{"id":38886,"date":"2026-09-13T11:24:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/?post_type=kb&#038;p=38886"},"modified":"2026-09-13T11:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T03:25:01","slug":"how-to-access-rent-a-mac-in-cloud-via-screen-sharing","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/kb\/how-to-access-rent-a-mac-in-cloud-via-screen-sharing","title":{"rendered":"How to Access Rent a Mac in Cloud via Screen Sharing"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38886\" class=\"elementor elementor-38886\" data-elementor-post-type=\"kb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66e6a68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66e6a68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e567795\" data-id=\"e567795\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-117a4aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"117a4aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e6a96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e6a96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>If you\u2019re connecting from another Mac,\u00a0<strong>Screen Sharing<\/strong> is one of the easiest ways to access your Mac in cloud. It\u2019s built directly into macOS, so there\u2019s nothing extra to install, just a few clicks to setup.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd8263 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"acd8263\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Get Your rented Mac in Cloud Connection Details<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05f4391 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05f4391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69f2d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69f2d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Check your e-mail inbox or junk mail for the login credentials. Alternative, you may login to Casbay\u2019s client area and look for the login details from your inbox notifications.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b30017 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b30017\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Enable Screen Sharing<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83296e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d83296e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Apple-Mac-Screen-Sharing.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38891\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Apple-Mac-Screen-Sharing.png 800w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Apple-Mac-Screen-Sharing-300x233.png 300w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Apple-Mac-Screen-Sharing-768x596.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e63563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e63563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de5c61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de5c61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>On your rented Mac in cloud navigate to System Settings &gt;General &gt; Search for Sharing and toggle Screen Sharing or Remote Management On.\u00a0<strong>Make sure either one<\/strong> is On, as both cannot run at the same time.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f35547 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f35547\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Identify your Mac in cloud Device<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c633e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32c633e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-Connection-1024x392.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38890\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-Connection-1024x392.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-Connection-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-Connection-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-Connection.png 1522w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fe4e89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9fe4e89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eee8a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0eee8a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>To add your rented Mac, Click the (+) icon in the top toolbar to add a connection.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf72a0a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf72a0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Authenticate the Connection<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8b1d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8b1d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-login.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-38892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-login.png 790w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-login-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.casbay.com\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Mac-Screen-Sharing-login-768x300.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-074d95a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"074d95a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-340ca2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"340ca2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>Input the Hostname, Apple Account or IP address and click Connect. If asked, enter the Username and Password exactly as provided and click Sign In, ensuring all details match perfectly to avoid a connection timeout.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46aacf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46aacf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5: Initialize Session<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6ae816 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b6ae816\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"mkb-article-text mkb-clearfix\"><div class=\"mkb-glossary-content-wrap js-mkb-glossary-content-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor elementor-40472\" data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"40472\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\"><div class=\"elementor-inner\"><div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\"><section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0660625 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0660625\" data-element_type=\"section\"><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-row\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee8b389\" data-id=\"ee8b389\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\"><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca7a80e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca7a80e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><p>If the connection succeeds, the remote desktop environment will open in a new window. From there you can switch between Control Mode (full interaction) and Observe Mode (view only) by clicking on the toolbar icons at the top of the window.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mkb-article-extra\"><div class=\"mkb-article-extra__actions\"><div class=\"mkb-article-extra__rating fn-article-rating\"><div class=\"mkb-article-extra__rating-likes-block fn-rating-likes-block\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re connecting from another Mac,\u00a0Screen Sharing is one of the easiest ways to access your Mac in cloud. It\u2019s built directly into macOS, so there\u2019s nothing extra to install, just a few clicks to setup. 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