If you do this, you may want to change the name field (in the Profile section) to something more meaningful than “Quick Connect”. If this is a connection you plan to make regularly, you can also press “Save and connect” in order to save the connection for quick access later. Once filled out as shown, press the “Connect” button to start the RDP session. For this example, the Terminal Server was used. In the server field, put the name of the MCECS Windows machine you’re trying to connect to. Domain: The domain field should be set to “cecs” as shown.User name and password: Replace username with your MCECS username, and put your MCECS password in the password field.Server field: Use the full domain name of the computer you wish to Remote Desktop (RDP) into.

To add a new connection profile, press the button in the upper left corner of the screen that has an icon that looks like a page with a plus in the lower right corner. The following image shows the Remmina main page without any saved connections.

If you running Linux on your personal computer, download and installation instructions for a variety of Linux distributions can be found at: This process is really similar in Linux the caveat being that there's no need to install a VNC server since Ubuntu and most Linux distros have some form of a VNC server built in. This is the default RDP client for Ubuntu Linux and is installed on all MCECS machines running Ubuntu, and is included as part of the standard Ubuntu distro. For using RDP from Linux, we recommend that you use the Remmina RDP client.

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