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In this situation, you would still need a VPN as described in the previous option, but once you have set up and connected to a VPN, you could use the native macOS screen sharing features. This would require that you enable screen sharing on a MacPractice Client in the office you wish to access. Once established, you would simply work in that screen share as needed.

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There is also an App Store application called Apple Remote Desktop that is sold by Apple that is used to remotely manage Mac computers in a commercial or business environment. You can find Apple Remote Desktop here.

I don't have a Mac at home, but I have a

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PC

If you don't have a Mac at home, or your Mac isn't working well with the macOS screen share, a third option available is to utilize a screen-sharing service. This is in fact the method that MacPractice Support utilizes to provide support to your office. In this scenario, you would not require a VPN.

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You could also utilize a share screen with a VPN with a VNC software, but that topic lies outside the scope of this article.

I am a single provider office with only one machine

The simplest solution in this situation would be to take your MacPractice Server home with you to work from there. If this option isn't desirable, then you could still make arrangements to use a screen sharing service as described in the prior section.

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