Apple Remote Desktop allows you to take over the control a one or several computer. On your network, some ports have to be open also on the firewall.

If you need to take remote control of one of your many Macs that is not on the same network, some physical or logical network need to be open.

Log on on your router and open ports.

With Apple Remote Desktop 1.x you only need to open the ports number 3283 with the UDP protocol. Redirect all incomings to the IP of your computer.

With Apple Remote Desktop 2.x you only need to open the ports number 5900 - 5988 and 3283 with the TCP protocol. Redirect all incomings to the IP of your computer.

With Apple Remote Desktop 3.x you only need to open the TCP ports number 3283, 5900 and UDP 3283, 5900. Redirect all incomings to the IP of your computer.

Now that you opened the ports, you need to find the IP of you internet connection.

- Either your modem/router knows how to deal withe dynamic IPs. Go to dyndns for more informations.

- You can install on your computer a little tool that will update the database. You can also find this tool on dyndns.

With ARD 1.x you need to fill in your IP, that you will find on your site. In ARD 2.x you can fill in your address your_login.dyndns.org.

In ARD 1.x you will notice a little bug that prevents to use the mouse after entering your IP. You only need to close and reopen ARD.

Know you are done...

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