TeamViewer


Teamviewer on Windows 8
Developer(s)	TeamViewer GmbH
Stable release	[show] List of releases
Operating system	Android, iOS, Linux, OS X, Windows, Windows Phone, Windows RT
Available in	Multilingual
Type	Remote administration software, Web conferencing
License	Proprietary, free for private usage
Website	TeamViewer

TeamViewer is a proprietary computer software package for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing and file transfer between computers. The software operates with the Microsoft Windows, OS X,^[1]^[2] Linux,^[3] iOS,^[4] Android,^[5] Windows RT^[6] and Windows Phone^[7] operating systems. It is also possible to access a machine running TeamViewer with a web browser.^[8] While the main focus of the application is remote control of computers, collaboration and presentation features are included.^[9]
TeamViewer GmbH was founded in 2005 in Uhingen, Germany. TeamViewer is a unified partner with GFI.^[10]

Establishing connections

TeamViewer may be installed with an installation procedure, although the 'Quick Support' version will run without installation.^[11] To connect to another computer, TeamViewer has to be running on both machines. To install TeamViewer, administrator access is required, but once installed it can be run by any user. When TeamViewer is started on a computer, it generates a partner ID and password (user-defined passwords are also supported). To establish a connection from a local client to a re the remote operator, request the ID and password, and then enter these into the local TeamViewer.^[12]
To start an online meeting, the presenter gives the Meeting ID to the participants. They join the meeting by using the TeamViewer full version or by logging on to http://go.teamviewer.com/ and enter the Meeting ID.^[13]
It is also possible to schedule a meeting in advance.^[13]

Security

TeamViewer uses RSA private/public key exchange (2048-bit) and AES (256-bit) session encryption.^[14]
In the default configuration, TeamViewer uses one of the servers of TeamViewer.com to start the connection and the routing of traffic between the local client and the remote host machine. The software then determines how to establish a connection. In 70% of the cases, after the handshake a direct connection via UDP or TCP is established; the other connections are routed through TeamViewer GmbH's router network (via TCP or HTTP-tunneling).^[15]