Setup Unattended Access with Teamviewer: I like to have full control of all of my computers, even when I am not at the computer, this is where Teamviewer comes in, if you like to remote into all your computers at any time you want, maybe to transfer files or run some daily maintenance tasks on that machine or give support to a friend or family member vie remote support. Where I find Unattended Access handy, is when I want to remote close or restart my server, this makes my life easy because the server has no monitor plugged in, so we have no desktop display to shutdown the computer.
How to Setup Unattended Access with Teamviewer:
Teamviewer is free software for non-commercial use, which can be used to access remote computers.
Discussion Teamviewer 13 Host Deployment Author Date within 1 day 3 days 1 week 2 weeks 1 month 2 months 6 months 1 year of Examples: Monday, today, last week, Mar 26, 3/26/04. Disable the easy access option. With this function, you can assign devices to connect to a Teamviewer account without passwords. While it might seem more convenient, it increases the chances of someone hacking your account. To protect yourself, untick the Grant Easy Access option in the Remote Control section.
1. Download what version of Teamviewer you need. Teamviewer is available for Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile devices.
2. Once download click TeamViewer_Setup_en.exe on the machine you want to connect to.
3. Click Yes to Teamviewer User Account Control
4. Click Run to start install process
- Select Basic installation > Personal / Non-commercial use > Show advanced settings.
- Then click Accept -next
5. Select the installation directory you want to install Teamviewer in.
- Check-mark any other extras you want to install.
- You can leave as default and click finish if you want.
- Teamviewer will start to install.
6. Open Teamviewer then click on Connection > Setup Unattended Access.
7. Setup-unattended-access windows will open. Click on the Next button on the next screen.
8. Define Personal password windows will open with options to set the computer name and password for remote access.
9. Add this computer to Computers & Contacts will open. Click I don’t want to create a TeamViewer account now.
- You can set this up later.
10. Completing the wizard lists your Teamviewer ID.
- you are now ready to use remote access. (Unattended Access)
11. Now to connect to unattended access machine you just setup, run Teamviewer on any other machine and enter your ID in the Partner ID field, and then click on the “Connect to Partner” button.
12. When your prompted for a password. Enter the password you used for setup during the above process and click Log On button.
- Advanced option allows you to select the type of access you want.
That’s it. You just setup a Unattended Access with Teamviewer. If you found this guide helpful, please share with your friends and family.
TeamViewer is free remote desktop client for Windows, Mac and Linux but sometimes remote access will feel awkward and sluggish. The default settings are remarkably insecure and you need to update some TeamViewer settings to improve security. TeamViewer has tons of security options you can toggle on and tweak, however, it’s really easy to go from a not secure TeamViewer experience to a very secure TeamViewer experience with only a little tinkering. As a general future consideration, only run the TeamViewer application when you need it. Shutdown your TeamViewer application if it’s currently running before proceeding onto the next steps.
#1. Create a Strong Password
Login into your TeamViewer account at https://login.teamviewer.com and if you don’t have any account, we would strongly encourage you to sign up for a free account. Once logged in, click on your name in the upper right corner of the screen and select “Edit Profile”. You’ll be in the “General” section of the profile settings, click on the change password. Enter your current password and replace it with a long, strong new password like Vz^[bMz%3H&#X]
To create a strong password, you can use Norton password generator tool for this purpose. Copy and paste the generated password into new password section and note down it in paper.
#2. Enable Two-Factor Authentication
By enabling this feature, you can adds another layer of identification to the login process. You need to enter a unique code generated by the authentication app on your mobile phone with your email address and password. Navigate to Profile > General menu > Two Factor Authentication and click on “Activate”. Click start activation, open up your authenticator of choice, press the button to add a new service and scan the QR code. If QR code scanning doesn’t work for you, click the “enter the secret key manually” link and type it in instead of scanning it. Check the security code for TeamViewer within your authenticator app and enter it now. Click “Activate” to confirm.
Note : On the final step, print the emergency recovery code. Store this code in a safe place. If you lose access to your authenticator, this is the only way you will be able to remove the two factor authentication.
#3. Update TeamViewer
Login into TeamViewer App account and navigate to Help > Check for new version from the toolbar to confirm you’re running the most up-to-date version. You can also download an updated version of the desktop application here.
#4. Best TeamViewer Security Settings
To get started, navigate to Extras > Options and select General tab from the left hand navigation pane.
- Uncheck the box says “Start TeamViewer with Windows” .
- Click on the “Assign to account button and assign your computer to a specific TeamViewer account. If this is your personal computer that only you want access to, then you want to assign the computer to your account. If this computer belongs to the person you frequently help, then you want to assign their computer to your account.
Select “Security” tab from the left hand pane
- Set a personal password for this TeamViewer client in the “Personal Password” section. You can grant “easy access” for the listed account and they doesn’t need to enter a password to access the machine as long as they are logged into their TeamViewer account.
What Is Grant Easy Access Teamviewer
Note : We would discourage you from using the “easy access” function unless you’ve a very strong password on your TeamViewer account and you’ve enabled two factor authentication as this removes the need for a manually or randomly generated password to access the machine.
How To Set Up Teamviewer
- Under the “Rules for connections to this computer” section, click on “Now Allows” in Windows logon option.
- Set a whitelist for the computer, click on the “Configure” button next to the “Black and whitelist” entry. Select “Allow access only for the following partners” and then click “Add”. By default you’re the only person in your contact list.
Now select the “Advanced” tab > Show advanced options and under “Advanced settings for connections to this computer” > Access control and select customs settings, make the following changes.
- Connect and view my screen – allowed
- Control this computer- allowed
- Transfer files – after confirmation
- Establish a VPN connection to this computer – after confirmation
- Lock the local keyboard and mouse – after confirmation
- Control the local TeamViewer – after confirmation
- File transfer using the file box – denied
- Print on remote printer – denied
- Change sides allowed – allowed
Beneath the Access Control section there is an entry labeled “Random password after each session”. From the drop down menu, select “Generate new” to create a new random password each time someone tries to connect to TeamViewer.
Finally scroll down to the “TeamViewer options” and check change require administrative rights on this computer. This ensures that only someone on the computer with administrative access will be able to make changes to the TeamViewer settings. You can also set a password right within the TeamViewer application with the “Protect options with a password”.