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It may take a few moments to set up, so be patient. iCloudĪfter that, head to the iCloud pane and check the box next to "Back to My Mac" - you need to have an Apple ID or iCloud account configured to do this.

To use Back to My Mac, you’ll have to enable Screen Sharing and Wake for network services (the latter only if prompted) in System Preferences’s Sharing pane, if you haven’t already done so for the local sharing routine above. You’ll also need an internet connection of at least 300 Kbps in speed, so a dial-up - if anyone still has those - simply will not suffice. To be clear, you need this specific router on the computer you’re sharing, not the one you’re accessing it with. Tip: The Screen Sharing app is available in fullscreen when you’re using Lion or Mountain Lion, but if the resolution of the screen that you are viewing is smaller than the one you’re using to view it with, the app won’t take advantage of the entire screen.īefore proceeding, please be aware that you’ll need a router that supports NAT-PMP (NAT Port-Mapping Protocol) or UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) to share your screen over the Internet. If you’re not seeing your computer in the Shared section of the sidebar, go to Finder Preferences (CMD + ,), click the Sidebar pane, and check “Connected servers” and “Bonjour computers” under the Shared section. Click it and then click “Share Screen…” and sign in with your account on that user’s computer to initiate a screen sharing session. If you happen to be using a Mac, just go to Finder and look for your computer in the “Shared” category in the left sidebar. To actually view your computer from another device, you’ll have to write down the IP address, unless you’re using another Mac. I personally use the password option because then I can access my computer’s screen from my iPad or iPhone without worrying that another user on the network is allowed to do the same.

Various options are then made available to you: whether you’d like the remote user to be given access to all users or just one and “Computer Settings…”, which has a checkbox for letting anyone request permission to view the screen and for password protecting the VNC feature. You might want to configure things to your liking.