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Steps to connect to a Windows departmental computer from a Windows computer
Steps to connect to a Windows departmental computer from a Windows computer
1. Connect to eduroam or use a VPN connection. VPN connection information is available at http://it.umn.edu/services/all/data-network/vpn/
2. Open Windows Remote Desktop
3. Type the IP or name of your computer. The computer name can be found on any Windows 10 machine by navigating to Start -> Settings -> System -> About, under "Full Device Name"
Contact ece-support@umn.edu if you don't know it.
4. Click connect
5. When prompted to enter your Internet ID/X500, simply type yourx500@ad.umn.edu. Make sure to include the "@ad.umn.edu" without the quotes.
6. Contact ece-support@umn.edu with questions.
We must add you to a professor's login group before Remote Desktop will work. Please contact us if you have issues so that we can verify this.
Steps to connect to a Windows departmental computer from a Mac
Steps to connect to a Windows departmental computer from a Mac
Download Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Mac App Store.
Launch the app
Click New to configure the connection. Enter ad.umn.edu\: before your x500 in the username field.
4. Close the configuration window
5. Highlight the connection and click Start
A more thorough version of this guide can be found on OIT's website: https://it.umn.edu/macos-x-107-or-later-connect-remote
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