PlanetRemote Viewer is a compact application that can be used as an alternative to a web browser to control the PlanetRemote-enabled computer. The viewer application can be easily downloaded from  the PlanetDNS website and requires no special installation. Once downloaded on your desktop, you can simply click on the PlanetRemote viewer icon to start the application.

NOTE: If you use a router or firewall, it will need to be configured before you can control the PlanetRemote-enabled computer. For further instructions, see Setting up your router to work with PlanetRemote.

To Control your Computer using PlanetRemote Viewer

1. From the PlanetDNS website, download PlanetRemote Viewer onto the local computer that you are using to take control of the PlanetRemote-enabled computer and save it to the desktop.
    

2. Click on the PlanetRemote Viewer icon on the local computer's desktop to start the application.
   
   
    

3. Select the Connect tab.
   
   
    

4. Press the Connect button to bring up the Connect dialog (shown below).
   
   
    

5. In the Station field, enter the computer name, hostname, or IP address of the PlanetRemote-enabled computer you want to control. If you have PlanetDNS Client installed (Included in Plus Edition of PlanetRemote), enter the Internet name (domain name) you have chosen for the PlanetRemote-enabled computer.
   
   For example, if you had chosen jsmith.planetremote.com as your Internet name in PlanetDNS Client, you would enter jsmith.planetremote.com in the Station field.
    

6. If you intend to revisit the PlanetRemote-enabled computer in the future, you can add its profile to your list of stations by clicking the Create a profile for this station check box.
    

7. Press the Connect button. The Enter Password dialog (shown below) will appear.
   
   
    

8. Enter in the Password field the password of the PlanetRemote-enabled computer you want to control remotely.
    

9. Press the OK button to connect to the PlanetRemote-enabled remote computer.
    

10. After you have pressed the Connect button, it might take several seconds for the PlanetRemote-enabled computer's desktop to initialize on the local computer. Once initialized, you will have access to the PlanetRemote-enabled computer's desktop .
     

    

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