How to set up Remote Desktop access

You can access your work PC remotely. Just make sure that you leave your computer on and you have turned off any power saving features, as it will not wake up from sleep.

If you have a Mac at home you will need Microsoft Remote Desktop from the App Store. Remote Desktop is built into Windows. You will also need to know your computer name, which can be found by right clicking on Computer in the start menu and viewing the computer name there.

On your home computer:

  1. Connect to the Cisco VPN
  2. Open Remote Desktop and put in computer name/address –
    • GC-******.msmyid.uga.edu, where ****** is the 6 digit UGA Property Control number for your computer
  3. Username is MYID\*yourmyid* and password.

You should then connect fine.

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