Remote control via personal password - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>You can set up personal passwords on your devices. You will have to enter this password when <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109101-connect-via-teamviewer#connect-via-teamviewer-id-and-password" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">connecting via TeamViewer ID and password</a>.</p><p>⚠<strong>Important note:</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. Combined 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 and any machine you support via TeamViewer.</p><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This article applies to all TeamViewer users.</em></p></div></div><p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="how-to-set-up-a-personal-password">How to set up a personal password</h2><p>To Set up a personal password on your device, please follow the instructions below:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":113,"width":200,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UTPbDvENnoo\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"UTPbDvENnoo","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UTPbDvENnoo","embedType":"youtube","name":"Set up a personal password on your device","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UTPbDvENnoo?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/UTPbDvENnoo" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/UTPbDvENnoo </a> </div><ol><li>Open <strong>TeamViewer</strong>.</li><li>Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner.</li><li>Click on <strong>Advanced </strong>and confirm by clicking <strong>Show advanced options.</strong></li><li>Navigate to<strong> Advanced settings for connections to this computer </strong>and the <strong>Personal Password </strong>section.</li><li><strong>Type</strong> in <strong>your </strong>desired <strong>password </strong>in both dedicated fields.</li><li>Click <strong>OK.</strong></li></ol><p>📌<strong>Note:</strong> The password you choose 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="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="how-to-delete-a-personal-password">How to delete a personal password</h2><ol><li>Open <strong>TeamViewer</strong>.</li><li>Click the <strong>Gear icon</strong> (⚙) in the upper right corner.</li><li>Navigate to<strong> Advanced settings for connections to this computer </strong>and the <strong>Personal Password </strong>section.</li><li><strong>Delete the entries</strong> in both password fields.</li><li>Click <strong>OK.</strong></li></ol><p>📌<strong>Notes:</strong></p><ul><li>To increase security, the number of black dots in the password field does not necessarily equal the number of characters in your password.</li><li>Unattended access is only possible with the Host or Full Version of TeamViewer. QuickSupport does not support unattended access.</li></ul><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></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 numeric digits and special characters.</p><p>❌ Please <strong>do not use</strong> dictionary words or terminology that might be used commonly by other people. You should avoid adjacent keyword combinations like “qwerty” or “1q2w3e4r”. In general, we recommend creating a truly unique password.</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"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/PROSFXIWD82A/image.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6032394/uploads/PROSFXIWD82A/image.png" alt="image.png" height="214" width="607" loading="lazy" data-display-size="large" data-float="none"></img></a> </div> </div> <p><br></p> </article> </main>
