What Is NoMachine Network?

 

Introduced with NoMachine 9, the NoMachine Network service is an add-on service that allows you to connect to any NoMachine-enabled computer (whether it’s running the Personal Edition or a product from the Enterprise range) without needing to know its IP address and regardless of whether it is behind a NAT or a firewall.

 

Instead of connecting using an IP address, you connect using a Machine Id, which is generated when the remote host is published to the NoMachine Network service.

 

Requirements

 

   • NoMachine 9 or later must be installed on both the client and server devices.

   • The machine you want to reach (the server) can run any Enterprise product or the Personal Edition.

   • A Network susbcritpion is required on the client side.

 

How NoMachine Network Subscriptions Work

 

Each user has their own Network Subscription. The subscription tier you choose determines how many simultaneous NoMachine Network connections you can start from your device at one time. The number of machines you can access is potentially unlimited, that's because you don't need to register which machines you're going to connect to. If you know a computer's Machine Id, you can connect. There is no fixed set of devices that you can connect from, if you want to connect from a new device, just login and start a connection. Connections are possible from one of those devices at a given time. If you start a connection from device A, you cannot simultaneously start a connection from a device B with the same User Id. When you purchase a Network Subscription, no license file is issued. The service is automatically activated and linked to your User Id at checkout, so you can connect immediately after logging in on your player device.

 

Key things to keep in mind:

 

    • Each User Id must have their own Network subscription.

    • A Network subscription counts the connections you make using a Machine Id. 

    • You can connect from any device you prefer, but only from one device at a time. 

    • Connecting from a browser (when connecting to Enterprise server products) counts as one device.

    • To connect from two different devices, simultaneously, you need two separate NoMachine accounts and two separate subscriptions. 

    • You can still connect the traditional way using a remote computer's IP address which does not require a Network subscription.

    • A Network Subscription does not replace an Enterprise Subscription, both can coexist.

 

Common Use Cases

 

   • Personal remote access: You want to access your home PC while traveling, connecting from a Windows laptop and an iPad. A Network Personal Subscription (1 connection) or Standard (4 connections) is probably sufficient. Install your chosen software product (e.g NoMachine Personal Edition) on your home-based computer, publish it on NoMachine Network to get its Machine Id, install a NoMachine client the devices you want to connect from, log in to the Network Service in the player and connect using the PC’s Machine Id.

 

   • Sysadmin monitoring: You need to monitor several computers simultaneously from various client devices. Choose a tier with enough concurrent connections (Standard, Advanced, Business, or Datacenter) to allow you to connect to multiple machines at the same time from your device. You can be logged into the Network Service on all your players at once, if you like, and launch multiple simultaneous connections from one of them.

 

   • Small team access: A team of 3 people needs remote access to different machines from their own devices. Each member needs a unique User ID with their own Network Subscription. The tier each person chooses depends on how many concurrent connections they individually need to run from one of their devices.