AnyDesk RW Add-on: Enhance Remote Worker Connectivity and Productivity with Reduced Costs
The Remote Worker add-on (AnyDesk RW) allows you to add connection capacity for remote workers at a reduced cost and with all the necessary features to achieve a productive remote working experience.
Remote workers will be able to enjoy the same ease of use and smooth experience of the familiar AnyDesk, while IT administrators maintain security and costs under control.
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| Super fast: Minimum latency thanks to our own DeskRT codec, frame rates of up to 60 fps. | Secure: Military-grade security with TLS 1.2 transport encryption, 256-bit AES | Multi-platform: Works on Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux, Raspberry Pi, FreeBSD, and Chrome OS. | Lightweight: 4.4 MB download (for Windows). Launch the application. Ready. |
AnyDesk RW Add-on Features
The AnyDesk Add-On offers some functionalities specifically useful for remote working scenarios: Licensing
- Available in packages of 10 remote worker users.
- Each remote worker requires a license.
- Added as an add-on to any Standard, Advanced, or Ultimate contract.
- Only allows connection from the user’s device to the designated device within the company.
Security
The AnyDesk remote desktop software comes with the highest security standards. Cutting-edge encryption technology and customizable security features make AnyDesk the perfect solution for companies with special security requirements.
| Technology | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 256 bit AES | A block cipher encryption algorithm that uses a 256-bit key to protect data confidentiality. |
| TLS 1.2 | Version 1.2 of the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol, used to secure online communications over the Internet by encrypting and authenticating transmitted data. |
| HTTPS/SSL | Secure Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTPS) using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol to provide secure communication over the Internet by encrypting and authenticating transmitted data between a client and a web server. |
| 2FA | Two-Factor Authentication, a security method that requires two forms of authentication to verify a user’s identity. |
| Sorted hashes | Sorting hash table for storing encrypted access keys. |
Functionalities
| Functionality | RW Add-on |
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| Licensed users | 1 |
| Channels | 1 |
| TCP tunnel | 1 Port |
| File transfer | OK |
| Remote restart | OK |
| Remote printing | OK |
| Wake-on-LAN (WOL) | OK |
| AnyDesk VPN | OK |
| Session recording | OK |
| Session logging | OK |
| Two-Factor Authentication | OK |
| Remember session configuration | OK |
| Session permission profiles | 3 Profiles |
| Auto-disconnect | OK |
| Privacy mode | OK |
| Text chat | OK |
| Screen whiteboard | OK |
| Online help (website) | OK |
| Active support (tickets, chat) | Depends on the base license |
| Phone support | Depends on the base license |
Client System Requirements
- Minimum system memory is 1GB.
- A dual-core processor and 2GB of system memory with a graphics card capable of hardware acceleration are recommended.
- A graphics card compatible with Direct3D or at least DirectDraw with 32MB or more of video memory is required.
- Single-core systems allow AnyDesk to automatically switch to lower quality rendering mode (16 bits per pixel) to preserve system resources.
- Enabling Aero desktop scheme (hardware composition) in Windows maximizes AnyDesk’s performance.
- The Mirror driver on Windows Server and Windows XP provides a substantial increase in capture performance.
Compatible Systems (Client)
| Operating System | Version |
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| Windows XP (32-bit) | SP2+ 7 8.1 10 11 |
| Windows Server 2003 | SP2 and later |
| macOS | 10.12 Sierra and later¹ |
| Linux | |
| Ubuntu | 18.04 and later LTS versions |
| Debian | 9 and later |
| CentOS Linux | 7³ |
| RHEL | 7 and later |
| OpenSUSE | 42/15 |
| Raspberry Pi | Raspberry Pi 2 and later⁴ |
| FreeBSD | 11 and later |
| Android | |
| 4.4 Ice Cream Sandwich | and later |
| Amazon Fire OS | 4 and later |
| ChromeOS | Devices with Google Play Store |
| iOS | |
| iOS | 11.0 and later |
| iPadOS | 13.0 and later |
| tvOS | 11.0 and later |
- Older versions of AnyDesk for macOS can be found on the website.
- ² For Linux-based devices, outgoing sessions are only supported with Wayland. Incoming sessions are possible only when using Xorg. Additionally, at this time only 64-bit Linux versions are supported.
- ³ CentOS 8 Stream is not supported. CentOS 8 Linux has reached its end-of-life and is no longer supported.
- ⁴ Only Raspbian/Raspberry Pi OS (32-bit) is supported. Raspberry Pi OS 11 “Bullseye” is not yet supported.
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