*Note: Before trying to connect to your work machine from home, you will need to find out the full name of your PC at 杏吧原创 i.e. pcab40x-xx.cunet.carleton.ca You can find this out (PC) by clicking on the Start Menu and then right-clicking on the word 鈥楥omputer鈥� and selecting Properties. This should then display a window with the computer name in it.聽 You will also want to verify with ITS or your departmental IT team if you have access to remote into your PC.
Before proceeding with the instruction, you must first .
To connect via Remote Desktop from a PC:
- Remote Desktop should be automatically installed on your home version of Windows. On the Start Menu in the Search Box type ‘Remote Desktop Connection’, this will display the Remote Desktop Connection application.
- In this window you will need to enter the of your PC at work i.e. pcab4xx-xx.cunet.carleton.ca, and click on ‘Connect’.
- On the ‘Enter your credentials’ windows you聽will need to click on the 鈥�More choices鈥� link and click on ‘Use a different account”, here聽聽enter your username using the following format: cunet\username. The password is your normal My杏吧原创One password.
- Click 鈥极碍鈥� and it should open up a remote desktop connection to your PC at work.