Remote Desktop for Windows

• Remote Desktop software comes preinstalled on Windows.
  • Instructions on usage of the client can be found at the Remote Desktop Instructions page.

Users connecting from Windows 8.1 or Windows 10: please read this important note about authentication failures.

Remote Desktop for Mac OS X

• Use the Apple App Store to install Microsoft Remote Desktop.
  • Instructions on usage of the client can be found at the Remote Desktop Instructions page.

Remote Desktop for Linux

• xfreerdp is a command line Remote Desktop client for Linux. It supports all features of RDP, including mapping local drives and printers to the remote computer.
  • Instructions on usage of the client can be found at the Remote Desktop Instructions page.

Remote Desktop for Chromebooks

• Use the Google Play Store to install Microsoft Remote Desktop.

Remote Desktop for iOS

• Use the App Store to install Microsoft Remote Desktop.

Connecting from Windows

• To Connect to Linux systems in VCL, you will need an SSH client. PuTTY is a very common SSH client used on Windows. Additionally, if graphical applications need to be run from the VCL system, an X server will also need to be installed. X-Win32 and Xming are commonly used.
• When displaying graphical applications, the X server application and SSH client need to be used together.
• (Optional) Run the X server application first (X-Win32 or Xming) and then run PuTTY.
  • X-Win32 is a X11 Windows System that enables you to display a Unix or Linux application with a graphical user interface (GUI) on your Windows computer.
    • Download and Install X-Win32. Login via WRAP or Shibboleth required.
  • PuTTY is a SSH client that gives you terminal access to run commands and command-line applications.
    • Download and Install PuTTY. Login via WRAP or Shibboleth required.
• Optionally, SSH identity keys can be used to allow connecting without a password.

Connecting from Linux

• Linux already has OpenSSH and an X-Server installed.

1. In a terminal window type: ssh -X unityid@hostname
   1. note: hostname is IP address given from the VCL connect page.
2. Enter your Unity password when prompted. You will be logged in to the VCL system.
3. Optionally, SSH identity keys can be used to allow connecting without a password.

Connecting from Mac OS X

• To connect to Linux systems in VCL, an SSH client must be used, which is already included in OS X. Additionally, if graphical applications need to be run from the VCL system, an X server application needs to be installed on your OS X system.
• Mac OS X does not include X11 with the system. To utilize graphical applications on a Linux environment from Mac OS X you must download XQuartz.
  • Apple created the XQuartz project as a community effort to further develop and support X11 on Mac.
    • Download XQuartz.
• Mac OS X already has OpenSSH installed.

1. (Optional) If graphical applications will need to be run on the VCL Linux system, open the XQuartz application.
2. Open the Terminal application
3. Enter ssh -X unityid@hostname into the terminal
   1. note: hostname is IP address given from the VCL connect page.
4. Enter your Unity password when prompted. You will be logged in to the VCL system.
5. Optionally, SSH identity keys can be used to allow connecting without a password.