Computer Monitor Software

[gerald4545]

Is there any free software that will allow you view mutiple computer screens and take control of the desktop? This is for school environment that wants to monitor what the kids are doing on the computers and take control if need be. If there are not any free software for this what is the best commerical software for it?

Gerald

[SpywareDr]

Wikipedia: Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vnc

Wikipedia: Comparison of remote desktop software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_remote_desktop_software

Google: vnc
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=vnc&btnG=Google+Search

TightVNC
http://www.tightvnc.com/

Radmin 3.2 Remote Control Software
http://www.radmin.com/

LogMeIn
http://www.logmein.com

[Tuttle]

Make sure that whatever you install has strong authentication. VNC, for example, is easily brute-forced. Students love that stuff, and if you thought they were getting up to mischief on their own, imagine what they'll do when they can remote control the teacher's PC...

[SpywareDr]

Is LogMeIn secure? What security information is available?
https://logmeinsupport.com/kblive/crm/selfservice/displaywh.jsp?DocId=526All LogMeIn products employ active defense security protocols that provide you with the highest available security in a remote access solution.

Layered Security Overview

Secure user accounts: Set up and access your LogMeIn account using your email address and a password that you choose. Your account resides on our encrypted gateway and stores the link to the secure, SSL-encrypted connections established between our gateway and your host machines. When accessing your account, the only information you see is a link to your host machines.

Windows authentication: To access a host machine, you must know its Windows username and password. This information is stored within the host machine only; and therefore is accessible only by the administrator of that machine. The LogMeIn Gateway does not know, and cannot discover, the Windows authentication for any of your host machines.

Account Lockout: If there are five failed attmpets at accessing your LogMeIn Account (email address), then your account gets locked out, and an email sent to you informing you of the lockout. The email also contains a link to remove the lockout from the account.

IP Address lockout: If there are five failed attempts to access your computer, then that user (IP address) is blocked for 30 minutes. This is configurable; so you can set both the number of attempts and the IP lockout timeframe. You can also refuse specific IP addresses, or create a friendly-IP list that allows access only from those IPs that you allow.

RSA SecurID: LogMeIn also integrates with RSA SecurID's industry-proven, two-factor authentication system.

One-time passwords: The option for one-time security codes (in either print or email form), provide an additional layer of security. To keep remote access to your computer secure, you can choose to be prompted to enter a one-time security code each time you log in to the LogMeIn web site to access your Target computer. These codes can come from a printed list, or you can opt to have one emailed to you each time you log in. Each code can only be used once. This option will help prevent unauthorized remote access to your computer should someone discover a used security code or your LogMeIn password.

Personal Passwords: By choosing to require the use of a personal password, after entering the Windows Login credentials, the user must type three requested characters of a predefined eight-character password. A given password may be used only once. For example, if your Personal Password is "password" and you are being asked for the 5th character, you will use the dropdown menu to select the letter "w".

SSL encryption: Once a connection is established, all traffic is encrypted with end-to-end 128- to 256-bit SSL encryption. This is the same technology trusted by major banking institutions to allow secure online banking.

For more detailed information on the security architecture of LogMeIn, download our Security White Paper (https://logmeinsupport.com/kblive/crm/selfservice/displaywh.jsp?DocId=4864&Hilite=is+logmein+secure)

[usil]

I use Logmein religiously. It's an excellent tool and never fails me.

[SpywareDr]

Use it here as well ... several times per day, from|to multiple computers and almost seven days a week. Extremely handy tool.

[usil]

Another great tool from Logmein is Hamachi. It sets up a VPN between computers as if they are physically connected to each other in the same room. Excellent products, and all free!

[SpywareDr]

(Free for non-commercial use). :)

[usil]

Yes, of course! :)

[Tuttle]

I use Logmein religiously. It's an excellent tool and never fails me....unless the Internet link goes down, right? :) For a school, I'd be looking for something that ran all the remote control traffic internally, rather than depending on each machine having a persistent connection out to a third-party server.

[SpywareDr]

Such as Radmin (http://www.radmin.com/).