The instruction on the page you're reading now focus on the MacOS version. If you have a Windows-based laptop or home computer, Microsoft provides Microsoft Remote Desktop for Windows 7, please see Remote Desktop Connection in Windows 7. Put simply, Microsoft Remote Desktop from a laptop or a home computer makes it as if you're sitting at the desk in your office using your computer's keyboard and mouse - even if you're two buildings, two miles, or two continents away.īy remotely accessing an ECN-supported desktop computer and refraining from storing your Purdue files locally on your laptop or home computer, your data remains safely stored in your home directory on ECN's network servers - which receive daily backups. If you aren't sure whether you have RDP access to a certain machine, feel free to check with ECN via our Trouble Report System: Microsoft Remote Desktop, a free application from Microsoft, allows you to use a Mac laptop or desktop to connect to and work from a Windows desktop computer that you have RDP access to in your on-campus office or lab.
Microsoft Remote Desktop (Formally Known as Remote Desktop Connection) in MacOS
