Set Up iOS for Being Controlled
You have to be jailbroken for this to work. There is no way around this.
Navigate to Cydia and download the Veency package. You don’t have to add any repositories.
After you install it, go to Settings and scroll down until you see the preference pane. It should be with all of the other tweaks.
Check enabled if not already, use your personal preference for show cursor, and set a password. A password is needed to connect to this iOS device unattended. I just use “1” for my password.
Go back in your Settings to WiFi and click the information icon on the network you are connected to.
Make note of your IP address. This will be important for connecting to the device next via a VNC viewer.
This is device number 19, so its IP ends in 19 per my naming system. To make this IP static, you will have to research how to do DHCP reservations or static IP within your router. Every router is different.
Demo
Set Up iOS for Controlling
Download VNC Viewer for iOS here.
Once downloaded and opened, click add connection in the top right.
Enter the IP of the device you want to control. Click save.
Put in a friendly name below the IP address (e.g. 19 for device #19).
I usually name mine according to my cash device naming system.
Set the picture quality to low for speed and click connect.
It will warn you if you want to connect without encryption. Turn off the warning.
Enter the password and slide remember password to on.
You are now connected!
Controlling from Outside Your Network
In order to control this device from outside the network, I recommend setting up a VPN on your router. You can then use the same IP address you used above to connect to the machine as long as you are connected to your router via the VPN on the device controlling.
I will have an example soon on how I set up a VPN with my router, but how you can set up a VPN on your router depends on your model. Every UI is different. You will have to research your model for how to set up a VPN on it.