Smart Cities - TeamViewer to access the Raspberry Pi remotely

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Introduction

  • TeamViewer allows you to access your Raspberry Pi remotely and securely [1]
  • To make setup easy you need to register an account with TeamViewer.
  • TeamViewer is free for personal use.

Download TeamViewer

  • Other downloads are available at the TeamViewer web site [2]

  • The file takes approximately 20 seconds to download.

TeamViewer software installation

  • Navigate to the directory where the TeamViewer software has been downloaded.

  • The TeamViewer deb package can be installed using the dpkg utility which is part of the Debian package management software.
  • For a Raspberry Pi installation enter the command sudo dpkg -i teamviewer-host_armhf.deb
  • For PC i386 CPU architecture enter the command sudo dpkg -i teamviewer-host_i386.deb

  • The installation takes only a few seconds.

  • If there are any errors during installation enter the command sudo apt --fix-broken install

  • During the installation process you may be asked to accept a licence agreement.
  • Accept and click Continue.

TeamViewer Setup

  • Set a password for TeamViewer with the command sudo teamviewer passwd <password>
  • Include the password in the command. Note that when entered the password will be visible to anyone who can see your computer screen.

Reboot computer

  • For TeamViewer to work correctly on your computer it is a good idea to reboot.
  • Enter the command sudo reboot now

TeamViewer setup

  • Enter the command sudo teamviewer setup

  • A welcome screen will appear asking you to login to your TeamViewer account.
  • Create a TeamViewer account if you haven't already done so.
    • Enter your email address and password
    • Note that this password is different from the password requested for the TeamViewer client on the computer.

  • Once you login a confirmation email will be sent.
  • Click on the link in your email and login to your TeamViewer account to complete the setup.

  • The confirmation email will contain the following details.
  • Click on the provided link.

  • Indicate that you Trust this device.

  • After confirming the setup via email you will be asked if you want the computer named raspberry to be added to the TeamViewer account.
  • Enter y

  • The final message will indicate that the new computer has been added to the TeamViewer account.

Device appears in TeamViewer Account

  • If the setup is correct the new device raspberry will appear as a new device in the TeamViewer account.
  • When the device appears green it means that the device is also online.

  • The computer (device) will now be available from any computer running the TeamViewer account.

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