Share groups - TeamViewer Support
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>You can share groups with individual contacts from your Computers & Contacts list. This way, entire groups can be made available to other contacts quickly and easily.</p><p>A <strong>cloud</strong> Icon will appear next to a shared group.</p><ul><li>A <strong>grey cloud</strong> means that this group is owned by you and shared with others.</li><li>A <strong>white cloud</strong> means this group is owned by someone else and shared with you.</li></ul><p>You can share one or more groups with as many contacts as possible.</p><div class="blockquote"><div class="blockquote-content"><p class="blockquote-line"><em>This article applies to all TeamViewer free users and customers with a </em><a href="https://www.teamviewer.com/en/pricing/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>Business, Premium, Corporate</em></a><em> or </em><a href="https://www.teamviewer.com/en/teamviewer-tensor/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><em>Tensor plan</em></a><em>.</em></p></div></div><p><br></p><h3></h3><h2 data-id="how-to-share-groups-via-the-teamviewer-client">How to share groups via the TeamViewer client</h2><p>To share groups via the TeamViewer client, please follow the instructions below:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":113,"width":200,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/EWqVA4b_WNk\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"EWqVA4b_WNk","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EWqVA4b_WNk","embedType":"youtube","name":"Share a group via the TeamViewer client","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EWqVA4b_WNk?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/EWqVA4b_WNk" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/EWqVA4b_WNk </a> </div><ol><li>Open the <strong>TeamViewer client</strong>.</li><li>Click on the <strong>group</strong> you want to share.</li><li>On the right-hand side, click on <strong>Share</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Add.</strong></li><li><strong>Select the contact</strong> you want to share the group with. Click on <strong>OK</strong>.<ul><li>To learn how to add contacts to your TeamViewer account, please click <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109107-add-computers-and-contacts-to-your-account#how-to-add-a-contact" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">here</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Select the permissions</strong> the contact should get. Click on <strong>OK</strong>. </li></ol><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-1"></h3><h2 data-id="how-to-share-groups-via-the-management-console">How to share groups via the Management Console</h2><p>To share groups via the Management Console, please follow the instructions below:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":113,"width":200,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ORe71dx94os\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"ORe71dx94os","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ORe71dx94os","embedType":"youtube","name":"Share a group via the Management Console","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ORe71dx94os?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/ORe71dx94os" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/ORe71dx94os </a> </div><ol><li>Log in to the <strong>Management Console</strong>: <a href="https://login.teamviewer.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">https://login.teamviewer.com/</a></li><li>Click on the <strong>group</strong> you want to share.</li><li>Click on <strong>Edit group</strong> (blue pen icon).</li><li>Click on <strong>Shares</strong>.</li><li>Select the contacts you want to share the group with.<ul><li>To learn how to add contacts to your TeamViewer account, please click <a href="https://community.teamviewer.com/English/kb/articles/109107-add-computers-and-contacts-to-your-account#how-to-add-a-contact" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">here</a>.</li></ul></li><li><strong>Select the permissions</strong> the contact should get. Click on <strong>Add</strong>.</li><li>Click on <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-2"></h3><h2 data-id="how-to-share-a-group-via-user-management-(for-admins)">How to share a group via User management (for admins)</h2><p>To share a group via User management, please follow the instructions below:</p><div class="js-embed embedResponsive" data-embedjson="{"height":113,"width":200,"photoUrl":"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/UYdd_P2Gsvo\/hqdefault.jpg","videoID":"UYdd_P2Gsvo","showRelated":false,"url":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UYdd_P2Gsvo","embedType":"youtube","name":"Share a group via User management (for admins)","frameSrc":"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UYdd_P2Gsvo?feature=oembed&autoplay=1"}"> <a href="https://youtu.be/UYdd_P2Gsvo" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"> https://youtu.be/UYdd_P2Gsvo </a> </div><ol><li>Log in to the <strong>Management Console</strong>: <a href="https://login.teamviewer.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">https://login.teamviewer.com/</a>.</li><li>Go to <strong>User management</strong> on the left menu.</li><li>Click the user account you wish to share with, and select the three dots ( ⋮ ) to the right. Click on <strong>Edit User.</strong></li><li>Click on the <strong>Shares </strong>tab and select the <strong>groups </strong>and <strong>permissions</strong> for the respective user.</li><li>Click <strong>Add</strong> to add the chosen groups.</li><li>Click <strong>Save </strong>in the upper right corner to confirm.</li></ol><p><strong>📌Note</strong>: The groups are not shared automatically with the users when creating a company profile. The group owner must manually share the groups with the other users as described above. This can only be done once the user verifies their account.</p><p><br></p><h3 data-id="-3"></h3><h2 data-id="permission-levels-for-group-sharing">Permission levels for group sharing</h2><p>If you share your TeamViewer groups with other contacts from your Computers & Contacts list – either using the Management Console or the TeamViewer client – you can specify which permission level each contact is given. </p><p>The different permission levels grant the contact access rights to manage the computers and contacts inside that shared group.</p><h3 data-id="the-following-levels-of-permission-are-available%3A">The following levels of permission are available:</h3><ul><li><strong>Read-only</strong>: The contact can view the shared group and will be able to connect to the computers and contacts within this group. The contact cannot make changes to the group.</li><li><strong>Read/Write:</strong> Extends Read-only with the ability to change the group, such as deleting or renaming contacts and adding or moving contacts to the group.</li><li><strong>Full Control</strong>: The contact can view the shared group in their Computers & Contacts list and connect to the computers and contacts within this group. The contact can change the group (delete or rename contacts, add contacts, etc.). The contact can re-share shared groups and move contacts and devices from shared groups to own groups. Devices assigned to an account can be moved within the company into another shared group.</li></ul> </article> </main>
