How to Install and Use TeamViewer  

cereberus said:

I think it would be useful to add a couple of sections:

TeamViewer security - if you choose to use a Teamviewer Account, it is recommended you use a strong password and two factor account authentication (some years ago, some users got hacked due to weak passwords and no 2FA.

Also a section on unattended access (security above is important especially here).

unattended access.

I strongly recommend a section on the security as people need to understand risks of tools like Teamviewer - it is very secure if used properly.

I'll think on a security section. The password is not that easy to guess for a person as it's nnccnncc but fairly simple for a computer I guess.
n=numbers, c=characters. I've assigned my own but TeamViewer still shows it's generated password and that also works along with the one I've assigned.
Edit: Ah, I see you can select Disabled (No random password) for Password strength. I'll definitely add that if I do the security section.

I really don't want to get into Unattended access. That's not what the tutorial is for. It's to setup a simple connection between two computers so one user can help another and send some files either way if needed.

sygnus21 said:

I'm assuming both sides need TeamViewer and both sides need to be logged in?

Also there was a limit of something of that imposed by Microsoft for use. Some were reporting they were closed or locked out for "unauthorized" use?

Thanks.

The concept of logged in doesn't apply here. Just do as the tutorial says and you'll be in good shape.

Ztruker said:

I'll think on a security section. The password is not that easy to guess for a person as it's nnccnncc but fairly simple for a computer I guess.
n=numbers, c=characters. I've assigned my own but TeamViewer still shows it's generated password and that also works along with the one I've assigned.
Edit: Ah, I see you can select Disabled (No random password) for Password strength. I'll definitely add that if I do the security section.

I really don't want to get into Unattended access. That's not what the tutorial is for. It's to setup a simple connection between two computers so one user can help another and send some files either way if needed.

Unattended access is useful as it just means remote user just needs to switch pc on for you to maintain it. Great when remote user is less than "ept" than normal when it comes to using pcs.

Security should definitely be mentioned regardless as you say as users may start using it and then play with options not realising they could be compromising pc.

As the tutorial says:

The other person, your partner (one you are helping) also has to install and start TeamViewer.

If the partner can setup unattended mode they can certainly handle starting TeamViewer and providing the Partner ID and Password.

I can setup a separate tutorial for unattended mode and link to it from here. That's what I will do with security (Shawn's suggestion and I agree).

Security tutorial is available: How to make TeamViewer more secure. It contains a section on unattended use.