What Is Remote IP Address?

What is my computer IP address for Remote Desktop?

“I had a computer problem and my friend who’s computer-savvy said he can help you to solve the problem remotely using Remote Desktop. But he needs my computer IP address for it. So how what is my computer IP address for Remote Desktop and how can I find it?

-Question from Reddit

What is remote IP address and how to find it?

What is a remote IP address, or say what is my IP address for Remote Desktop Connection? An IP address is a prerequisite to achieving remote connection via Remote Desktop. If you don't know the remote computer’s IP address, you won’t be able to connect remotely. Next, let’s learn two ways to get the computer IP address for Remote Desktop.

Method 1. Find out  remote IP address via command line

Step 1. Press Win + R to invoke the Run dialog box. Type in “cmd” and press OK. 

Step 2. Then type “ipconfig” and press Enter. Now you can see a group of IP addresses, of which the IPv4 address is the one you need.

Method 2. Find out  remote IP address through the network connection

Step 1. Click Start and then click Settings. Find Network & Internet and then click it.

Step 2. On the Network & Internet interface, find Advanced network settings, click Change adapter options below.

Step 3. In the automatically pop-up Network Connections window, find your network and double-click it.

Step 4. On the General tab, find Details.

Step 5. In the Network Connection Details, find IPv4 Address.

Note: After finding out the IP address of the remote computer, you can start to remotely control it using the IP address. 

AnyViewer: Achieve remote connection without IP address

You may wonder if there is an easier way to achieve a remote desktop connection without an IP address. The answer is YES! You can use the third-party remote desktop software AnyViewer, which is much easier than Remote Desktop. It doesn’t require an IP address to achieve a remote connection. All you need to do is to sign up for it and then you can easily achieve unattended remote access.

Step 1. Download, install, and launch AnyViewer on both computers. Go to Log in, and then click Sign up. (If you already have signed up on its official website, you can log in directly.)

Step 2. Fill in the signup information.

Step 3. Then you can see you successfully logged in to AnyViewer. Your device will automatically be assigned to the account you've logged in to.

Step 4. Log in to the same AnyViewer account on the two devices, then you can achieve a direct connection by clicking Remote control.

Step 5. Then you can see the screen of the remote computer and take full control of it. There’s also a toolbar in the top-middle of the screen, you can change the resolution and image quality, take simple operations, and open chatbox here.

Note: If you upgrade your account to a Professional or Enterprise plan, then you’ll have more rights. You can assign more devices. Also, you can connect to another computer in privacy mode, which means you can black the screen and block the mouse and keyboard of the remote computer.

Conclusion

What is a remote IP address? This post mainly introduces two ways to find the IP address for Remote Desktop Connection. One is to find it via command line and another is through a network connection. But the easiest way to achieve remote connection is to use the remote desktop software AnyViewer which requires no IP address. If you are not proficient in computers or just want to find an easy way to remotely access a computer, you can give it a try.