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Connecting Using Screen Sharing (Mac to Mac)

This tutorial will show you how to remotely manipulate your campus systems from a home computer.

 Note: The first 2 settings should be changed on your work/on-campus computer (the computer you want to remotely connect to)

Work Computer Set-up

Be sure to enable remote login on work computer.

System Preferences
System Preferences

Step 1

Go to the Apple menu

Step 2

Click "System Preferences"

Sharing
Sharing

Step 3

Click on "Sharing"

Screen Sharing
Screen Sharing

Step 4

Check "Screen Sharing" to be On

Set Mac Energy Saver Preferences to Never Sleeps

System preferences
System preferences

Step 1

Go to Apple

Step 2

Click "System Preferences"

Energy Saver
Energy Saver

Step 3 

Click on "Energy Saver"

Sleep to Never
Sleep to Never

Step 4

Move the computer sleep slider from Sleep to Never

Home Computer Set-up

Now that your work computer is set up, the next steps will be done from your home computer.

 Before we start, make sure you have Pulse Secure installed on your computer.

Pulse Secure
Pulse Secure

Step 1

Connect to UCSB's VPN server

UCSB NetID and Password
UCSB NetID and Password

Step 2

When prompted, enter UCSB NetID and Password. Wait until VPN connects to proceed.

Connect to server
Connect to server

Step 3

Press Command and K (⌘ + K) to bring up the Connect To Server dialogue box. Enter "vnc://" followed by the full hostname of your work computer, and click connect.

Username and password
Username and password

Step 4

Enter the Username and Password you would normally use to login to your work computer.

Note: This may be different from your UCSB netID username and password.

You can now use your work computer remotely from home!