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    <revision pkgversion="3.38" version="0.1" date="2020-10-19" status="candidate"/>
    <link type="guide" xref="index#start"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Felipe Borges</name>
      <email>felipeborges@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2020</years>
    </credit>

    <desc>Connect to a remote machine over the network.</desc>

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  <title>Connect to another computer</title>

  <p><app>Connections</app> can be used to view and access a remote machine.</p>

  <note style="important">
    <p>The remote machine should already be configured.</p>
  </note>

  <steps>
    <item><p>Click <gui style="button">+</gui> in the top left corner to launch the remote connection creation assistant.</p></item>

    <item><p>Enter a URL containing the protocol, IP address and port number of the remote device or service. For example:</p>
      <code>vnc://192.168.122.1:5900</code>
      <p>The protocol will be:</p>
      <list>
        <item><p>rdp:// to connect to a remote <app>RDP</app> server.</p></item>
        <item><p>vnc:// to connect to a remote <app>vino</app> or <app>VNC</app> server.</p></item>
      </list>
      <note style="info">
        <p>The address and port number should be available from the configuration of the device or service on the remote machine.</p>
      </note>
    </item>
    <item><p>Click <gui style="button">Create</gui>.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <p>The remote machine will open in the collection view.</p>

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