that is all set up test your screen sharing connection from a machine outside of the network – connect in the ‘ Connect to Server‘ from the Go menu in the Finder via: vnc://externalIPaddress or vnc:// You should see your remote computer behind the router – be careful here – since you are opening up a hole in your firewall make sure that your local machine has a harder password – if it is easy than you can be compromised. To know your real external IP address get it from Connect into your router admin settings via a browser or similar Look for the Firewall section and anything that mentions VNC If it does one doesn’t exist (likely) than add a new service The Service is VNC the port is 5900 – set it to allow the service and then send the service to your preferred machine on the local network (this machine will need a fixed local IP address similar to the router – its network settings can’t be set to DHCP. Router IP address is typically a home network address most probably 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 with really easy default passwords ‘admin’ and ‘password’ spring to mind – if you can’t remember Google the model and if you have changed it and can’t remember get out your trusty paper clip, stick in the slot and reset the thing. You need to know your router IP address and your external IP address. You can connect towards the installation system from such a separate computer using this information. On the system being installed, the IP address as well as port are displayed.

#Vnc viewer for mac using ad credentials install
So lets say you want your office machine to always be accessible whilst you are on the road and want to connect in every now and then. Connecting the VNC Viewer Direct Mode Anaconda is set up to start the install and then wait for a Download VNC viewer before continuing.

In the Finder go to the Preferences menu and under ‘Shared’ – checkbox the ‘Bonjour Computers’ a list of machines on your local area network will then appear under your ‘Shared’ devices in the sidebar, so now all you have to do is click the computer you want and then the ‘Share Screen’ button top right. Connect Via Bonjour Computer in Shared Devices in Finder Even easier than remembering IP addresses and connection VNC strings is to log into screen sharing via the Bonjour listing. If there is a user currently logged you get the option to share their screen or just go straight to yours you can ask the currently logged in user to share their screen or choose to see your own account not interrupting the current user by selecting the ‘virtual display’ button.

You can avoid entering the username for the remote machine in the follow up login dialog box by adding the username to the connection string in the initial connection like so As long as the user exists on the remote computer you will just be asked for your password. Whichever method you use to connect, the address method you enter is the same – vnc://ipaddress When the connection is made you will be prompted to authenticate as an admin user account residing on the machine you are logging into Enter the correct details and you will then see and control the remote computer on your screen.
