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<p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="general">General</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This article applies to all TeamViewer users.</em></p></div></div><p>---------------------------</p><p>⚠<strong>IMPORTANT Information</strong>: TeamViewer recommends using <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109267-easy-access" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Easy Access</a> for unattended access. In the combination with the <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/66-activate-two-factor-authentication" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Two-Factor-Authentication</a>, this protection covers accessing the TeamViewer account as well as any machine you are supporting via TeamViewer.</p><p>----------------------------</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="strong-passwords">Strong Passwords</h2><p>If you opt-in for a personal password, please ensure your personal password reflects the general best practices as the security is highly dependent on the quality of the password entered in there: <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/108681-best-practices-for-secure-unattended-access#password-best-practices" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">Best practices for secure unattended access</a></p><p>✅ Strong passwords are <strong>at least</strong> 8 characters long, ideally combining uppercase and lowercase letters with number digits as well as special characters.</p><p>❌ Please <strong>do not use</strong> dictionary words or terminology that might be used commonly by other people. You should also avoid adjacent keyword combinations like “qwerty” or “1q2w3e4r”. In general, aspire to create a password that is truly unique.</p><p>✅ A <strong>password manager</strong> can help with discipline. Please keep in mind that TeamViewer will not accept passwords that are easy-to-guess like a term that can be found in a dictionary or uses an easy-to-remember keyboard series like the ones mentioned above.</p><p>If you are not meeting the basic requirements, TeamViewer will inform you accordingly and not accept a weaker password:</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none">
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<p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3><h2 data-id="set-up-your-personal-password">Set up your personal password</h2><p>Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner of the TeamViewer application and navigate to <strong>Advanced </strong>--> <strong>Advanced settings for connections to this computer </strong>--> <strong>Personal Password</strong>. Here you can type in your desired password. After confirming it by repeating your chosen password, click <strong>OK</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none">
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<p>The password you are choosing will never be visible to you or anybody else. Instead of the password, you will see black dots. </p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-3"></h3><h2 data-id="delete-your-personal-password">Delete your personal password</h2><p>Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner of the TeamViewer application and navigate to <strong>Advanced </strong>--> <strong>Advanced settings for connections to this computer </strong>--> <strong>Personal Password</strong>.</p><p>You can remove the password by deleting the black dots.</p><p>📌<strong>Note</strong>: To increase security, the number of black dots in the password field are not necessarily equal to the number of characters in your password.</p><p>📌 <strong>Note</strong>: Unattended access is only possible with the Host or Full Version of TeamViewer. QuickSupport does not support unattended access.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-4"></h3><h2 data-id="export-password-for-unattended-access-for-deployment">Export password for unattended access for deployment</h2><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>Mass deployment requires a Corporate or Tensor license.</em></p></div></div><p>If you would like to deploy TeamViewer in your environment with the MSI package you have the possibility to deploy a password for unattended access.</p><p>Since your TeamViewer password for unattended access is encrypted in the registry it is not possible to export the current password for unattended access by deploying the .reg file in your domain. Therefore you have to add a password for unattended access for the deployment manually during the export. For this follow these steps:</p><ul><li>Open your TeamViewer application and open the advanced TeamViewer options by clicking the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner of the TeamViewer application. Navigate to <strong>Advanced</strong> --> <strong>TeamViewer options</strong> --> <strong>Export options to a *.tvopt file</strong> and then click <strong>Export...</strong></li><li><strong>Save the .tvopt file</strong> on your device</li><li>A new window will open: check the box <strong>Export personal password</strong> and add the password you would like to deploy and repeat the password in the 2nd field again</li></ul><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-medium float-none">
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<p><br></p><ul><li>Click <strong>Export </strong></li><li>Follow the process as described in the manual for MSI deployment</li></ul><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-5"></h3>
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