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How to setup Remote Desktop on a Windows Computer
If you are using Windows 10, you can launch the Remote Desktop Connection client from the Start Menu. Open the Start Menu and scroll through the apps list until you find the folder called Windows Accessories. In it, click or tap on the Remote Desktop Connection to open it.
You can also use Cortana's search box from the taskbar. Type the word "remote" in the search field and click or tap on the appropriate result.
In Windows 7 you can also launch the Remote Desktop Connection client from the Start Menu. Click "All Programs" and navigate to the Accessories group. There, click the Remote Desktop Connection shortcut.
If you prefer, you can also use the search to find and open the Remote Desktop Connection client.
How to use Remote Desktop Connection (RDC) in Windows
No matter which way you choose to launch it, once the Remote Desktop Connection client is opened, it should look like the next screenshot.
- Click on the Show Options drop down.
- Enter:
Computer: remote.bostonivf.com (Albany/Syracuse: remote.albanyivf.com, AZ: remote.bivfaz.com)
Username: [email protected]
- Click Save As…
- Choose Desktop as the location to save
- File name: Boston IVF Remote
- Click Save
- Go back to your desktop and double-click on the new shortcut you just created.
- Check off the “Don’t ask me…” box and then click connect.
- Enter your network password in this box. Do NOT check off the remember me box.
- Click OK.
You will be connected to remote desktop.
*** If you receive a message that you are not authorized on the remote computer, please email your manager and request remote access.
