{"id":51726,"date":"2023-05-20T21:03:16","date_gmt":"2023-05-20T20:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/51726\/free-remote-maintenance-with-rustdesk\/"},"modified":"2023-05-20T21:04:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T20:04:18","slug":"free-remote-maintenance-with-rustdesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51726\/free-remote-maintenance-with-rustdesk\/","title":{"rendered":"Free remote maintenance with RustDesk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free OpenSource alternative to TeamViewer or AnyDesk, RustDesk.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In the past, I had used TeamViewer from time to time when I needed to help someone remotely with a computer problem. For private use, TeamViewer is free and could be used easily, without registration and installation. Unfortunately, this has changed in the meantime.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51726\/free-remote-maintenance-with-rustdesk\/#RustDesk\" >RustDesk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51726\/free-remote-maintenance-with-rustdesk\/#Conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RustDesk\"><\/span>RustDesk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>But there is an alternative: <a href=\"https:\/\/rustdesk.com\/\">RustDesk<\/a>. The free open-source software works similarly to the old TeamViewer, can be used without installation and functions without problems. If you like, you can even run your own server and take everything into your own hands.<\/p>\n<p>Those who know TeamViewer will find their way around right away. The operation is similar. After starting the software, we see an ID and a password. With this, we can connect to the computer.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51606\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_1.png 786w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_1-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_1-768x579.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So we enter the ID of the other computer. A connection request appears on the target computer. The user can confirm this, or alternatively we can ask for the password and enter it. Various authorisations can be set.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51610\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_2-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_2-768x470.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The control is then carried out in a window. The original resolution of the target computer is used and displayed here. We can control and operate the desktop. The user of the target computer can look over our virtual shoulder.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51614\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_3-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_3-768x453.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Various options are displayed via a menu. In practice, the remote control works without problems. I tested the connection via WLAN and smartphone mobile network with hotspot. The latencies are within the normal range.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-51618\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"442\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_4.png 442w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/rustdesk_4-300x295.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In addition to the clients for Windows, variants for IOS or Android are also available.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>RustDesk does not do badly. It works without any problems. A portable variant is also available for users, which only needs to be started. Data protection fans can, if necessary, also install their own server and handle communication via it. Certainly also interesting for companies that want to have more control here.<\/p>\n<p>Otherwise, a great alternative to fee-based solutions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free OpenSource alternative to TeamViewer or AnyDesk, RustDesk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":51622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}