Connecting to your Work Computer Remotely - PC

Once your office PC has been configured, these instructions will assist you in connecting to your office PC from your home PC.

Connect to the VPN

For increased security all remote connections require you to connect to the university VPN (Virtual Private Network) on your home computer prior to initiating any remote connections.

Establish a Direct Connection to Your Office PC

  1. From the Start Menu search for Remote Desktop Connection and launch the application.

    Screenshot of Windows Start Menu with a red box around the Remote Desktop Connection option and a red arrow pointing towards the Remote Desktop Connection option.
     
  2. When the application launches, click on Show Options to display the full list of preference tabs. 

    Screenshot of the Remote Desktop Connection window with a red box around the Show Options button and a red arrow pointing towards the Show Options button.
     
  3. Under the General tab, enter the following information:

    Computer: The FQDN of your computer (Ex. hostname.rd.unr.edu)
    User name: UNR\NetID (Ex: UNR\ealderson) 

    Screenshot of the Direct Remote Connection window with the General information tab information.
     
  4. (Optional) If you utilize multiple monitors remotely and wish to display to all of them select the Display tab and check the Use all my monitors for the remote session checkbox.  Otherwise skip to Step 5. 

    Remote Desktop Connection Window with the Display tab selected and the "Use all my monitors for the remote session" checkbox selected and highlighted by a red box and arrow
     
  5. From the Advanced tab, click on the Settings... button under Connect from Anywhere. 

    Screenshot of the Remote Desktop Connection Advanced tab with a red box around the Settings ... button and a red arrow pointing towards the Settings... button.
     
  6. Enter the following connection settings: 

    Select Use these RD Gateway server settings. 
    Server Name: gateway.unr.edu
    Logon Method: Select Ask for password (NTLM)
    Check Bypass RD Gateway server for local addresses 
    Check Use my RD Gateway credentials for the remote computer 

    Once completed, click OK. 

    Screenshot of the Remote Desktop Connection with a red box around the OK button and a red arrow pointing toward the OK button.
     
  7. Navigate back to the General tab, and click Save As... to save the RDP file that will remember these settings in the future. 

    Screenshot of the Remote Desktop Connection window with a red box around the Save As.. button and a red arrow pointing toward the Save As.. button.
     
  8. Click on the Connect button to access your remote computer. 

    Screenshot of the Remote Desktop window with a red box around the Connect button and a red arrow pointing towards the Connect button.
     

Video and Audio conferencing should be done on your local/home computer as your local webcam and microphone cannot connect to your work computer.

 

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