Connecting to BARC VM with RDP

Configuring Remote Desktop Protocol

1. Open Remote Desktop Application
   
   
   
2. Windows Start icon. Type RDP.
3. Click on Remote Desktop Connection (Desktop app)
   
   
   
   1. In the Computer: Field enter the hostname and fully qualified domain name or IP address. This information will be provided by your system administrator.
      1. An example of the hostname and fully qualified domain name would be: L1BARCAAA111OPIM.business.uconn.edu
      2. An example of the IP address would be 137.99.111.111.
4. Click “Show Options”
5. Click on the General Tab.
   
   
   
6. Verify that the IP address or hostname with business.uconn.edu appended is entered in the Computer: field
7. Enter your User name in the User Name: field The username will be provided by your system administrator.
8. Click on the Display Tab.
   
   
   
   1. In the “Display configuration” section use the slider to adjust the screen size to a value that is appropriate for your display.
9. Click on the Local Resources tab.
   
   
   
10. Place a tick mark next to “Clipboard”
11. Click “More” enable additional features.
12. Select the resources you plan to use during remote desktop sessions.
    
    
    
13. Click OK.
14. Click on the General Tab
    
    
    
15. Click Save As.
    
    
    
16. Change the save location for the session to your Desktop.
17. In the File name: field enter a name for the RDP session. For example “BARC-“ and the hostname provided by your system administrator.
18. Click Save.
19. Click Connect.
    
    
    
20. Click Connect.