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Connect to your CSS office computer provides instructions for configuring remote desktop to remotely access your office computer. It also provides instructions for connecting to your office computer with remote desktop.

These instructions will help authorized CSS employees to:

• Configure your home computer or laptop to connect to your office computer using remote desktop.
• Connect to your CSS office computer using remote desktop.

		Note: The UW Root Certificate must be installed on your home computer. See http://www.washington.edu/computing/ca/ for instructions on how to install the UW Root Certificate.

		Note: Windows Vista or Windows 7 are required to use remote desktop for connecting to a CSS office computer.

Connecting from Off-Campus

Configure your home computer or laptop for using Remote Desktop

Follow these steps on your home computer or laptop to configure Remote Desktop connections to your CSS office computer:

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Click the Options button.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Click the Settings button, found under “Connect from anywhere.”
5. Enter SERVERNAME in the Server name box.
6. Select “Use these RD Gateway settings.”
7. Select Ask for password (NTLM) for Logon method.
8. Check Bypass RD Gateway server for local addresses.
9. Click OK to close the dialog box.
10. Click the General tab.
11. Type the Fully Qualified Domain Name of your CSS Workstation in the Computer box. For example, COMPUTERNAME.CSS.WASHINGTON.EDU.
12. To save these settings for future connections, on the General tab, click Save.

		Note: A fully qualified domain name (FQDN) includes the host (computer) name, the domain name, and all the higher level domains. For example, the FQDN of a computer named "COMPUTERNAME" would be COMPUTERNAME.CSS.WASHINGTON.EDU.

Connect to your CSS office computer using Remote Desktop

Follow these steps to connect to your CSS office computer:

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Enter the FQDN of your office computer, or select it from the drop down list.
3. Click Connect.
4. Login using your username + FQDN. For example, USERNAME@CSS.WASHINGTON.EDU.

Connecting from On-Campus

Connect to your CSS office computer using Remote Desktop

Follow these steps to connect to your CSS office computer:

1. Click Start, Programs, Accessories, Remote Desktop Connection.
2. Enter the IP Address of your office computer, or select it from the drop down list.
3. Click Connect.
4. Login using your username + FQDN. For example, USERNAME@CSS.WASHINGTON.EDU.