Macbook - how to organize remote access with the lid closed?

Question

macbook

Greetings.
What happens to the system when the lid is closed? I can't figure out what state the poppy is in. Since when you open it, you will immediately be prompted to enter a password. By the absence / presence of the noise of a working laptop, too, can not be understood.
I need the ability to connect to the laptop via remote desktop, but when the lid is closed, it is cut off from the network, and I did not find anything in the settings.
Plus the software for remote connection interests. VNC clients are so awkward and clumsy, they just can't compare to RDP in Windows. I tried TeamViewer, but when the lid is closed, it does not connect. I set up Wake-on-Lan, forwarded ports on the router, but also no success. Has anyone succeeded?
In addition, I met on the network that it is not recommended to use the laptop with the lid closed: problems with overheating, etc. Is this true?

Answer 1

The Mac stays on when the lid is closed if three conditions are met:
1) Power is connected
2) A monitor is connected
3) A USB input device is connected.
Try it in this mode.

Answer 2

It makes sense to look into the Power settings. Turn off the power there or go to sleep. Perhaps there and about the cover of the case, something will begin.
PS. In terms of heating. On the experience of Asus EE - it remains for days with the lid closed and nothing. But, probably, depending on which processor and construct, it is worth checking first.

Answer 3

=D and it all started with a refrigerator

Answer 4

What Macbook? Most of them go into sleep when the lid is closed (and this can only be turned off through the anus), as they draw air through the keyboard into themselves.
Accordingly, the included MacBook with the lid closed may overheat.