Use Windows on Your iPad, iPhone, or Android Device

Parallels Access is a product created by Parallels that allows you to work with your Mac or Windows PC and their applications remotely from your iPad, iPhone or Android device. It also allows you to work with a remote computer via a web browser.

If you have Parallels Desktop installed on your Mac, you can use the Parallels Access app to access and control Windows.

Parallels Access lets you:

• Use any of your Windows applications on your mobile device
• Remotely start, stop, and reset Windows
• Connect over Wi-Fi or 3G
• Access Windows from anywhere over the Internet

Get Started

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

1. On your iPad, iPhone or Android device, download and install Parallels Access from the App Store or Google play.
2. Be sure you have installed Windows on your Mac.
3. In Parallels Desktop, do one of the following:
   • Click the Parallels icon in the menu bar and choose Preferences.
   • Right-click the Parallels Desktop icon in the Dock and choose Preferences.
4. Click Access.
5. Install the Parallels Access agent on your Mac by clicking Install.

You only have to do these steps once.

Access Windows from your iPad, iPhone or Android device

1. Turn on your Mac.

   Your Mac must be on for Parallels Access to access and use Windows.

2. Open Parallels Access on your iPad, iPhone or Android device and log in to your account using the same email and password you used to register Parallels Desktop.
3. Tap your Mac in the list of available Macs.

When you access Windows for the first time, you see tips about gestures you can use to control Windows. Tap Close to go to the Windows desktop.

For more information about using Parallels Access, please see here.