How to remotely connect to your office PC from a home/laptop PC

This articles applies to: all SC&I faculty and staff with a Windows desktop at SC&I
Pre-requisite(s): a Rutgers NetID, Windows 10

How to remotely connect to your office PC from a home/laptop PC

1. Make sure your office PC is powered on and running. Do not shut it down.
2. From your home or laptop PC, setup the SC&I VPN (preferred) or Rutgers VPN.
   SC&I VPN Setup Instructions for Windows
3. SC&I VPN Setup Instructions for Mac
4. From the Start menu, open Windows Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection
5. Enter the name of your computer. If you are setting up from home, please contact the IT office to get the name of the computer.
6. Click “Connect”.
7. In the new window, enter “rad\username” where the username is the netID username (without the @comminfo suffix). Use your netID password in the password box.

For additional help connecting to your computer remotely, please contact the SC&I IT Services Helpdesk at help@comminfo.rutgers.edu or call (848) 932-5555. Please use email after business hours.