One of the downsides of the remote desktop software is the security of the established connections. Most of the software or tools built for this purpose are often vulnerable to several exploits and your remote connection is not really secure. Hence, you are always on the edge of the sword. However, there exists a software that has been proved impenetrable in this department. Radmin is a secure remote access software that offers security and reliability to its customers. To establish a remote connection via Radmin, there are two main components required. Radmin Server and Radmin Viewer. The server is to be installed on the remote computer that you wish to access and the Radmin Viewer goes on your local PC. Hence, with the help of these tools, you can establish a connection to the remote computer.
Installing Radmin Server and Radmin Viewer
Before we get into the main topic and for you to be able to follow through, you will have to install Radmin Server and Radmin Viewer (download here) on your local and remote system. The installation process is very simple and does not require any configuring. Once you have downloaded the tool, extract the .zip file to any place of your liking. Make your way to the said place and then install the tools on their respective system.
How to Configure Radmin Server
Once you have installed Radmin Server on the remote PC, you will have to configure it. The configuration involves quite a few things but we will go through the most important and relevant things to make it easier. These include choosing a startup mode, IP filtering, setting up a password and more. So, without further ado, let’s get into it.
Choosing a Startup Mode
Once you install the server on the system, you will be prompted with the settings window of the Radmin Server. Here, you can do quite a few things, one of them being choosing a startup mode. Radmin Server can start automatically when the system boots up or you can choose to manually start it up whenever needed. Here’s how to choose a startup mode:
Using Radmin Security
Using Radmin, you can even restrict the incoming remote connections to logins and passwords and thus specific users will be able to access the remote computer. For this purpose, you will have to add users to the Radmin Server. This will even strengthen the security of your remote connections. Here’s how to add a user:
IP Filtering
If you wish to restrict the incoming remote connections from a specific network, you can use the IP filter functionality of the tool. This will restrict the incoming connections to a specific IP or an IP address range. Here’s how to do it:
Asking User Permission and Logging
On Radmin Server, you can configure it to ask the remote user permission every time you try to connect to the remote computer. Other than that, you can also have the server create log files whenever any error occurs so you can know what is causing the issue. Here’s how to set this up:
How to Securely Connect to a Remote Computer
Now that we have configured the Radmin Server, we are ready to connect to the remote computer. To be able to connect, make sure you have installed Radmin Viewer on your local computer/home PC. Once you have installed the Radmin Viewer, you can connect to the remote system. To do this, you will need the IP address of the remote computer. You can find the IP address by opening a command prompt (cmd) and typing ipconfig in the prompt. You can also transfer files to the remote system via Radmin Viewer. The file transfer goes the other way around as well. Once you have the IP address, do the following to access the remote system:
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