You want to remote your computer, but were unable to do because it is at the rear of router, firewalls, or you cannot remember the IP. This guide will help you to remote a computer rear to the router, to multiple computer rear to the round and then how to assign a host name to your computer system. So you can always connect to it. It does not matter where it is connected and what is the IP you are having.
I am using Vista operating system but it will work exactly in the same way if you are having windows XP.
One more thing only Vista Business and Ultimate have this capability of Remote Desktop.
First Part: Prepare your operating system for the purpose of Remote desktop.
Step 1: The first step is to turn on the remote desktop connections.
1. For doing this, you have to enter the control panel, and then select “system”. In the system window, there you will see a link labeled “Remote Settings”. Then you have to enter the “Remote settings” configuration panel.
2. Now in the “Remote Settings” panel, below the “Remote” tab, you have to make sure that “'Allow Remote Assistance Connections to this Computer” and the “Allow Connections From Computers Running Any Version of Remote Desktop” is selected. This option will allows you to remotely access the XP machine to a Vista machine or the vice-versa.
Step 2: You have to edit the remote desktop Port.
1. Before proceeding with the steps you must know that the editing the registry is potentially dangerous, if you do not have the descent knowledge of the registry then do not go for this step.
2. For allowing connection to multiple computer rear to the router, each computer will require to have a different Remote Desktop listening port. I mean if I am having a desktop and the HTPC rear to the router that I RD to. My desktop will use the default port number 3389 for the purpose of connecting and my HTPC is using the port 3390, and if I add a third computer, I will assign it port 3391and it so on.
3. For changing the port, user will need to make a registry edit. For that purpose open the registry editor by pressing windowkey+R. This will open the run window and then type “regedit” for opening the registry editor.
4. Now in the registry editor, search for the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\TerminalServer\WinStations\RDP-Tcp\PortNumber and then double click on the key.
5. After the key box open, you have to select “decimal”, and then default port (3389) to any other port.
6. After that close this box, then close the editor, and then the port have been changed.
Step 3: Now you have to configure router for port forwarding
1. For enabling the computer to connect rear to a router with a certain port, that port will have to forward to host machine.
2. Each computer that is rear to the router will require different port for the Remote Desktop, and each different port will require to be forwarded in the Router.
3. Due to the large number of different router, I am not able write instructions accurately for all the makes and models.
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