If you use a UFC workstation (user managed, Windows-based workstation as explained above), you can use RDP to start a remote session directly to that machine.

The manual in the iris portal explains how this works in brief terms, but this section will elaborate a little bit on the steps to get a RDP session configured.

First, on the local UFC workstation. Login with an account that has admin rights on that machine. Then find “Remote desktop settings” and open them.

In the opened settings, be sure that RDP is activated for your UFC machine. You can additionally add other UG users to allow them access to the UFC if that is desired. This feature does not need to be changed if you want to access with the same account which was used to activate the RDP function in the first place. So if you adjust this for accessing your own UFC, no adjustments will be needed.

Afterwards, you have everything setup for RDP on the UFC machine. You can now try to connect from another machine that speaks the RDP protocol. This can be another workstation at home, a private laptop, etc.

Note: That for the following steps to work, the account that tries to connect needs to be enabled in the UFC settings and the machine that tries to connect needs to use the UG (RDP) VPN!

On the (Windows) device with which you want to connect, open “Remote Desktop Connection”.

Specify the IP address or name of the UFC workstation to which you want to connect and click the “Connect” button.

Note: If you are not logged in with on another UG workstation with the same user that you want to use, you will need to additionally specify the correct user in the format WORKSPACE\<p_or_s_number>!

You should now be asked to enter your login credentials/password. Confirm these now.

If all was correctly setup, your UFC session will open in a RDP window on your machine and you can work as if you were sitting in front of the UFC workstation.

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