Remote Desktop Part II. AHS Computing

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AHS Computing

Remote Desktop

Part II

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Remote Desktop Part II

Overview

 How to become connected at home

 How to be secure when connecting from

home

 Hazards of home computing  How to ‘work’ from home

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Security!

 Microsoft has various web pages that

demonstrate the importance of securing your home pc

– http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect /default.aspx

– http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/authe nticate_mail.mspx

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Windows Updates

 It is absolutely essential to make sure that

Windows on your home computer is up to date

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Setup Windows Updates

 By setting up Windows

Updates to happen automatically you

ensure that your home computer is completely up to date

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Turn on Windows

Firewall

 Windows Firewall is an

important tool to block intruders from accessing your home computer

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Safe Surfing

 Be sure never to input any personal information via

the web unless the server is secure

 Avoid listing your email for web registrations, as it

could be triggered with spam

– Have a separate account

 Always close popups from the X in the top right corner  Do not store your password! Always enter your

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Safe Surfing

 Before you post your own website, ask

yourself, “Do I need to provide all this

information about myself and my family?”

 Monitor your kids activity

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Anti-Virus

 It is essential to have a virus protection

program running on your home computer

 Symantec (Norton) Anti-Virus is available

from the CHIP as part of their “Home Security” CD

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Anti-Virus

 Make sure that you

configure your anti-virus to download updates

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I have a virus!?!?!

 Check a reputable

authority such as

Symantec to find out what the virus does

 Google is an excellent

resource for the unknown

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Beware of Spies!!!

 If you do any amount of surfing on the web,

then you will encounter popups

 How do I avoid popups?

– Do not surf the internet

– Download the google toolbar – Install XP SP2

 Popups are still bound to happen

– Do not click on them

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Microsoft

Anti-Spyware Tool

 Easily detect spyware on

your PC

 Maintain your PC with

regularly scheduled spyware scanning and removal

 Stay in control of what's

running on your PC

 Help stop spyware in its

tracks with continuous protection

 Protection that doesn't

distract you from using your PC

 Undo unwanted changes to

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Remote Desktop

 The Remote Desktop client allows a user to

connect directly to a Windows XP computer

 It is paramount that you keep your home pc

safe and secure so that it does not

compromise your office pc and others that are on the network

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How does RDP work?

 It is like you are sitting

at your office pc but you are at home…

 Using Remote Desktop,

you can run applications on a remote computer running Windows XP Professional from any other client running a Microsoft® Windows® operating system.

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How to run Remote

Desktop

 You need to have your office pc setup for

this service, by default it is not turned on

 If you are running Windows XP at home, look

for the remote desktop connection through the menus

– Start – Programs – Accessories – Communication – Remote Desktop Client

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Where is Remote

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Where is Remote

Desktop???

 Go to - Run then type in ‘mstsc’  mstsc – is the acronym

for MicroSoft Terminal Services Client

 This is the quickest way

to start an RDP session without having to

navigate through the menus

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Remote Desktop

 Depending on your

connection speed and the vintage of your

home computer, remote desktop will respond

differently

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RDP Settings

 Changing your Display

Settings can help speed up your RDP session

 Remember it is about

functionality as opposed to ‘looks’

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Experience

 Your RDP experience will

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Knowing your IP Address

 Why is it important to

know your IP address and your computer name???

 Allows you the option of

connecting in different ways

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Ipconfig /all

 The results of running ipconfig /all

 How do we interpret this information?  Why is this important?

 Example… you might not know how to fix your car but

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Knowing how to Connect

 ahsco-l2.uwaterloo.ca

 ahsco-l2.nexus.uwaterloo.ca  129.97.66.13

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If you get this error

message!

 Solutions

 Check to make sure you

have a network connection

 Make sure you know

your IP name and IP number

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Control-Alt-Delete

 You will not be able to

Ctrl-Alt-Del while using Remote Desktop

– it will invoke it on your home PC

 To bring up the Task

Manager

– Go to Start –Run - taskmgr

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How to remotely restart

your office PC

 Go to Start – Run and

type in cmd

 At the DOS prompt type

in:

– shutdown –r –t 10 – -r is for reboot

– -t is for the delay of xx seconds (in this case 10s)

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How to remotely shutdown

your office PC

 Go to Start – Run and

type in cmd

 At the DOS prompt type

in:

– shutdown –s –t 10 – -s is for shutdown

– -t is for the delay of xx seconds (in this case 10s)

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So Slow…

 If the remote session is too slow, try

disabling some features that you don't need.

 You can reduce the color depth to 256 colors

and disable such features as window

animations or sound mapping to reduce the amount of information sent between the

remote and local computers and increase performance.

 We strongly recommend that you disable

printer mapping and drive mapping, which require a lot of bandwidth.

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Things we can’t control

 Your ISP performance or connectivity  General campus network outage

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Your PC, Your

Responsibility!

 Remember that your home PC is your

responsibility

 Every home PC is different

– OS

– Hardware

– Network connection (Sympatico, Rogers, etc)

 AHS Computing can provide tips and

suggestions however, it is difficult to troubleshoot with such varying

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Hints

 Reboot your office PC regularly to minimize

issues when connecting from home

– Remember to keep your PC on but do a restart on a regular basis

 Do not attempt to run RDP over a dialup

connection.

 Understand how to remotely

shutdown/restart your office PC from home.

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Plan/Prepare

 Take your documents home on a CD or USB

memory stick as a backup.

 A lack of preparation on your part does not

constitute an emergency on ours!

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Useful Resources

 http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/ mobility/getstarted/starteremote.mspx  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/ mobility/rdfaq.mspx

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Question and

Suggestions…

 If you have questions or suggestion, please

contact us at your leisure

 AHS Computing Office