Access and Manage your Computers Remotely with LogMeIn

How to Use

Access, manage and support computers remotely

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Go to https://secure.logmein.com

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This is how the website looks like

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Click on ‘Try it free’ to get started

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For this tutorial, let’s try to access computers remotely

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Click on the green box

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The Sign up window will open

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Enter your email address

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This would also be your LogMeIn ID

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Next, type your password

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Re-type your password to ensure they’re similar

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Lastly, click on Personal

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Here

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Click on ‘Create account’

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A verification link will be sent to your email

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Click on it to start using LogMeIn

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This is what the dashboard looks like

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See this?

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These are the steps to set up your account

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Let’s do it one-by-one, shall we?

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First step is to complete your profile

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Click on step 1

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This box will appear

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Fill in the required information

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Your first name

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Your last name

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Your phone number

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The name of your organization

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Then, choose from the user types

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Lastly, indicate how many computers you need

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Click ‘Register’

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There! We have completed step 1!

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Ready for step 2?

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Yes?! Click on it.

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This box will appear

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Click ‘Run’

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Wait for the software to download

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When download is complete, you will see this

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Check the box

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Click ‘Next’

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Choose ‘Typical’

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Click ‘Next’

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Enter your computer description

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Click ‘Next’

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Check the box

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Click ‘Next’

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Choose your destination folder

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Click ‘Next

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Wait while the software installs

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Success! LogMeIn is now installed!

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Click on ‘Finish’

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Hooray! Your computer is now set up!

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But wait!

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You can’t access your computer remotely yet!

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You have to create your access code first!

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How?

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Let me show you…

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This window appeared right?

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Create your access code

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Type it again to confirm

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Make sure you read the notes below okay?

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Click on ‘Save’

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Remember…

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First and most important…

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You cannot access your computer remotely without the code

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Second…

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Code can be changed anytime…

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BUT only on the computer you set up!

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Lastly…

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If you forget your access code…

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It cannot be retrieved nor reset by LogMeIn support!

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So, always remember your password

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Or save it in a secure storage

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Great, we’re done with step 2!

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Let’s continue to step 3…

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Click here

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You will see this on the left of your screen

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Click ‘Home’

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Click on the computer you want to remotely control

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Wait for your computer to set up

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Just follow these instructions

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Click ‘Install’

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There!

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You’re computer is now ready to be controlled remotely!

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Select the computer you want to control

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Enter access code

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Click Ok

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Let’s proceed to the last step!

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Click here

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Select the computer you want to use

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Click on File Manager

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Enter access code

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You will see this

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Left: Files of the computer you are using

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Right: Files of the remote computer

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Click on the folder or file you want to transfer

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Choose how you want to transfer the file

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You can either COPY

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You can either MOVE

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You can either SYNCHRONIZE

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You can either REPLICATE

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Then, click Yes

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That’s it!

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We’ve completed all 4 steps!

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Let’s get to work!

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