In the Allow access for: section, click Only these users, and then press the + sign.Turn on Screen Sharing by checking the checkbox next to Screen Sharing.Click on Apple > System Preferences, From there go to the Sharing preference. You must first configure your on-campus Mac OS X computer to accept remote desktop connections. Using a Mac OS X computer to connect to your office Windows computer with Remote Desktop Connection.Įnabling Screen Sharing on your office Mac OS X computer.Connecting to your office Mac OS X computer using Screen Sharing from a Windows computer.Connecting to your office Mac OS X computer using Screen Sharing from a Mac OS X computer.Enabling Screen Sharing on your office Mac OS X computer.If you are going to be away from campus and need to use Screen Sharing, consider how you will handle a power outage (is there someone on or near campus with access to be able to power on the computer you want to remote into). To use Screen Sharing to connect to your office computer, your office computer must stay powered on, and not go into sleep or hibernation modes.To use Screen Sharing from off-campus to connect to an on-campus computer, you must first login to the SSL VPN.Before you start screensharing, if this is for a college-owned computer that is on-campus, please contact the helpdesk (x3333, or and request a static IP Address for the computer whose screen you want to share.If you are a Windows user, please click here to learn how to use the VNC program on that platform as well.Mac OS X's Screen Sharing uses the VNC protocol. The following directions are for enabling and using Mac OS X Screen Sharing for on-campus and off-campus remote access.

Vnc viewer for mac