using a remote mac

Hello. I have an iMac and MacBook, both running El Capitan. I'll be spending in another city while my wife stays (for once) in our current location. The iMac will remain here; I'll take the MacBook with me. Is there a way of putting things up so that if my wife has a problem with the iMac, I can remotely access the iMac since my MacBook in the other city and use the iMac as if it were with me?

I have seen that there are ways to share files between computers, but I wasn't able to find how to do what I'm wanting to do as described here.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Mac OS X (10.5.8)

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I will give several options.  I suggest test and get working at 2, because it is difficult to run from home and to solve the problem if you are using the remote access method stops working.  Having 2 methods gives you options.

Back-to-My-Mac

Define and use the Back to My Mac - Apple support>

http://www.macworld.co.uk/how-to/mac-software/how-set-back-my-mac-mac-os-x-maver icks-3495116 />

http://www.Macworld.com/article/2839080/away-from-home-heres-how-to-access-your-Mac-remotely.html>

(Free for personal use) TeamViewer.com

https://www.TeamViewer.com/en/download/Mac.aspx>

https://www.TeamViewer.com/en/res/PDF/first_steps_unattended_access_en.PDF>

http://computers.tutsplus.com/tutorials/how-to-configure-a-Mac-to-make-remote-Su report by breeze - mac-49922>

The hardway (but oh so much fun for the inner geek in you)

  • Select iMac system-> sharing-> screen sharing preferences (make sure you have very good passwords on the user accounts on the iMac https://www.grc.com/haystack.htm> more long and easy to remember & enter, is better than complicated & short http://xkcd.com/936/>; good advice in general)
  • Configure the home router where the iMac is to port - forward port 5900 from the internet to the iMac. http://PortForward.com/>.  That of why you want good passwords, like the iMac, sharing of port number screen will be exposed to the Internet, and 5900 is a well-known port number, there is script-kiddies always try to see if someone has exposed the port with an easy to guess password and account.  Chances are, they do not know the user name, but a good password just means it's much more difficult to guess.
  • Get a free dynamic DNS name of no - IP.com, and then run the dynamic DNS update utility of no - IP.com on the iMac so that you have a name and not an IP address you connect to (no - IP.com will be asked to confirm you still want to free dynamic DNS name once a month).
  • Since the Macbook using Finder-> Go-> to connect to the server-> vnc://the.dynamic.dns.name

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