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Back to My Mac
User’s Guide
This guide will help you access your remote Leopard-based Macs
over the Internet using .Mac.
Overview
Getting something from your Mac when you are away from home is a daunting task.
It’s nearly impossible considering that your home Internet provider frequently changes
your computer’s Internet address—and your router or wireless base station disguises
things further. With Leopard and a .Mac account it’s not only possible, it’s simple.
Back to My Mac keeps an updat
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2 Back to My Mac User’s Guide December 2007 There are two ways to connect to your remote computers with Back to My Mac: • File Sharing. Y ou can br o w se the en tir e har d dr iv e of y our r emot e M ac , and dr ag file s and folders to your local Mac. For example, you’re on the road but need a Keynote pre- sen ta tion tha t ’ s on y our M ac a t home . Simply c onnec t t o y our r emot e M ac , find the file you need, and drag it to the Mac that you’re usin
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3 Back to My Mac User’s Guide December 2007 Getting Started Y ou first need t o set up y our M ac c omput ers and home net w or k f or B ack t o M y M ac . Here’s how. Perform the following steps on each participating Mac: 1 . V er ify tha t y our M ac is r unning M ac OS X v1 0.5 . 1 . T o do so , cho ose A b out T his M ac in the A pple menu—if an up da t e is needed , click S of t w ar e U p da t e . 2. F r om the A pple menu , cho os
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4 Back to My Mac User’s Guide December 2007 Enable Sharing on each Mac you want to access remotely: 1 . W hile still in the B ack t o M y M ac tab , click Op en S har ing P r ef er enc e s . 2. I f Scr een S har ing and F ile S har ing ar e not alr ead y enabled , click the check b o x(e s) f or one or both. If you have a third-party router: S ome r out ers (including in t egr a t- ed—or “all-in-one”—models, which also include a DSL or cable mo dem) m
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5 Back to My Mac User’s Guide December 2007 U sing B ack t o M y M ac Once your Mac and home network are set up, using Back to My Mac is simple. The F inder dis pla y s y our r emot e M ac c omput er(s) in the sidebar wher e y ou can c onnec t with a click. File Sharing U sing the F ile S har ing f ea tur e , y ou can dr ag and dr op file s fr om y our r emot e M ac t o y our lo cal M ac t o mak e edits , pr in t , and mor e . Y ou can also add
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6 Back to My Mac User’s Guide December 2007 Screen Sharing With the Screen Sharing feature, you control your remote Mac through a special win- do w on y our lo cal M ac . Y ou can la unch applica tions , edit and sa v e file s , and e v en use many keyboard shortcuts. Here’s how: 1 . Op en a F inder windo w . 2. U nder S har ed in the sidebar , click the M ac y ou w an t t o c on tr ol. 3 . C lick S har e Scr een, and a ne w windo w will op en
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7 Back to My Mac User’s Guide December 2007 Important Tips Creating a good password Back to My Mac uses advanced authentication and data encryption technologies to protect your data. However, creating a good password is essential to keeping your data safe. F or mor e inf or ma tion on passw or ds , r ef er t o “ C ho osing go o d passw or ds in M ac OS X” a t h ttp://do cs .inf o .apple .c om/ar ticle .h tml?ar tnum=1 065 2 1 . To change your password, follow these steps: 1 .
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8 Back to My Mac User’s Guide December 2007 Check firewall settings if you cannot connect M ac OS X L eopar d has a built-in fir e w all, which is acc e ssible fr om the F ir e w all tab of y our S ecur it y pr ef er enc e s . Y ou should v er ify tha t the fir e w all is set t o either “ A llo w all inc oming c onnec tions ” or “S et acc e ss f or s p ecific ser vic e s and applica tions .” I f y ou use a thir d-par t y fir e w all, y ou ma y
