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sharing-desktop.page @b48ddb4 — 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 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 | <page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/" xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its" type="topic" style="task" version="1.0 if/1.0" id="sharing-desktop"> <info> <link type="guide" xref="sharing"/> <link type="guide" xref="prefs-sharing"/> <revision pkgversion="3.14" date="2015-01-25" status="candidate"/> <revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="review"/> <revision pkgversion="3.29" date="2018-08-28" status="review"/> <revision pkgversion="3.33.3" date="2019-07-21" 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> <credit type="author"> <name>Jim Campbell</name> <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email> </credit> <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/> <desc>Let other people view and interact with your desktop using VNC.</desc> </info> <title>Share your desktop</title> <comment> <cite date="2014-09-22">David King</cite> <p>The controls for sharing with specific networks, under the Networks section needs to be explained, perhaps as a separate page.</p> </comment> <comment> <cite date="2014-10-13">Michael Hill</cite> <p>Networks section added without explanatory details.</p> </comment> <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>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and start typing <gui>Settings</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Click on <gui>Settings</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Click on <gui>Sharing</gui> in the sidebar to open the panel.</p> </item> <item> <p>If the <gui>Sharing</gui> switch at the top-right of the window is set to off, switch it to on.</p> <note style="info"><p>If the text below <gui>Computer Name</gui> allows you to edit it, you can <link xref="sharing-displayname">change</link> the name your computer displays on the network.</p></note> </item> <item> <p>Select <gui>Screen Sharing</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>To let others view your desktop, switch the <gui>Screen Sharing</gui> switch to on. 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, ensure that <gui>Allow connections to control the screen</gui> is checked. 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> </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>New connections must ask for access</title> <p>If you want to be able to choose whether to allow someone to access your desktop, enable <gui>New connections must ask for access</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 a Password</title> <p>To require other people to use a password when connecting to your desktop, enable <gui>Require a Password</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> <!-- TODO: check whether this option exists. <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="networks"> <title>Networks</title> <p>The <gui>Networks</gui> section lists the networks to which you are currently connected. Use the switch next to each to choose where your desktop can be shared.</p> </section> <section id="disconnect"> <title>Stop sharing your desktop</title> <p>To disconnect someone who is viewing your desktop:</p> <steps> <item> <p>Open the <gui xref="shell-introduction#activities">Activities</gui> overview and start typing <gui>Settings</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Click on <gui>Settings</gui>.</p> </item> <item> <p>Click on <gui>Sharing</gui> in the sidebar to open the panel.</p> </item> <item> <p><gui>Screen Sharing</gui> will show as <gui>Active</gui>. Click on it.</p> </item> <item> <p>Toggle the switch at the top to off.</p> </item> </steps> </section> </page> |