Remote Into Your UB-Owned Windows Computer

Operating system: Windows 7+ (home computer) to Windows (work computer)

1. Contact your IT support to configure your University computer for remote desktop connectivity. Your IT support must make these changes to your University computer before you can install or use the software, do not proceed to next steps until your computer is configured by your IT support.
   
2. Make sure your university computer is on and locked before you leave. If your workstation computer is off, you will not be able to remote into it.

1. On your home computer, Download and install Cisco Secure Client, if you haven't already.

2. On your home computer, open your Remote Desktop Connection client (search for RDP or Remote Desktop Connection) on your Windows computer and click the Show Options icon.

3. Enter computer and user name:

• Computer:  {your UB computer name}
• User name:  ad.buffalo.edu\{YourUBITName}

4. Click Save so you don't have to type this in again. If you get an error, verify the information is correct and that you are using the backslash (\). 

5. Click on the Local Resources tab and then click the Settings button within the Remote audio section.

6. Select Record from this computer within the Remote audio recording section.

1. On your home computer, open Cisco Secure Client and connect to UBVPN.

2. Approve login from your default Duo-enabled device – Please check your default Duo device, such as opening the Duo app on your phone and selecting Approve.  

3. Open the Remote Desktop Connection client on your home computer.

4. Click Connect.

5. Enter your UBITName password and click OK.