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If you are a user bringing a Windows machine for a beamtime, you must complete all prerequisites to prepare your machine for connection to our network. Failure to do so will absolve controls or IT support of any responsibility to assist your experiment with remote desktop setup. If we start troubleshooting and find that one of the prerequisites was not met, you will be on your own. |
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Windows Home Editions do not include a remote desktop service. In such cases you will need to install a VNC server. |
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Connect to another computer using Remote Desktop ConnectionWith Remote Desktop Connection, you can connect to a computer running Windows from another computer running Windows that's connected to the same network or to the Internet. For example, you can use all of your work computer's programs, files, and network resources from your home computer, and it's just like you're sitting in front of your computer at work. To connect to a remote computer, that computer must be turned on, it must have a network connection, Remote Desktop must be enabled, you must have network access to the remote computer (this could be through the Internet), and you must have permission to connect. For permission to connect, you must be on the list of users. Before you start a connection, it's a good idea to look up the name of the computer you're connecting to and to make sure Remote Desktop connections are allowed through its firewall. If you're user account doesn't require a password to sign in, you'll need to add a password before you're allowed to start a connection with a remote computer. To allow remote connections on the computer you want to connect to
Note You can’t connect to a computer that's asleep or hibernating, so make sure the settings for sleep and hibernation on the remote computer are set to Never. (Hibernation is not available on all computers.) To look up the computer name of the remote computer
To allow Remote Desktop connections through a Windows Firewall If you're having trouble connecting, Remote Desktop connections might be getting blocked by the firewall. Here's how to change that setting on a Windows PC. If you're using another firewall, make sure the port for Remote Desktop (usually 3389) is open.
To set a password for your user accountYour user account must have a password before you can use Remote Desktop to connect to another computer.
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