Things You'll Need:
- Another Apple Macintosh Computer running Mac OSX
- Chicken of the VNC
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Step 1
Open "System Preferences." Click the blue Apple logo on the upper left and select "System Preferences."
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Step 2
Click the "Sharing" icon in the Internet & Network section of the System Preferences screen.
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Step 3
Check the box next to "Apple Remote Desktop."
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Step 4
Click on the "Access Privileges" button.
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Step 5
Check the box next to "VNC viewers may control screen w/ password:"
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Step 6
Enter a password only you know. Secure passwords are a combination of numbers and letters and occasionally characters such as "@" and "!" Click "OK"
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Step 7
Type in your password to allow "System Preferences" to make the changes. This is the password you use to log in to your Mac. Then click "OK"
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Step 8
Write down your Mac's IP address which is located below the "Services" box on the "Sharing" preferences screen.
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Step 1
Download and install Chicken of the VNC. Go to versiontracker.com to download the program (see Resources below). Always download from a trusted source.
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Step 2
Start up Chicken of the VNC.
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Step 3
Click on the plus sign below the "Servers" column in the "VNC Login" screen to add a new server.
If the name of the server appears in the "Servers" column, just click on the name of the computer you want to control and proceed to Step 5. -
Step 4
Type in the IP address of the Mac you want to control in the "Host" field.
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Step 5
Type the password you set up in Section 1 in the "Password" field.
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Step 6
Click "Connect." A window will pop up on your Mac with the screen of the "Server" Mac, and you can control it as if you were sitting in front of it.
