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sharing-desktop.page @3.9.92 — raw · history · blame
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 | <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" type="topic" style="task" id="sharing-desktop"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="sharing"/> <link type="guide" xref="settings-sharing"/> <revision pkgversion="3.8.2" version="0.3" date="2013-05-09" status="review"/> <credit type="author"> <name>Ekaterina Gerasimova</name> <email>kittykat3756@gmail.com</email> </credit> <credit type="editor"> <name>Michael Hill</name> <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email> </credit> <desc>Let other people view and interact with your desktop using VNC.</desc> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> </info> <title>Share your desktop</title> <p>You can let other people view and control your desktop from another computer with a desktop viewing application. Configure <gui>Screen Sharing</gui> to allow others to access your desktop and set the security preferences.</p> <note style="info package"> <p>You must have the <app>Vino</app> package installed for <gui>Screen Sharing</gui> to be visible.</p> <if:choose xmlns:if="http://projectmallard.org/if/1.0/"> <if:when test="action:install"> <p><link action="install:vino" style="button">Install Vino</link></p> </if:when> </if:choose> </note> <steps> <item> <p>Click your name on the top bar and select <gui>Settings</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Open <gui>Sharing</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>If <gui>Sharing</gui> is <gui>OFF</gui>, switch it to <gui>ON</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Select <gui>Screen Sharing</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>To let others view your desktop, switch <gui>Remote View</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>. This means that other people will be able to attempt to connect to your computer and view what's on your screen.</p> </item> <item> <p>To let others interact with your desktop, switch <gui>Remote Control</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>. This may allow the other person to move your mouse, run applications, and browse files on your computer, depending on the security settings which you are currently using.</p> <note style="tip"> <p>This option is enabled by default when <gui>Remote View</gui> is <gui>ON</gui>.</p> </note> </item> </steps> <section id="security"> <title>Security</title> <p>It is important that you consider the full extent of what each security option means before changing it.</p> <terms> <item> <title>Approve All Connections</title> <p>If you want to be able to choose whether to allow someone to access your desktop, switch <gui>Approve All Connections</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>. If you disable this option, you will not be asked whether you want to allow someone to connect to your computer.</p> <note style="tip"> <p>This option is enabled by default.</p> </note> </item> <item> <title>Require Password</title> <p>To require other people to use a password when connecting to your desktop, switch <gui>Require Password</gui> to <gui>ON</gui>. If you do not use this option, anyone can attempt to view your desktop.</p> <note style="tip"> <p>This option is disabled by default, but you should enable it and set a secure password.</p> </note> </item> <!-- <item> <title>Allow access to your desktop over the Internet</title> <p>If your router supports UPnP Internet Gateway Device Protocol and it is enabled, you can allow other people who are not on your local network to view your desktop. To allow this, select <gui>Automatically configure UPnP router to open and forward ports</gui>. Alternatively, you can configure your router manually.</p> <note style="tip"> <p>This option is disabled by default.</p> </note> </item> --> </terms> </section> <!-- <section id="notification-icon"> <title>Show notification area icon</title> <p>To be able to disconnect someone who is viewing your desktop, you need to enable this option. If you select <gui>Always</gui>, this icon will be visible regardless of whether someone is viewing your desktop or not.</p> <note style="warning"> <p>If this option is disabled, it is possible for someone to connect to your desktop without your knowledge, depending on the security settings.</p> </note> </section> --> </page> |