How to Install AnyDesk Remote Connection Software

AnyDesk is a remote connection software program that is free for personal use. You will need to install the software on your office computer and on your home computer.

Here are the instructions for how to install the AnyDesk software on your office computer. Please read the instructions in their entirety before beginning the process!

1. Click this link to access the page on AnyDesk’s website where you can download the software for various operating systems. When the page appears, you’ll see that the Windows operating system is highlighted in orange. If your computer runs on a different operating system, click the appropriate operating system from the list that appears to the right of Windows.
2. Click the orange Download Now button at the top of the window. The program should immediately begin to download unless you have the setting in your browser set to ask you where you want the file saved to.
3. Once the software has downloaded, you will receive notification at the bottom of your desktop window. Open the file and confirm that you want to run the file.
4. You will now see the main window of the software. At the top of the window you will see the text Your Address followed by nine digits in red font. Record the nine-digit number that appears in red as this is the number that you will need to enter in the AnyDesk software on your home computer in order to be able to connect to your office computer from home.
5. Click the series of four horizontal lines (you will see the word General when you hover over the lines) in the far upper right corner of the AnyDesk window. Select Settings. On the left side of the window, select Security. Click the orange button at the top of the window that reads Unlock Security Settings. Windows will then ask if you want to allow the program (AnyDesk) to make changes to the computer. Answer Yes.
6. The Global Settings window will now appear. Look for the heading Permission Profile. Click the dropdown and select Unattended Access. Click the button below that reads Set password and enter a password. Record the password as you will need to enter this when you want to connect to your office computer from home. Close the Global Settings window.
7. If you would like to create an icon for the AnyDesk software on your computer’s desktop, go to the folder where the software was downloaded to such as the Downloads folder. Right-click the AnyDesk.exe file and select Send to – Desktop. You should then find the AnyDesk icon which is an orange square with a white diamond in the centre on your computer’s desktop.
8. Leave your office computer on and the AnyDesk software open so that you will be able to connect to it from home. Take the nine-digit number you recorded in step #4 above and the password you recorded in step #6 above home with you.
9. Repeat steps 1, 2, 3 and 7 to install AnyDesk on your home computer.

How to Use AnyDesk Remote Connection Software

1. Open the AnyDesk software on your home computer.
2. At the top of the window, you will see a field that contains the words Enter Remote Address. Enter the nine-digit ID for your office computer’s AnyDesk software within this field and click the second arrow on the far right at the end of the field to connect to your office computer.
3. You will now receive a message that the software is connecting.
4. Enter the unattended access password for the office computer when prompted by the software.
5. Once the software has connected, you should see the desktop of your office computer. You can minimize (make sure not to close it!) the AnyDesk software window on the office computer to get it out of the way and you can then access whatever programs or files you want on your office computer.
6. Once you’ve finished working for the day, leave the AnyDesk window minimized at the bottom of the office computer’s desktop (make sure not to close it!) and do not shut down the office computer.
7. Close the AnyDesk software window on your home computer.

How to Send Print Jobs from Your Office Computer to Your Home Printer

If you would like anything that you choose to print on your office computer to print to the printer you use at home, you must complete the following steps:

On your office computer:

1. Log into the AnyDesk software on your office computer. Click the series of four horizontal lines in the upper right corner of the AnyDesk window and select Settings.
2. On the left side of the window under Settings, click Printer.
3. On the right side of the window under Outgoing Print Jobs, click Install AnyDesk Printer. This driver must be installed on the office computer.
4. Once the software has confirmed that the AnyDesk Printer has been installed, you can exit the Settings window by clicking the small x that appears at the top of the window within the tab that features the wrench and the word Settings.

On your home computer:

1. Log into the AnyDesk software on your home computer. Click the series of four horizontal lines in the upper right corner of the AnyDesk window and select Settings.
2. On the left side of the window under Settings, click Printer.
3. You don’t need to install the AnyDesk Printer driver on the home computer. Under the Incoming Print Jobs section, select Execute using the following printer and select the printer that you use at home. You can then click the box Automatically execute incoming print jobs using the chosen printer if you want.
4. To exit the Settings window, click the small x that appears at the top of the window within the tab that features the wrench and the word Settings.

Once you’ve completed the above, you can print a document that is on your office computer by doing either of the following:

You can preview the document on the office computer first and when the Print window appears, select the AnyDesk Printer from the list of printers available on the office computer. The document should automatically begin printing on your home printer after you’ve clicked the print button.

OR

You can go to the Windows Settings option on the office computer. Find the Printers & Scanners setting and make the AnyDesk Printer the default printer. Once you’ve done this, the document should automatically begin printing on your home printer once you’ve clicked the print button on the document on the office computer.