Remote Desktop with a Mac

If you are not in a University building, you must use the CITES Virtual Private Networking (VPN). For instructions on how to do this, visit the CITES VPN website.

If you are in a University buidling, you do not need to use the VPN.

If you have not installed the Remote Desktop Client for Mac, you will need to go to the Microsoft Website to download it. You need to select, download, and install Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac 2.

After installation, open the Remote Desktop Connection.

Click here to see a list of available machines.

Once you have selected a machine, type its name into the Remote Desktop Connection window.

Click 'Connect'.

You will now need to logon to the computer using your netID and Campus Active Directory (AD) password - just as if you were physically sitting in the lab. You also need to enter UIUC into the Domain: field.

Click 'OK'. A warning like the one below may pop up. Click 'Connect'.

At this point you should be logged onto the computer.

To Modify the Resolution

You can change the resolution of the Remote Desktop window.

To do so, before you login, select 'RDC' then 'Preferences' from the menu bar at the top of the screen.

From here you should select 'Display'. In this window you can select which resolution you wish to use for the Remote Desktop application.

Printing

By default, this Remote Desktop program is set to print to the local printer (at your home, dorm, etc.).

To see this option, select 'RDC' then 'Preferences' from the menu bar again, and then select 'Printers'. (If you have a printer connected to your computer, it should appear in the place of "no printer connected".)