From the course: Windows 10: Manage Remote Access
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Configure a router for personal networks - Windows Tutorial
From the course: Windows 10: Manage Remote Access
Configure a router for personal networks
- [Instructor] You can connect to a remote computer through a local network. Here are two computers on a local network. I can use the remote desktop client from, say, the laptop to connect to the office PC. You can connect to a remote computer on a corporate network through a VPN if you have the required credentials. Here's my company's VPN, and all I have to do is click connect. But what if you want to connect to a computer you own that's in your house and it's sitting behind a router from somewhere else, like a hotel? Well, that's a bit more complicated. By default, a router, like the one you have at home, doesn't allow remote connections to your private network from the outside. That's because it's a security risk and will leave your network vulnerable to hackers and malware. So if you want to access a computer on your home network from, say, your office or vacation home, you must configure the router so that it will allow the incoming connection. You can see your personal router…
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