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Connect Using Remote Desktop�Using Windows XP or Vista�

Laurie Sherrod, Teaching & Learning Services

http://www.clemson.edu/~lauries

For handouts and more information on Remote Desktop

laurie@clemson.edu

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Remote Access Possibilities

Security Concerns!
Works with both XP and Vista – very similar…
You can connect to your home computer from work
You can connect to your work computer from home
You can connect to your office computer from a lab or podium
You can give access to your computer to a technical support provider (or take access to provide support)
You need to prepare the host computer before you leave it

You’ll need the Computer Name
You may need the IP address

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Sharing Files

Novell – if it’s on each computer, save your files there to share

My Drop Box – www.getdropbox.com – install on each computer and share your files

Once connected, your computer “becomes” the other computer – you cannot share file space. Here are some options:

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Prepare Remote Computer

Set up your “host” computer

Sign on as an Administrator and note the user name and password
Set to allow Remote Access
Record your Computer Name
Record your IP Address
Set your computer to not hibernate or to wake on access
Some security settings may prevent access!

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Performance and Maintenance

Go to Start, Control Panel. If yours is in Classic View, change to Category View. Then select Performance and Maintenance.

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System

Select System

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Remote Tab

Select the Remote tab. Then click Allow Remote Assistance and Allow users to connect remotely to this computer.

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Vista System

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Vista Remote

Vista Remote Tab

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Computer Name

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IP Address

Record IP Address

In Vista, click on Start, type CMD in search box, and press enter. From the Command Prompt, type in ipconfig and press enter.

In XP, click on Start, run, type in CMD and press enter.

Record the numbers on the IP address line – in this case it is 130.127.55.180

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Remote Computer Name

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Remote Credentials

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VPN

If you are off campus trying to access a computer on campus, run a VPN client. Here are two possibilities:

Go to http://vpn.clemson.edu and sign on
Go to http://www.clemson.edu/laptop and go to the Software Installer, run it, and install the Cisco VPN client. Then run it and sign on

Note: If you have computer that was set up by Clemson or is running an image, you probably have the Cisco VPN client already installed.
Second Note: You do NOT need this if you are already on campus!

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Remote Options

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Remote Connection

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Both Computers

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Next Week

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