Screen sharing is initiated by the person who wants to view your Mac, so once you’ve enabled screen sharing, you simply need to approve or deny incoming requests. Bear in mind that anyone who has this password can take control of your Mac, so make sure you choose an extremely secure password and that you change it frequently. If you enable this feature, then you’ll be prompted to create a password that users will need to enter before they can access your Mac via their VNC Viewer. This feature allows users to view and control your Mac’s screen using a VNC viewer app, such as VNC Viewer. VNC viewers may control screen with password.You can then approve or deny each incoming request. If you enable this feature, then any computer will be able to request permission to view and control your Mac. Anyone may request permission to control screen.

In the subsequent popup, you can enable or disable the following options: Next, click the ‘Computer Settings’ button. You can then click the little ‘+’ to assign screen sharing privileges to a new user or group. Select this option if you only want certain users to have access to the screen sharing feature. If you select this option, then screen sharing will be available to every user account across your Mac, with the exception of guest users and sharing-only users. If multiple people use your Mac, then you may want to prevent certain users from being able to share your screen with other people: If you prefer to be the one in the driver’s seat, then I’ll also be showing you how to request permission to view and control the screen of any other Mac on your network.ĭepending on who you share your screen with, giving someone permission to view and control your Mac can be a risky business, so macOS provides a number of settings to help you ensure people don’t abuse their screen sharing privileges. In this article, I’m going to show you how to setup your Mac to support screen sharing, so your Mac is ready to receive incoming screen sharing requests.

Taking control of someone else’s Mac can also be handy if you need to show a friend, family member or colleague how to perform a certain task on their computer, as it allows them to sit back and watch as you demonstrate exactly how it’s done. Screen sharing can be useful in a number of scenarios, but it’s particularly useful if you’re experiencing problems with your Mac, as it allows an engineer to remotely access your Mac, so they can experience the problem for themselves and perhaps even fix your Mac, without even being in the same room as you. Screen sharing is where you temporarily give someone else the ability to view and control your Mac’s screen, and vice versa.

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