Using Remote Desktop to connect to your office computer
Set Your Office Computer to Allow Remote Connections
On the computer you wish to access remotely, open the Start Menu by pressing the "start button" or the "Windows Key" on your keyboard
Immediately type "allow remote desktop access"
As you are typing, you should see the option "Allow remote access to your computer" appear
Click "Allow remote access to your computer"
At the bottom of the window that opens, select "Allow remote connections to this computer"
Leave "Allow connections only from..." checked
The user you are signed in as will automatically be given permission to remote into this computer
If you need to allow another user, click "Select Users"
Click "Add..."
Type the name of the user preceded by the domain (Ex: myid\abc12345)
Click "OK"
You should now see their name as an allowed user
Click "OK"
If prompted with a notice your computer's power settings will change to remain on, click "OK"
Find and notate computer's IP address
Open the Start Menu by clicking the Start button or hitting the Windows key on your keyboard
Immediately type "cmd"
Click "Enter" or click "Command Prompt"
Once open, type "ipconfig /all"
Scroll down to find the appropriate adapter
If computer is connected via an Ethernet cable, typically the adapter has "Ethernet adapter" in the name
If computer is connected via Wireless, typically the adapter says "Wireless LAN" and even "Wi-Fi"
The assigned IP Address will be listed next to "IPv4 Address. . . ."
For any computer connected via Ethernet in the BLC, it will start with "172.22.xx.xxx"
The MAC address for the adapter will be listed next to "Physical Address. . . ."
Always in the format "XX-XX-XX-XX-XX-XX"
Steps for setup on computer they will use to connect to remote computer
First connect to the VPN
Search "remote" in the windows search bar and select "Remote Desktop Connection"
or click "Start" / "Windows Key" on keyboard → immediately type "remote" → click "Remote Desktop Connection" [Users running Windows Home Edition will have to invoke Remote Desktop by pressing “Windows Key” + “r” together. In the run box, type “mstsc” ]
Enter the IP address of your office computer
The program will remember the IP after the first connection, but have them write it down or save it somewhere else as well
On the login screen, enter "MyID\user'sMYIDhere" in the section for username, and then enter your MyID password
Click "Connect"
If prompted with a yellow certificate warning, click "Yes" to allow the connection