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Remote Desktop Connection (RDC)

Remote Desktop Connection (RDC)

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You can access computers at PSU from off campus by establishing a Remote Desktop Connection (RDC). To establish an RDC, you must first contact the Helpdesk to request a change to the power management settings of the computer you are connecting to remotely. Otherwise the computer will power down to a sleep state and prevent you from connecting to it.

Prerequisites

  • Before you establish a remote desktop connection, you must first connect to PSU’s Virtual Private Network (VPN).

  • If you are using a Mac, confirm that you have the Microsoft Remote Desktop application installed.

On-Campus Setup

  1. Contact your technology administrator or contact the OIT Help Desk to have Remote Desktop access granted to you on your computer for first time setup.

  2. From the Start menu, select Settings > Control Panel > System. Record your full computer name, located in the Computer Name tab. You will need this to connect later.

  3. Your machine must be powered on and and connected to the PSU network to connect.

Off-Campus Setup

MacOS to Windows

  1. Connect to the VPN.

  2. Open Microsoft Remote Desktop from the applications folder.

  3. In the Computer field, enter: computer_name.psu.ds.pdx.edu and replace computer_name with your on-campus machine’s name.

  4. Select Connect.

  5. Enter your Odin username and password when prompted, but leave the Domain blank.

Windows to Windows

  1. Connect to the VPN.

  2. From the Start menu, select Programs.

  3. Select Accessories.

  4. Open Remote Desktop Connection Utility.

  5. In the Computer field, enter: computer_name.psu.ds.pdx.edu and replace computer_name with your on-campus machine’s name.

  6. Select Connect.

  7. Enter your Odin username and password.

If you are connecting from a non-PSU owned system, enter your Odin username as psu\OdinUsername.

  1. To disconnect, select Disconnect from the Start menu.

 

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