Work with Your Virtual Machines on an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

You can use the free Parallels Mobile app to access and control your virtual machines remotely from your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch.

Parallels Mobile lets you:

• Use any of your virtual machine programs on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch
• Remotely start, stop, and reset a virtual machine
• Connect over Wi-Fi or 3G
• Access your virtual machines from anywhere over the Internet

Get Started

Before you can use Parallels Mobile, you must do the following:

1. Be sure you have registered to use Parallels Workstation .
2. On your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, download and install Parallels Mobile from the App Store.
3. Be sure you have created at least one virtual machine on the host computer.
4. In Parallels Workstation, click File > Preferences .
5. In the left pane, click Mobile .
6. Log in to your Parallels account using the email and password you used to register Parallels Workstation.

You only have to do these steps once.

Access Your Virtual Machines from Your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch

1. Turn on the host computer.

   It must be on for Parallels Mobile to access and use your virtual machines.

2. Open Parallels Mobile on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch and log in to your account using the same email and password you used to register Parallels Workstation.
3. Tap your host computer in the list of available host computers.

When you access your virtual machines for the first time, you see tips about gestures you can use to control them. Tap Close to go to the virtual machine's desktop.

Connect Directly to the Host Computer for a Faster Experience

If the host computer and your iOS device are on the same Wi-Fi network, you can bypass the Internet and connect your device directly to the host computer for a faster experience.

1. In Parallels Workstation on the host computer, choose File > Preferences .
2. In the left pane, click Mobile .
3. Make sure Connect Parallels Mobile directly to the host computer is selected, and then write down the IP Address listed under the checkbox.
4. On your iOS device, open the Settings app, and then scroll down and tap Parallels .
5. Be sure Direct Connection is turned on.
6. Press the Home button and then open Parallels Mobile on your iOS device.
7. Tap Direct and tap the plus ( + ) icon.
8. Enter a name for the host computer and enter the IP address from the Mobile preferences pane.
9. Enter the user name and password you use for the host computer (your login password).
10. Tap Connect .

For more information about using Parallels Mobile, see the Parallels Mobile Quick Start guide, available on the Parallels website .