Connect to a Windows Computer from another Windows Computer using Remote Desktop - RDP

Now type in your username (before your username you type “CSHL\”)

Type in your password

Press OK

When you see a “certificate” pop up, then press “yes”.

When the windows certificate for REMOTE DESKTOP CONNECTION disappears……then you are connected.

How to end my session in the Remote Desktop?

When done using the remote desktop, there are two ways to step away from it and end it.

1. End it by logging off

2. End it by disconnecting

If you log off your session, all the open windows will close and you free up server resources. This is a good method to use when you are done for the day.

Disconnecting a session, disconnects you and closes your local window to the server. However, it does not close out the windows you have open on the remote server, it keeps them exactly how you left them. This is beneficial if you step away for lunch for example. When you come back you want to continue where you left off. Leaving sessions disconnected overnight is not recommended for cybersecurity. 

NOTE: Dual Monitor Issues

If you have 2 monitors on the system you are remoting to and from, there are a few additional instructions necessary

When you open Remote Desktop Connection, click on "Show Options"

Then click on the "Display" tab and check the box "Use all my monitors for the remote session"

Then click back on the "General" tab and continue as above