Commercial Applications for Secure Access to Remote PC
A secure remote access to Personal Computers from remote locations has been a much-demanded technology with increasing working conditions from remote locations. Developers, executives, managers and sales staff all regularly require accessing their computers from remote locations for some or the other reason. A quick search on Google reveals some popular and robust commercial applications for securely accessing a remote personal computer. The access to the remote PC is done using an internet connection and a web browser in most cases. The available commercial software application for remote access range from free to paid.
Some popular brands of remote access applications are Team Viewer, WallCooler VPN, LogMeIn, GoToMyPC and Desktop Central ("Secure Remote Access").
TeamViewer: It is one of the most popular commercial application that is available for free for non-corporate users. The software works through the internet, allows a secure remote access and perform all activities on the remote machine including reboots.
WallCooler VPN: This remote access software allows users to access remote files, applications and network resources as well. It works with only Windows-based machines and is free.
LogMeIn: This particular software is more robust, complicated and with better capabilities than its free counterparts. It works through a web browser and requires a plugin to be installed on the user machine. It uses encryption and dual password for enhanced security. It comes at a nominal price of 200 USD per year.
GoToMyPC: This particular software handles a multiple and complex network of remote machine access with an excellent performance record with remote access in a secure manner. The price for this software is in the range of 17 USD per computer with a 30 day trial period.
Desktop Central: This particular remote access application provides a high range of services and support for remote computer access. It includes logging reports, patch management, software deployment and access to the active directory and Windows tools. It provides full administrative functions that could be done remotely. The price range for this application is the highest at 545 USD, but it does also come with 30 days free trial.
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Works Cited
"Secure Remote Access". Remoteaccess.org. N.p., 2010. Web. 21 Mar. 2016.
