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Remote access to College Computers

Instructions for connecting to a College Windows 10 Computer from a remote source can be found at https://www.imperial.ac.uk/admin-services/ict/self-service/connect-communicate/remote-access/remotely-access-my-college-computer

1. Those who are the custodian of a Windows system in College have always been able to connect to their own machine remotely using the instructions above.
2. Connection to other machines has required specific permissions set up. This has now been done for 7 units in the WC undergraduate computer room. It was not previously set up because the nature of the license College has with Microsoft only allows one concurrent user of any desktop machine. Since that user would normally be eg an UG student actually sitting at the actual machine (in room 109B), remote access to these machines was barred. Since there is currently no physical access to those units, that restriction was lifted today at our request.
3. Anyone requiring such a connection, and where their own office Windows machine may not be appropriate (e.g. its hung, it does not have the right software etc etc) can now connect to the following units: WCBC-109B-001 through WCBC-109B-007 Remember to specify your user name as ic\username and not simply username. In the future 'SKCH-C266-001' to 020 may be added depending on demand.
4. Another class of user is Mac owners wishing to access a Windows system for eg the software installed there such as the latest CCDC database etc. They can use Microsoft Remote Desktop to do so, and in my experience it works very well indeed. The softwarehub does not work on Macs, or indeed on non-college owned Windows machines, so this is a (temporary?) way in from such machines.
5. All the users in the ch-allstaff-dl distribution list have now been granted such access.
6. If you connect and find someone already logged in, please do not go ahead and log them out (something that is possible). Instead try another unit.
7. By the same token, do remember to log out when you are finished so that the next user does not need to confront item 6 above.
8. It is also possible to connect from an Android or IOS phone or tablet. You are strongly recommended to a Bluetooth mouse+keyboard to an iPad, since the built-in touch-screen cursor is tricker to use.
9. It is of course also possible to connect a remote Mac to another in College (ask me for instructions if you are not familiar with this method). Not sure about the final permutation of connecting a remote Windows machine to a College Mac.