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The following page(s) contain instructions on using Remote Desktop to connect to Faculty & Staff Windows computers on the UMKC campus (from off-campus). Your campus computer must be powered on to receive connections.

Don't know your computer name or don't know if your account has the correct permissions? Find out here. If you need assistance, please contact the IS Technology Support Center or your IT Liaison.

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Oct 19, 2017 Luckily, Microsoft provides all the parts for remote desktop to work properly between a Mac and a PC. In this article, I’m going to walk you through the steps for setting up remote desktop on a Mac and PC. Setup Remote Desktop Assistant on PC. The first thing you’ll need to do is setup remote desktop assistant on your PC. This program will. On your Windows, Android, or iOS device: Open the Remote Desktop app (available for free from Microsoft Store, Google Play, and the Mac App Store), and add the name of the PC that you want to connect to (from Step 1). Select the remote PC name that.

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Before you attempt to connect to UMKC resources remotely, please make sure your operating system (Apple OS X) has all applicable security updates installed.
To connect to your campus Windows PC from a Mac you will need to use the Microsoft Remote Desktop application for Mac version 10.3.8 (or higher). If you are using a university-owned Mac, you may already have this app installed. Please contact the Technology Support Center or your IT Liaison if you have questions about using this software on a university-owned Mac.

Supported	Default Icon	Client Name
Microsoft RDP v10 Link to Download
Microsoft RDP v8
Apple RDC

Mac OS X Remote Desktop Connection Instructions

1. Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop application
2. Click the '+' icon
3. Select PC
4. For PC Name, enter the name of the remote computer to connect to. Or check How to find my computer name
5. For User Account, click the dropdown to change the setting
6. Click Add User Account
7. For User Name, type UMKCusername@umsystem.edu in DomainUsername
8. For Password, type your UMKC Username Password. Note: you will need to update your Remote Desktop settings every time you change your UMKC Username password.
9. Click Save
10. For Friendly Name, enter the PC name
11. Click on no gateway to change the setting
12. Select Add Gateway from the dropdown
13. For Server Name, enter tsg.umkc.edu
14. For User Account, click Use PC User account
15. Select your UMKC username from the list
16. Click Add
17. Click Add again
18. To initiate the connection, double click on your PC Name tile
19. Click Show Certificate
20. Click Always Trust to prevent seeing this warning again for the PC specified
21. Click Continue

If you have not recently connected to this computer there will be a delay as your profile is created. This is normal.

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You are now connected!