RustDesk

RUSTDESK

Go to RustDesk.com and download/install the appropriate flavor for your OS.

Local LAN Use -

• In the main screen next to the desktop ID, click the three dots.
• Under 'Security', Unlock the panel and check the last box that says 'Enable Remote Configuration Modification'. This allows you to make changes to this computers RustDesk settings from any computer you log into it from.
• Scroll down to 'Password' and select 'Use Permanent Password'. Give it a password for access. This will be the password you use to log in when connecting.
• Scroll down to 'Security' and check 'Enable Direct IP Access' box. This allows you to go direct to the box instead of through a server.
• Go to the left panel again and select the 'Display' tab
• Select 'Scale Adaptive'. If this is not checked, unless the screens of the two systems are identical, it does some very annoying scrolling.
  • Of interest: The main system I log into remotely has a 60" screen and I access it from a laptop regularly. If 'Scale Original' is left selected, the laptop screen only displays 1/8th of the screen and you have to drag the screen around to see the whole thing. You will want to select adaptive...

Now to do a direct connection - Type the LAN address of the target machine into the 'Control Remote Desktop' box and hit connect. Once you have logged in to a remote, you can select it from the box below just like in AD or TV and rename it for your future connections.

WAN Use -

You can do the basic install on your machines and use it like AnyDesk or TeamViewer and it is in fact free to use but has no support at all with the exception of the forums but that help doesn't come from the developers. They do have paid PRO plans should you wish to go that way. However, they also have a self-hosted server that you can set up so you are not relying on their server which is functional but they claim faster speeds from a self-hosted server. There are MANY different things that will affect your install like whether or not you have a firewall set up, how you route things or whatever so I won't elaborate on the install. You can go to their site for more info or I would suggest watching both of these videos for more details -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WmoLqPkn98

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIEcTNjFZNA

The second video explains pretty clearly how it all works.