Remote Access

Remote access may refer to:

• Connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network
• Remote desktop software, refers to a software or an OS feature allowing applications to be run remotely on a server while being graphically displayed locally
• Terminal emulation - when used to interface with a remote system. May use standard tools like:
  • Telnet, software used to remotely control a computer system
  • ssh, secure shell often used with remote applications
• Activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises
• RemoteAccess, a DOS-based bulletin board system
• Remote Database Access, a protocol standard for database access