Remote Desktop (RDP) is a protocol that enables a user to remotely login to a Windows computer. You need to have a Remote Desktop Client program running on your computer. The computer you are trying to connect to must have RDP services enabled and your user account authorized. These include:

• Windows Remote Lab computers – accessible by all MCECS users. These computers contain a tools used in MCECS classes, as well as some other useful tools. Learn more at:
  • https://cat.pdx.edu/services/software/windows-labs/
• Specific faculty/staff or research computers with the approval from the people controlling them. If you are unsure, contact the CAT for details.

You will need to know the full domain name of the computer you wish to log in to. This is usually of the form:

computername.dept.pdx.edu

(eg: cad53.cecs.pdx.edu, electro.ece.pdx.edu) Make sure you have confirmed the dept code in addition to the computer name.

1. Open the Start menu and type ‘Remote’. Select the Remote Desktop Connection item when it appears.
2. Enter the full domain name of the computer you wish to remote into in the Computer field. Then press Connect. (Your username will usually be prefilled and be of the form “cecs\username”.
3. Enter your MCECS Windows password, then press OK.
4. You will be logged on.

1. Ensure that you are connected to the VPN. Learn about VPN options in MCECS at:
   1. https://cat.pdx.edu/services/network/vpn-services/
2. On Windows 8, 8.1, or 10: Open the Start menu and type ‘Remote’. Select the Remote Desktop Connection item when it appears.
3. Enter the full domain name of the computer you wish to remote into in the Computer field.
4. Enter your username in the form ‘CECS\username‘ where “username” your MCECS login name. Then enter your MCECS Windows password, then press OK.
5. You will be logged on.