ACCESSING A VM OR A DCRI COMPUTER

If you have access to a Virtual Machine (VM), or have a DCRI-issued Windows computer currently powered on at your desk in a DCRI facility, you can remotely accessthe device with your OS X computer.

For this feature to work, you must have:

  • Have a Windows remote desktop utility for use on OS X. We recommend you download from the Apple store the latest release of the Microsoft Remote Desktop application.
  • Have available the address of the VM or the name of the computer at work (located on the DCRI asset tag, beginning with the letters “DCRI-”) or its IP address (here's how to determine the IP address of your Windows computer at work).
  • The computer at work powered on and connected to the DCRI wired network, with you logged off. External monitors, if used, can be powered off.
TASKSTEPS
Remotely Access a VM or the Desktop of your work computer
  1. Log on to Cisco AnyConnect.
  2. Open the Windows Remote Desktop app.

    The app's main page appears.

 
If this is the first time you are using the application, proceed to Step 3. If you have previously used the app and entered the connection information, jump to Step 8.
  1. In the menu bar, click New.

    The Edit Remote Desktops window appears.

  2. In the Connection name field, enter any name to identify this connection.
  3. In PC name, enter the address of the VM
    or the work computer's name. Make sure your entry ends with .dhe.duke.edu (for example, DCRI-SD9999.dhe.duke.edu).
    Tip: You have the option of entering the IP address of the work computer instead.
  4. In User name, enter dhe\, followed immediately by your NetID (e.g., dhe\xyz99). Then enter your network Password.
  5. Close the Edit Remote Desktops window.

    The My Desktops list appears.

  
  1. In the My Desktops list, highlight the connection name.

  2. Click Start in the menu bar.

    Some progress messages appear.


    After establishing a connection, the application presents a blue screen with the Duke Clinical Research Institute Information Systems header.

     

  3. Click OK.

    In time, after Desktop Authority loads, a full screen view of your Windows Desktop on your work computer appears. Use your keyboard and mouse as if you were seated right at your desk at work.

  


  1. To resize the remote desktop window (so you can access your Mac's Dock):
    1. Move the cursor to the top of the screen.
       
      Your Mac's menu bar and the remote Desktop window's title bar drop down together.
    2. On the left, click the green resize button.
  2. To end this session:
    1. Move the cursor to the top of the screen.
       
      Your Mac's menu bar and the remote Desktop window's title bar drop down together.
    2. Click the red close button.  
    3. Close the Microsoft Remote Desktop application.
  

 










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DCRIconnect User Guide Last updated: March 10, 2016
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