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To connect to a University desktop remotely using Remote Desktop Connection: 1. Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection and enter "cu2study.coventry.ac.uk" for students or "cu2work.coventry.ac.uk" for staff. 2. Enter username as "[email protected]" or "Coventry\YourUsername" and select Connect. 3. To print or access local drives, select Options, tick Printers and Local Resources, then specific drives and printers to make available remotely.

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IT - Coventry Unversity

To connect to a University desktop remotely using Remote Desktop Connection: 1. Select Start > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection and enter "cu2study.coventry.ac.uk" for students or "cu2work.coventry.ac.uk" for staff. 2. Enter username as "[email protected]" or "Coventry\YourUsername" and select Connect. 3. To print or access local drives, select Options, tick Printers and Local Resources, then specific drives and printers to make available remotely.

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Remote Desktop Connection (Windows)

1.
Select the Start>All Programs>
Accessories>Remote Desktop Connection

2. Enter the relevant computer name;


For Students use cu2study.coventry.ac.uk
For Staff use cu2work.coventry.ac.uk.
Then select Options.

3. In the user name field enter


[email protected]
or Coventry\YourUsername and
then select Connect.
(You can also Save the RDC profile
so you can log in at the click of a
button).

You will now be able to access your University profile as if you were on campus!
N.B Should you wish to return to your computers
desktop there will be an application bar at the top of
the screen which will allow you to minimise the
Remote Desktop Connection to your taskbar.

When you have finished the remote session please


ensure you log off from the Start Menu, and not by
selecting the Close button at the top of the RDC
window.

N.B Should you wish print from your device via


Remote Desktop, or see any local drives and External
drives please see the next page.

IT Services Guide GT1.5


IT Services
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: 02476887777

Updated May 2012


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Printing and using local drives via Remote Desktop Connection


To be able to view your computers hard drive or any USB memory drives plugged into the computer or
use the Managed print system follow the below steps:
1. From the Remote
Desktop Connection
home window select
the Options tab.

2. From the tab menu at the


top select Local Resources
and Tick Printers.
Then select More.

3. Tick the Local Resources


you wish to use.
Should you only wish to
make certain drives available
you can expand the Drives
and select the applicable
ones.

4. Open your document and


select Print. You will then
have an option on which
print queue to send the
document to, like you do on
campus. Select the relevant
one and select Print.

IT Services Guide GT1.5


IT Services
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: 02476887777

Updated May 2012


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Like us on Facebook: CUITServiceDesk

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