Sharing a computer

Turn sharing on, and know what it will not do without asking.

Sharing is how a computer becomes reachable. It is a switch, and it is off when you install.

What it does when it is on

• Puts the computer in your account list.
• Waits. Nothing is captured or sent while nobody is connected.
• When a device on your account connects, starts sending the screen.

While it waits, your screen is private.

Turn it on

Who is allowed in

Anything signed in to your account, and nothing else. The coordinator only introduces devices that belong to the same account, and the far computer accepts the connection it vouched for.

There is no approve-or-deny prompt on the shared computer today. That means the account is the control: keep the password strong, and remove devices and people you no longer want reaching it. See how devices trust each other.

While someone is connected

The host window shows live numbers: data rate, delay, frame rate and encoder. Stopping sharing ends the session immediately.

Keep it reachable

• Set it never to sleep. Screen off is fine.
• Keep it plugged in.
• Restarts are fine. Sharing comes back.

You cannot wake a sleeping computer by connecting to it.