How to use Remote Desktop

Today i'll explain how to use remote desktop to remote other computers, i choose application call "Remote Desktop Connection" to explain in this post, many people already known how to use it, but many don't, so i think this post may can help someone, why i choose windows's Remote Desktop? more than 90% of windows users already have it, cause it's a default option when you install windows, yes, there are other software that can use on this purpose and i will tell you how to remote other computers with other software if i have time, Ok for now let's go on windows remote desktop first.

First, you need at least one user that already assigned password (important!, users that not set password can't access remote desktop, i think Microsoft aware on security issues), you can create new users or user existing user and set password at "User Accounts" on "control panel" folder. This process is on host computer(computer you want to remote to).

Next step is go on windows explorer and click right mouse button on "My Computer", select "Properties" and go to "Remote" tab, tick on "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer", on this tab you will see "Select Remote User..." button, click it and "Remote Desktop Users" window will appear, select user that you want to gain permission to remote this computer(user on previous step) and click OK 2 times to exit. that all, you just finish, this computer can be remote from another computer.

Try to use remote desktop to remote your computer, go to another computer open Remote Desktop Connection [start menu -> all programs-> accessories-> communications-> remote desktop connection] type ip address of host computer you want to remote to, 2 computers in this test have to can communicate each other, you may test on the same LAN network, or if these computers can access internet both, it should can remote from remote computer to host computer, if not, check your firewall and allow remote desktop port on your firewall [default port,3389] i don't show you a picture on step by step but guess you can do it, if you have problem, leave a comment and i will try to help.

In next post i'll explain how to use remote desktop more secure, change default port to others, if someone know your user/password, he have to guess your port if he want to access your computer.