Connecting to a Pepperdine Windows Computer Using Remote Desktop Connection
Overview
Authorized University faculty and staff with a business need may remotely access an office computer on a University campus.
Prerequisites
- Configure the campus computer for remote access. Keep note of the campus computer's IP address.
- Sign out of the campus computer but leave the system powered on and connected via Ethernet to the network. You may power off the monitor for a desktop computer to save power.
- Note: Campus power outages, network maintenance, or campus network outages may impact availability.
Instructions
The following instructions outline the process of connecting to a Pepperdine networked Windows computer from an off-campus computer using the Remote Desktop Connection application. Direct access to a campus computer is blocked by our University network firewall for security reasons. Therefore, you will leapfrog to the computer via the Remote Access Server.
- From off-campus, connect to the Pepperdine Remote Access Server.
- In the Remote Access Server session window, select the "Start" button.
- If not pinned to the Start menu, scroll down to "Windows Accessories." Select "Remote Desktop Connection."
- Enter the campus computer's IP address into the Computer field of the Remote Desktop Connection prompt. Select "Connect." NOTE: If you want to jointly access drives, printers, and/or the Clipboard, use
the "Show Options" button and configure details such as Local Resources.
- If some local devices have been selected to be accessible during the Remote Access
Server session, the following RDC Security Warning window may pop up. In this case,
select "Connect."
- On the "Windows Security" screen, confirm your Pepperdine network ID (username) and enter your password. Make
sure the "Log on to" field contains "pepperdine\". (Case does not matter in this field.) Select "OK" to log on to the Windows computer.
- After completing these steps, a user will be logged on to the Windows computer, where,
without any special setup, they should be able to access and run any programs on the
computer. If configured to do so, you can also access its local disk drives and print
to its local printer(s).
- To get back to the local Desktop at any time, use the minimize (the "-" button) in the upper Remote Desktop window.
- When finished with the Remote Access Server session, click the Remote Desktop's "Start" button; select "Log Off"; then select "Log Off" from the Windows Log Off window that appears. Do NOT click the "X" button in the upper right-hand corner of the Remote Desktop window to end the session.
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