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What should you know about Whitman Remote Desktop?

For Everybody:

The most important thing to know is that documents that are created using apps on RemoteApp can be saved to a user's personal computer, or their H Drive. Ideally they should make sure they save to their H Drive. If a person wants to access a file on their H Drive from their personal computer, they can use SURA (Or the SU VPN Tool for Mac)if you're using Whitman Remote Desktop from off-campus, you should connect to SURA, or the SU VPN on Mac.

The second most important thing to know about RemoteApp Whitman Remote Desktop is that you don't need to use it 's not something that should be used if someone is if you're on a Whitman lab -owned computer, because with one small exception, everything that's on RemoteApp is available in the labs.Whitman Remote Desktop is available in the labs.

For Faculty:

Whitman Remote Desktop is a great way to make sure that your students can participate in class. If you need computers in your classroom, and there are no laptop carts available, students can use their personal computers to connect to Whitman Remote Desktop and follow along with the class. The software that's available in our labs is there because you teach with it. So, if you need software to be used for teaching, please email wsmhelp@syr.edu so we can help you move things along.

For Students:

Whitman Remote Desktop is a great way for you to be able to participate in course work, complete homework from the comfort of your dorm room or apartment, or anywhere else if you can't get to one of our labs. 

How do you use Whitman Remote Desktop?

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