Are you tired of carrying all your files and documents in a pen drive or hard drive all the time? Here’s an easy solution for all your problems. Most people are used to working on laptops these days. There are times when you need to use a desktop or another person’s laptop and transfer your files into a pen drive. Use of pen drives while is convenient in some terms, it has its own disadvantages. It brings along it with it the danger of contracting viruses from a different computer into your own system. To avoid such problems, you can start using Team Viewer, which saves you the trouble of carrying around CDs, pen drives and external hard drives.
Team Viewer is a very clever software which allows you to gain access of any remote computer and transfer data from it without having to use external devices such as pen drives or hard drives. The software is readily available on the Internet and can be downloaded free of cost. This is the perfect solution for retrieving data from a remote computer and also helping out your friends and family members with their computer issues without being physically present. For home users, the software is free of cost, while for commercial organizations, there are certain licensing terms and conditions. Here’s a step by step guide on how to install and use the Team Viewer software for easy access to remote computers.
Team Viewer basically sets up a connection between two computers and facilitates something like a telephonic conversation between them. This way you get to access the information on either of the computers using one of them. To work on team viewer, you will need to install the software on both the computers that you are using. In case you want to connect to a colleague’s computer, it is important that the latter has Team Viewer installed in it.
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Get the Software
The software is readily available on the Internet. All you need to do is go to www.teamviewer.com and download the software. You needn’t worry about the cost because as mentioned above the software can be downloaded and installed for free.
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Installing the Software
On downloading the software, you will require to ‘Run’ it. A pop up window will appear asking you ‘How do you want to use Team Viewer?’ with the options
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Personal/Non Commercial Use
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Company/Commercial Use
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Both of the Above
Click on the option of your choice to accept the licensing agreement. Click Next to move on to the next step. The next window that will pop up will read ‘Set Up Unattended Access’. You needn’t do anything on this window except click ‘Next’.
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Create An Account
Another window will pop up asking you to give your computer a password. Key in a password of your choice and click ‘Next’. This will prompt another window to open which will ask you to key in your e-mail address and create a Team Viewer password. Keep this password in mind or note it down in your diary, because you will need it later for all transactions. Click ‘Next’ after you have completed all entries.
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Activate Your Account
A window will open which reads Remote Control. Do not worry about the passwords right now as you can use them later. Gain access to your e-mail address where you will find a mail from Team Viewer. Click on the link provided in the mail from the software to access your account.
Follow the same procedure and install Team Viewer in the computer that you want to access.
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Connect to systems
Now you can connect to any system that has the Team Viewer software installed in it. You will need the Team Viewer password and ID to connect to another computer. You can browse and transfer files with ease without using external devices. You can also pair your laptop or PC with any other laptop that you are using to gain remote access.