Connecting to other stations running PlanetRemote on your local area network (LAN) is made easy with PlanetRemote Viewer's Station Locator™ service. This allows you to easily maintain a listing of available stations on your LAN that you can take control of remotely.

 

Controlling remote stations over LAN

 

  1. Make sure you have PlanetRemove Viewer installed on the computer you are using to take control of the remote stations on your network.
     

  2. Click on the PlanetRemote viewer icon on your desktop to start the application.


     

  3. Select the Connect tab if not already selected.


     

  4. Select the station you want to connect to by right-mouse clicking on the station name and selecting the Connect... option from the menu.
     

  5. Enter the password of the station you want to remote control in the Password: field.


     

  6. Press the OK button to connect to the remote station.
     

  7. After you have pressed the OK button, it will take a couple of seconds for the remote desktop to initialize. Once initialized, you will have access to the remote computer's desktop and your mouse and keyboard have transferred over to the remote computer