Although CSITS provides a software package to perform most academic research, there are sometimes programs or data sets that you would like to access elsewhere. You may use Windows' built-in Remote Desktop client to achieve this by following these simple steps: 

NOTE: All CSITS General Purpose Classrooms are on the ADMNET domain; if your user account is not an ADMNET user account, you will need to provide the additional information discussed in step number six below.

1. Click 'Start' (or Windows Button)
2. In the 'Search or Run' textarea, type: mstsc
3. Press 'Enter' to open Remote Desktop
4. In the 'Computer' textarea, type the IP address of the remote computer (on-campus only)
5. Expand the 'Options' button
6. In the 'User Name' textarea, prefix your username with the domain to which you would like to authenticate. (Example: SBA\username)
7. Click 'Connect'

The Remote Desktop client will authenticate the connection and take you to your user
profile on the remote computer, provided that remote desktop connections have been enabled for the
user on the system you are attempting to reach (see Preparing for Remote Desktop, below.)

Preparing for Remote Desktop
To prepare your office computer for Remote Dekstop sessions, follow these steps:

1. Click 'Start' (or Windows Button)
2. In the 'Search or Run' textarea, type: sysdm.cpl
3. Press 'Enter' to open the System Properties control panel
4. Click the 'Remote' tab
5. In the 'Remote Desktop' area, select 'Allow connections only from computer running Remote Desktop with Network Level Authentication (more secure)'
6. Click the 'Select Users...' button
7. If your user account is not already listed in the Remote Desktop Users list, click the 'Add...' button
8. Type your username (you may also force a domain by prefixing your username; for example: SBA\username)
9. Click the 'Check Names' button
10. If your username appears underlined in the 'Enter the object names to select' textarea, the system recognizes it as a valid account and you may proceed to the next step; if this is not the case, contact your department's Distributed Technology Support person or the UTS Help Desk at x4357 to find out how to resolve the issue.
11. Click 'Okay' on the 'Select Users or Groups' dialog box
12. Click 'Okay' on the 'Remote Desktop Users' dialog box
13. Click the 'Computer Name' tab of the System Properties control panel
14. Note the 'Full computer name'; you will need this to connect to this computer
15. Click 'Okay' on the System Properties control panel
16. Open a browser to 'http://whatismyip.com' and note your IP address; you will need this to connect to this computer if you cannot reach it by name

Now your computer is ready for a Remote Desktop session and you are prepared with your machine's name and IP address, which you will use in step number four of Remote Desktop Sessions, above.