Adding On-Demand Assist to your subscription

You don’t have to take out a new subscription. You can add On-Demand Assist to your existing subscription by signing in to your RealVNC account, navigating to the Billing page for the appropriate team, and selecting the Add capacity button.

Naming team members as technicians

You don’t have to license any software to use On-Demand Assist. All you have to do is name members of your team as technicians online, and licensing is handled automatically for those people from then on. To do this, sign in to your RealVNC account, navigate to the People page, and select the Technician checkbox next to the appropriate person’s name:

You can invite more people in to your team on this page to become technicians if you wish.

Starting an On-Demand Assist session with an end user

Connecting to a user on Windows or Mac

A technician should:

1. Download VNC Viewer.

2. Sign in using their own RealVNC account credentials (email address and password).

3. Click the On-Demand Assist button:
   

4. Tell the end user to navigate to www.realvnc.help, and download the disposable app.

5. Communicate the unique session code to the end user (over the phone, via email or SMS; there’s no mechanism in VNC Viewer to do this):
   

6. Wait for the end user to enter the session code in this screen:
   

7. Wait for the end user to read the privacy warning:
   

8. Take control of the end user’s computer when the session automatically begins.

Connecting to a user on Android or iOS

A technician should:

1. Download VNC Viewer.

2. Sign in using their own RealVNC account credentials (email address and password).

3. Click the On-Demand Assist button:
   

4. Tell the end user to download the VNC Server app from their device's app store.

5. Communicate the unique session code to the end user (over the phone, via email or SMS; there’s no mechanism in VNC Viewer to do this):
   

6. Wait for the end user to enter the session code, after reading the getting started screens:

   
   
   

7. Wait for the end user to start the session and screen broadcast and read the privacy warning:
   Hint: On iOS/iPadOS, after starting the broadcast make sure you tap on the blank area to dismiss the popup!

8. Start viewing the end user’s mobile device when the session automatically begins.

Controlling the end user’s computer

The technician can use their mouse and keyboard to control the remote computer as though sitting in front of it. Note, connections to Android and iOS are view only.

The end user retains control, and either party can end the session at any time.

There is a toolbar for the technician to perform useful operations at the top of the VNC Viewer session window:

Note: some features are platform specific.

For more details, and for information on session logs, branding and error messages, read the Technician's Guide to On-Demand Assist.