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Begin by opening the ' Terminal' application from the Applications folder.

Prerequisites: You will need the IP address of the computer you gathered in step 10 above.

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(Steps for enabling remote control from a Windows computer are detailed below) All instructions are to be executed on the remote (off-campus) Mac.

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The following instructions will guide you through the process of configuring a second, off-campus Mac computer to remotely control your on-campus Mac computer. Setting Up A Remote (off-campus)В Mac to Remotely Control Your DePaul Campus Mac

You can now close the System Preferences panel вЂ“ your on-campus computer is now ready to be remotely controlled.

Then drag the вЂњ Computer SleepвЂќ time slider all the way over to вЂњ NeverвЂќ. On the ' Energy Saver' page, click the check boxes for вЂњ Put hard disks to sleep when possible, ' Startup automatically after a power failure', and вЂњ Wake for Network AccessвЂќ. From the main ' System Preferences' panel, click вЂњ Energy SaverвЂќ.

Last, weвЂ™re going to need to make one last change that will prevent this computer from going to sleep so you will be able to access it remotely from off-campus.

Take note of this number, as you will need it later when you want to actually access this computer.

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This will be a numeric series of digits separated by periods such as. In the Network Preferences pane, note the active ethernet network interface (this should have a green indicator light) and the IP Address associated with that interface.

Next, go вЂњbackвЂќ to return to the ' System Preferences' panel, and select вЂњ NetworkвЂќ.

Do so in the вЂњ GeneralвЂќ tab of this panel.

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Note: While weвЂ™re in the ' Security & Privacy' panel, you should take the opportunity to configure your computer to lock and require a password once the screen saver enagages, so your computer isnвЂ™t sitting open to anyone who could gain physical access to it.

On the ' Security & Privacy' panel, click the вЂњ FirewallвЂќ tab, then click вЂњ Turn on FirewallвЂќ.

As a last step, once back in the ' Sharing' preferences pane, click the вЂњbackвЂќ button (upper left-hand corner of the panel) to return to the main ' System Preferences' panel.

You will be limited to only using 8 characters for this password. In the password field, youвЂ™ll need to enter a second strong password (preferably not the same as your login password) that is also complex and difficult to guess.

In the sub-panel that appears, select вЂњ Show Remote Management status in the menu barвЂќ, and вЂњ VNC viewers may control screen with passwordвЂќ.

With ' Remote Management' still selected, click the вЂњ Computer SettingsвЂќ button above the вЂњ Allow access forвЂќ section of the ' Sharing' panel.

You will once again, be returned to the ' Sharing' panel. Select the вЂњ ObserveвЂќ, and вЂњ ControlвЂќ check boxes for now, and click вЂњ OKвЂќ. These settings only apply to users of Apple Remote Desktop (pay for license) software, and as such, can largely be ignored at this point. As you add users, you will have some control over what level of access each user will have over this computer.

Next, click on the check box for вЂњ Remote ManagementвЂќ, and similarly, select вЂњ Only these usersвЂќ, using the вЂњ User selectorвЂќ to add authorized users to the list of allowed users.

You will be returned to the ' Sharing' panel. Otherwise, select the desired user account, and click вЂњ SelectвЂќ.

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If a strong password has not yet been configured click ' Cancel' and update the password from the вЂњ Users & GroupsвЂќ Preference panel. NOTE that a STRONG PASSWORD must already be configured for this account as outlined in the prerequisites above.

On the user selection sub-panel that appears, select the user accounts you will want to allow to remotely control this computer.

Place a check box in the вЂњ OnвЂќ column, then click вЂњ Only these UsersвЂќ, and select the вЂњ+вЂќ button.

Select вЂњ Remote Logon' from the list of available services on the lower left-hand side of the вЂњ SharingвЂќ panel.

Select the вЂњ SharingвЂќ object, which will open the вЂњ SharingвЂќ panel.

Begin by accessing the ' System Preferences' panel from the ' Apple' menu in the upper left-hand corner of you screen.

There are a number of steps weвЂ™ll need to complete, but this procedure will only need to be completed once. In the following section, we will set up your on-campus mac to accept secure connections for remote control from your home or off-campus computer, adjust power settings, and engage the MacвЂ™s on-board firewall. You may need to вЂњunlockвЂќ the System Preference panel in order to change the password of you or other user accounts. Passwords for user accounts can be set from the вЂњ Users & GroupsвЂќ System Preferences panel ( Apple menu -> Users & Groups -> Select each user account, and click вЂњ Change PasswordвЂќ).