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This guide is available in the tutorials section as well, and has been posted on the main menu in order to make locating it more convenient; as this guide will assist us in our goal to do remote assistance it is recommended to look it over. Please if you have any problems, or need assistance in anyway with getting things setup for the purpose of purchasing one of the Service packages, do not hesitate to contact the webmaster or click on the contacts link where you can contact me by Skype or Yahoo IM.

Good Luck and Have fun!

Robby Cannon

Setup your Remote Desktop Client

Westell Modem Nat Router Combo in Bridge Mode:

This is useful when bridging the Westell Modem with a Linksys, Netgear, or other brand name router. Your modem model/brand may be different than the one tested, but the terminology should be similar.

Connect your computer directly to the Westell Modem.
Open your browser to 192.168.1.1
Click on the "Configuration" tab, then choose "VC Configuration".
Choose Click "Edit" on the first item in the VC Configuration menu, this item will generally have a PPoE Protocol by default, but may vary from ISP to ISP.
On the "VC 1 Configuration" window that pops up change the Protocol from "PPoE"
to "Bridge, leaving all other settings at defaults, then click the "Set VC" button at the bottom of the window.
Click on the "Configuration" tab, then choose "DHCP Configuration".
Turn the "DHCP Server" off by selecting "Off" from the drop down menu then click the "Save" button at the bottom of the window.
Hook your router up to the Westell modem, and follow the directions for Linksys Router Setup.

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Linksys Router Setup:

Open your browser to 192.168.1.1
Put in your username and password, if you've never specified one, the username field should be blank, and most linksys routers using "admin" as the password, check your owners manual or download one from *download link* for your router.
On the "Setup" choose "PPPoE" from the "Internet Connection Type" menu, enter your Username and Password as given to you by your ISP, these fields are case sensitive. Then click "Save Settings" at the bottom of the page.
Discover your IP address tables by clicking on the "Status" tab, then the "Local Network" link, and finally the "DHCP Clients Table" button.
Locate the IP address of the computer you wish to enable Remote Desktop Sharing on by locating it in the ip table.
Click on Applications and Gaming, or if on a different model or firmware, find the tab that has "Port Range Forward" available.
In the Application field input "VNC", set Start and end ports to "5900", choose "TCP" from the Protocol drop down menu, enter the last 3 digits of your local "IP Address", tick the "Enable" box, and then click on "Save Settings" at the bottom of the page.

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Westell Modem Nat Router Combo: Must be run in bridged mode with a seperate router, currently there are no decent work arounds; nor is there any decent support for most of the Westell Modems. I do not support this modem as a stand alone device at this time. I highly reccomend bridging it with a Linksys or Netgear Router for maximum networking potential.

~~This is useful when using the Westell Modem as a stand alone unit or with a network hub.~~

~~Using a web browser navigate to 192.168.1.1 or the numerical address assigned to the Westell modem/router by You or the ISP that gave you the equipment.~~
~~Add VNC services, it should automatically add the correct ports for VNC, specifically 5500, 5800, and 5900~~
~~Click on Advanced Configuration and add Static NAT, then put in the local IP of the Computer to receive the VNC services. Example: 192.168.1.100(your IP may be different).~~

~~Manuals Containing Complete Directions Available here:~~

~~http://www.westell.com/technical-support/technical-support-2.html~~
~~or through the ISP that gave you the modem/router.~~

Cable Modem:

Stay tuned, while this is a high priority, I can only write this guide the next time I have access to a cable modem/connection(which should be soon), until then ask your ISP.

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Linux:

Ubuntu: from a liveCD, or from an installed system that you need help with.

Open System->Preferences->Remote Desktop
On the Remote Desktop Preferences window, check all 4 boxes and set an 8 character password.
Contact me via email to schedule a remote desktop session.

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Fedora

Fedora Instructions Coming Soon.

Mandriva

Mandriva Instructions Coming Soon.

Others

General Linux Setup Guide Coming Soon.

Windows: Vista XP Home/2000/NT XP Pro

Vista

Coming Very Soon, keep checking back, this guide is a priority, and will be up asap.

XP Home/2000/NT

Because Remote Desktop(RDP) was disabled in XP Home edition by its manufacturer, you will have to install and configure additional software in order to use My Linux Installer's services.

Download TightVNC for windows, see external links
Double click the installer tightvnc-1.3.9-setup.exe
Click "Next" at the Welcome Screen.
Read the EULA, if you agree to its terms then click "Next".
Select location to install TightVNC, if you have no preference then leave default and click "Next".
Select items to be installed, all options enabled by default, this is the best setting, at the very least the "TightVNC Server" must be installed; Click "Next".
Leave this screen at defaults and click "Next".
Important, only the first box should be checked, otherwise VNC will auto-start on boot, this should be the default values, be sure to set it as pictured if it is different; then click "Next".
Click "Install".
Installation is complete; click "Finish".
Click "Start", Select "All Applications", select "Launch TightVNC Server" .
Unblock TightVNC Server when the windows or your favorite firewall notifies you.
Set both the "Primary" and "View-only" passwords using only 8 characters, write them down, or make them easy to remember; we'll need these later when we start our Remote Desktop Session. Click "Apply", and then click "OK".
You should now have a TightVNC server Icon in the System Tray at the lower right corner of a default XP desktop. If all went well, this Icon will look like this, if it has a redboder around it, further confiuring will need to be done.
When we are finished with our Remote Session you should close TightVNC Server. You can do so by Left-Clicking the icon in the System Tray and selecting "Close TightVNC Server".

XP Pro: XP Pro does come with a built in remote desktop, and we can use it, however if you want to watch, or look in from time to time to watch me work on your computer, then you should follow the VNC instructions as given for XP Home.

Click the "Start" button, and select "Control Panel".
In the "Pick a Category" screen, click to open "Performance and Maintenance".
In the "Pick a Task" screen, click to open "System".
In the "System Properties" window that appears, click on the "Remote" tab, tick the box under "Remote Desktop", and then click "Apply" and then "OK" at the bottom of the screen.