How to Remotely Access a Mac

Say you are sitting in the office and you need access to a coworker's computer. You could physically go to that computer, but that takes both time and energy. Thanks to Mac OS X's remote login feature, there is now a faster way to gain...

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Part 1 of 2:

Turning on SSH

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    Open System Preferences on the computer you plan to connect to.
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    Click the Sharing icon.
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    Check the box correlated to Remote Login. This turns on your SSH setting.
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    Select allow access for All users.
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    Note the login information in the quotes. It is needed for a later step.
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    Repeat this process for the computer you are going to use to access the first computer.
Part 2 of 2:

Logging In

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    Launch Terminal on the accessing computer.
    1. Go to the upper right corner of your screen and there you should find a magnifying glass. Click on it and type Terminal. Then double-click on Terminal.
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    Wait for the Terminal to open.
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    Recall the login information from the computer you want to access. If you do not remember where the login information was, go back to the first method.
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    Type in ssh computername@123.34.56.789. Hit Enter.
    1. After entering the login information, a confirmation prompt may appear. If it does, type yes and hit Enter.
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    Enter the password of the computer you are wanting to log into and then hit Enter.
    1. When typing the password into the Terminal, the cursor will not move.
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    Done! You have successfully logged into that computer. You should see the name of the computer you accessed left of the cursor.
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