COMPUTER REPAIR

LogMeIn Free

If you are looking for a bare basic remote access software tool to get you by on those days working at home when you have to get a file from a remote PC in the office or elsewhere, a free solution is often good enough. LogMeIn is one such freeware for computer users who only need the feature occasionally.

LogMeIn Free Features

• The key to remote access is the internet and LogMeIn allows you to remotely access a Windows PC or Mac over the internet using a web browser, You can see the screen of the remote PC as if you're working on it. The only requirement is that the remote PC is powered and is hooked to the internet.
• Copy and paste between your PC and the remote is supported. Almost all functions of the PC can be remotely controlled including remote booting and internet reconnection.
• Data is carried between your PC and the remote with 245-bit AES encryption for your security. There's no need for firewall or router proxy reconfiguration as well as remote PC rights administration. Security is further enhances with its IP address lockout when using as well as its SSL/TLS intrusion detection support.
• It support Wake-on LAN and provides basic user reports indicating an audit trail of remote access sessions and the users who have accessed the facility, if you've authorized others to work the remote PC other than yourself.

LogMeIn User Friendliness and Support

You only need to install LogMeIn on the computer you want accessed. Of course, you may want to install it on both your home and office PC in case you will need to access either from a remote location. Installation takes a mere 2 minutes. Once installed, you need to create and log into your online account where you want to control a remote PC. The application is telecommunications tools that is launched and operates in the background so you never really get know you have one.

Online support comes in the form of a FAQ section, a Twitter site and a community forum where users can raise their concerns or problems and the community pitches in their experience and possible solutions.

LogMeIn Free Summary

With its basic remote access utility functions, LogMeIn does what it promises to do reliably and efficiently, with none of the added features you'd expect from a full-features paid utility. As a freeware, you couldn't ask for more. If you need a full-featured remote control software that include file transfer, file sharing and remote printing, check out its paid LogMeIn Pro.