How to use TeamViewer or Anydesk over VPN?

26 Aug 2025
Knowledge

Question

TeamViewer and Anydesk enable me to remotely access my machines, but I don't want to expose my machine to the internet freely. How can I use TeamViewer and Anydesk over IXON's secure VPN connection?

Answer

TeamViewer and Anydesk can be configured to be exclusively accessible over VPN (and locally), effectively protecting your machine from being accessed from the internet.

TeamViewer

Setup

If you previously enabled Allow access to internet in your edge gateway for TeamViewer only, you can now disable this setting as it is no longer needed.
Change the VPN connection type to UDP.
On the on-site computer, configure a static IP address.
On the on-site computer, open TeamViewer, go to Settings > Network, and set Incoming LAN connections to Accept exclusively.
Make note of the IP address and password that you see on screen. You'll need this later.
Make sure that TeamViewer starts on startup.
- Go to Settings > General and enable Start TeamViewer with Windows.

Remote connection

Set up a VPN connection to your edge gateway.
Open TeamViewer and use the credentials (IP address and password) to connect to your machine over VPN.

Anydesk

Setup

If you previously enabled Allow access to internet in your edge gateway for Anydesk only, you can now disable this setting as it is no longer needed.
Change the VPN connection type to UDP.
On the on-site computer, configure a static IP address. You'll need this later.
On the on-site computer, open Anydesk, and go to Settings > Access
Under Unattended Access, set a password. You'll need this later.
Under Interactive Access, select Never show incoming session requests.
Make sure that Anydesk starts on startup. Anydesk does not have a built-in setting for this.
- On Windows, open Run and enter shell:startup.
- In the Anydesk installation folder, create a shortcut to the Anydesk executable and move it to the startup folder.