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How to Connect to your Computer Remotely

 

There are two steps.

Prepare your WORK computer
Prepare your HOME computer



Prepare your WORK Computer

1. First, talk to your network person (probably me if you reading this) and get your computer configured with both a user password and a static IP number. Otherwise you probably can't get this to work.

2. Next, go to your system control panel (Start, Control Panels, System). Click on the Remote Tab.

Make sure to check the box that is marked here. Then Click Select Remote Users.
Click the Add Button.
Click the Advanced Button.
Click the Find Now Button
Click on your Account Name.

Hit OK 4 times to finish.

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Connecting from HOME

1. You must download and install the following piece of software.

WiscVPN

This allows you to connect to the University from your home in a secure way and it also allows this connection your Windows XP computer.

After this is installed, you'll need to reboot.

After you reboot, you need to open the newly installed Cisco Systems VPN Client (which is probably in your Programs on your Start Menu) and connect using the profile called "WiscVPN-OnCampus".

It will connect to the UW, and ask for your NetID and password. This is the same id and password that your email client uses.

2. Once you have connected to that, you can initiate the Remote Connection.

To do that, click on the Start Button, and choose Accessories off of the Programs menu. In Accessories is something called Remote Desktop Connection.

Click that.

3. Use the remote IP number that has been provided to you by your administrator, and type it here, like this...

xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

That is...separated by spaces. The numbers will be between 1-255.

Then click connect. This should look like this.

You'll be prompted for your username on the remote (aka work) computer and your password on the remote (aka work) computer.

You need to know both. If you don't have a password set on your account, you really should. Without it, anyone can get into your computer! Please talk to your administrator about how to do this if you aren't sure.