IT:Remote Desktop

To use Remote desktop to connect to AOS computers, a client software is needed. The tested clients for the different OSes are given below:

Installation

1. Windows: Remote Desktop Connection App, which is installed by default on most computers.
2. MacOS: You will need to install Microsoft Remote Desktop from the AppStore. Please connect to the Canadian App store (Change your country settings to your Canadian account in the App store). Search for Microsoft Remote Desktop, and install the app.
3. Linux: Use remmina by installing through your package manager (Dnf, Apt, etc). If you are using an AOS computer and this is not installed, contact science.it@mcgill.ca with the name of the computer.

Usage

While the usage of the remote desktop software is similar in all 3 clients, specific options might be different. The sequence to login into another computer is shown below for different OSes. Once Remote Desktop Connection is launched, type in the address of the workstation you want to connect to in the window, and click connect. You might see a warning about connecting to a new computer, Accept the disclaimer, and you will be asked to login with your AOS username and password.

Windows

The sequence for RDP on windows looks like

Connection Dialogue for RDP

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followed by

Login window on success

Linux

On Linux, the sequence in Remmina looks like