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Before Connecting Remotely
Off Campus
If you are Off Campus, you must connect to the VPN before connecting remotely to your computer.
- Sign up for Duo, if you have not already.
- Connect to the VPN.
On Campus
If you are On Campus and have a wired connection, or are connected to CometNet, you will not need to connect to the VPN.
Connecting
- Launch the Microsoft Remote Desktop application. (Available for free in the App Store)
- Open the drop-down and select Add PC.

- Fill in the connection details as follows:
- PC name: The full name of the computer.
- Example: "UTDAssetNumber.campus.ad.utdallas.edu"
- User account: You can leave this as Ask when required or add your UTD credentials now to avoid having to enter them when you start the connection.
- Friendly name: This is optional but can be set as any name that will help you distinguish this computer from others you may connect to.
- Example: "My Office Computer"
- Group: Can be left as Saved PCs or you can create a new grouping for your connections if wanted.
- Gateway: Leave as No gateway.
- Credentials: You may fill out your NetID credentials here. If no credentials are provided, you will be prompted for them every time you initiate the connection.
- All other settings can be left as their default or edited based on your preferences.

- In your list of connections, select the computer you want to connect to and sign in with your NetID and Password.
