Instructional Remote Desktop Access (Windows)

A Windows remote desktop server has been configured for instructional users to perform work for Computer Sciences classes; instructions to connect follow below.

First: you will need to have a VPN connection configured. You can use either:

Students: Campus VPN (WiscVPN)
Faculty and Staff: CS Department VPN

Both VPN services require NetID and Duo Multi-Factor authentication.

Once connected to one of the VPN services, run your remote desktop client and connect to instrd.cs.wisc.edu. The Windows remote desktop client is shown below:

Windows client

Remote Desktop Connection client connecting to instrd.cs.wisc.edu

Once given a login prompt, you can login with your Computer Sciences username and password as you would in the instructional labs.

NOTE: Enter your username as login@CS.WISC.EDU Remote Desktop clients often do not pass the domain name correctly to the server when connecting, thus the need to add @CS.WISC.EDU when you login. An example for user bbadger is shown:

bbadger example

Remote Desktop Connection client connecting to instrd.cs.wisc.edu as user bbadger

Some clients may show a certificate warning as shown below; in this instance, it is permissible to continue with your connection attempt.

If you encounter connection problems, contact your instructor or the Computer Systems Lab. Be sure to include:

Your Computer Sciences user name
Whether you are using WiscVPN or the Computer Sciences VPN service
The operating system of the computer you are connecting from
The remote desktop client name and version (if available) on the computer you are connecting from