If you are not on your home wifi can you use RustDesk to access your home computer?
Yes, there are many ways to setup Rust Desk which makes it an excellent tool as a remote desktop tool. There are a few steps you need to take in order for it to work.
1. You need to setup a permanent password so you can login once you make a connection.
- Click the Hamburger at the top right hand side of the application.
- click “Security”
- Click “Unlock Security Settings” at the top of the page (you need administrative privileges in order to do this, for personal machines, this is not an issue).
- scroll down and tick “Use Permanent Password”
- Click “Set Permanent Password”, type your password and then confirm your password, then click “OK”
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2. You must collect the ID of each system you wish to connect to.
There are more advanced ways to set it up which requires some technical knowledge however, the above are fastest ways for this to work.
The complete user guide can be found here:
https://rustdesk.com/docs/en/client/