Preparation (on your office computer)

• First you will need to know the name of your office computer.
  • Right click on This PC which should be found on the desktop
    • Then click “Properties”
    • Scroll down till you see “Full Computer Name”
    • Look to the right and you will see the full computer name
    • It should look like this example: D-14USERNAME.academic.roanoke.edu

Connecting to Your Office Computer from Off-site

• First connect via VPN:
  • Windows VPN Instructions
  • Apple Mac VPN Instructions
  • Apple iOS VPN Instructions
  • Android VPN Instructions
• Click the Start button in the lower left corner, and type “Remote Desktop” and select the Remote Desktop Connection app
• Enter the computer name or IP address of your office computer (see Preperation above).
• Log in with your Roanoke College username and password to connect:
  a. Your username should begin with ACADEMIC\
  i. Ex. ACADEMIC\helpdesk
• NOTE: The on-site computer you are connecting to must be turned on and connected to the network.