Install Teamviewer (with images)

This article will teach you how to install and use TeamViewer to remotely connect to a computer, such as your own computer while you are at school or at work, as long as TeamViewer software is installed on both computers.

Steps

Part 1 of 4: Installing TeamViewer (Windows)

Step 1. Open a browser

TeamViewer must be installed both on the computer you want to use remotely and on the computer you are currently using. The same program must be installed on both.

Step 2. Visit TeamViewer's website

Step 3. Click the Download TeamViewer button

This will download the installation file for Windows.

Step 4. Click on the downloaded installation file

It's at the bottom of your browser window or you can find it in the Downloads folder.

Step 5. Click on Standard Installation option

As a result, TeamViewer is installed to be operated remotely as well as to be operated remotely.

Windows allows TeamViewer to be used without it being installed, which can be useful if you are using a computer for which you do not have administrative permissions. Select "Run only (one time use)" as the installation option

Step 6. Click Personal/Noncommercial Use

This indicates that you are using TeamViewer for free from home.

Step 7. Click Finish

Step 8. Click Next on the TeamViewer window that appears after installation

Step 9. Enter a name and create a password for your computer

Under this name, the computer will appear in TeamViewer and the password is required when connecting remotely.

This password must be different from your Windows login password

Step 10. Create a TeamViewer account (optional)

After entering a computer name and creating a password, you will be prompted to create an account. This is not required to use TeamViewer. If you want to skip this, click on 'I don't want to create a TeamViewer account now' and click Next.

Step 11. Write down the TeamViewer ID and Password somewhere

This number and password will be used to access this computer remotely.

Step 12. Click Finish

You can now start using the TeamViewer program to accept connections from remote computers or to control computers remotely.

Part 2 of 4: Installing TeamViewer (Mac)

Step 1. Open a browser

The process to install TeamViewer is the same as for a computer that you will be controlling remotely or a computer that you are using to access another computer. All computers connected via TeamViewer use the same client.

Step 2. Visit TeamViewer's website

Step 3. Click Download TeamViewer

This will download the TeamViewer for Mac computers installation file.

Step 4. Click the TeamViewer.dmg file in your Downloads list

You'll find this list at the right end of your Dock.

Step 5. Double click Install TeamViewer

Step 6. Click Continue and then Continue

Step 7. Click Agree

Step 8. Click Install

Teamviewer will be installed and this should only take a few moments. Enter your password when prompted.

Step 9. Click Continue

If you are installing TeamViewer to connect to another computer, you can click 'Skip' instead.

Step 10. Create a password

This password must be entered when you connect to this computer.

Step 11. Click Finish

You can now either connect this computer to another computer with TeamViewer, or use the TeamViewer program to connect to a computer remotely.

Step 12. Write down your ID and password somewhere

You will see this in the TeamViewer window and both are required to connect to this computer remotely.

Part 3 of 4: Connecting to a TeamViewer Computer

Step 1. Install TeamViewer on the computer you are using to connect

Follow the steps for Windows or Mac to install the TeamViewer program on the computer you are currently using. The process is the same as setting it up for a remote connection.

Step 2. Start TeamViewer on the computer you are using to connect

Step 3. Enter the Partner ID for the remote computer in the Partner ID field

This will prompt TeamViewer to connect to the remote computer you set up earlier.

Step 4. Click Connect to Partner

Step 5. Type in the password

This is the password you created when you set up your computer remotely. If you can't remember it, you can view it in the TeamViewer window on the remote computer.

Step 6. Control the computer remotely

Once connected, you can control the other computer from your TeamViewer window. You can perform actions as if you were using the computer itself.

Step 7. Click the File Transfer button to transfer files between computers

This makes it possible to easily select files on your local computer and send them to the remote computer, or vice versa.

Step 8. Click the Exit button to end the session

This will terminate the remote session and return you to your regular desktop.

Part 4 of 4: Connecting to a TeamViewer computer (iPhone and Android)

Step #1. Open the App Store or Play Store

Once you have configured TeamViewer on a remote computer, you can connect to it and control the device with your iPhone or Android device. The TeamViewer Remote Control app can be installed for free via the iPhone App Store or Google Play Store.