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<title>Share your desktop</title>
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<p>You can let other people view and control your desktop from another computer with a desktop viewing application. Configure <app>Desktop Sharing</app> to allow others to access your desktop and set the security preferences.</p>
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<p>You can let other people view and control your desktop from another computer
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with a desktop viewing application. Configure <app>Desktop Sharing</app> to
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allow others to access your desktop and set the security preferences.</p>
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<p>Open the <app>Desktop Sharing</app> preferences dialog.</p>
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<p>To let others view or interact with your desktop, enable the <gui>Allow other users to view your desktop</gui> option. This means that other people will be able to attempt to connect to your computer.</p>
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<p>To let others view or interact with your desktop, enable the <gui>Allow other users to control your desktop</gui> option. This may allow the other person to be able to move your mouse, run applications and browse files on your computer, depending on the security settings which you are currently using.</p>
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<p>In the <gui>Activities overview</gui>, click <gui>Applications</gui>
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and open <app>Desktop Sharing</app>.</p>
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<p>To let others view or interact with your desktop, enable the
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<gui>Allow other users to view your desktop</gui> option. This means that other
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people will be able to attempt to connect to your computer.</p>
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<p>To let others view or interact with your desktop, enable the
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<gui>Allow other users to control your desktop</gui> option. This may allow the
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other person to be able to move your mouse, run applications and browse files
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on your computer, depending on the security settings which you are currently
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<section id="security">
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<title>Security security</title>
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<title>Security</title>
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<p>It is important that you consider the full extent of what each security option means before changing it.</p>
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<p>It is important that you consider the full extent of what each security
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option means before changing it.</p>
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<title>Confirm access to your machine</title>
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<p>If you want to be able to choose whether to allow someone to access your desktop, select <gui>You must confirm each access to this machine</gui>. If you disable this option, you will not be asked whether you want to allow someone to connect to your computer.</p>
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<p>If you want to be able to choose whether to allow someone to access
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your desktop, select <gui>You must confirm each access to this machine</gui>.
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If you disable this option, you will not be asked whether you want to allow
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someone to connect to your computer.</p>
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<p>This option is enabled by default.</p>
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<title>Enable password</title>
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<p>To require other people to use a password when connecting to your desktop, select <gui>Require the user to enter this password:</gui>. If you do not use this option, anyone can attempt to view your desktop.</p>
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<p>To require other people to use a password when connecting to your
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desktop, select <gui>Require the user to enter this password</gui>. If you do
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not use this option, anyone can attempt to view your desktop.</p>
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<p>This option is disabled by default, but you should enable it and set a secure password.</p>
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<p>This option is disabled by default, but you should enable it and set
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a secure password.</p>
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<title>Allow access to your desktop over the Internet</title>
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<p>If your router supports UPnP Internet Gateway Device Protocol and it is enabled, you can allow other people who are not on your local network to view your desktop. To allow this, select <gui>Automatically configure UPnP router to open and forward ports</gui>. Alternatively, you can configure your router manually.</p>
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<p>If your router supports UPnP Internet Gateway Device Protocol and it is
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enabled, you can allow other people who are not on your local network to view
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your desktop. To allow this, select <gui>Automatically configure UPnP router to
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open and forward ports</gui>. Alternatively, you can configure your router
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<p>This option is disabled by default.</p>
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<title>Show notification area icon</title>
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<p>To be able to disconnect someone who is viewing your desktop, you need to enable this option. If you select <gui>Always</gui>, this icon will be visible regardless of whether someone is viewing your desktop or not.</p>
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<p>To be able to disconnect someone who is viewing your desktop, you need to
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enable this option. If you select <gui>Always</gui>, this icon will be visible
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regardless of whether someone is viewing your desktop or not.</p>
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<p>If this option is disabled, it is possible for someone to connect to your desktop without your knowledge, depending on the security settings.</p>
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<p>If this option is disabled, it is possible for someone to connect to
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your desktop without your knowledge, depending on the security settings.</p>