EDV:Windows Remote Desktop

How to access your PC remotely

To connect your PC remotely, you need to have a VPN Client installed in your laptop. Here are the steps to install it.

Install Cisco Anyconnect VPN Client

• Download Cisco Anyconnect VPN Client from here, https://nextcloud.kip.uni-heidelberg.de/nextcloud/s/TBoFBgaas8YXENd

• Double click to install, once done, open Cisco AnyConnect Client

• Choose the server "Uni Heidelberg-vpn-ac" (vpnsrv1.urz.uni-heidelberg.de) then click on "Connect"

 User name: kipusername@kip.uni-heidelberg.de (not your email-id)
 Password : your KIP Password

• Click on "Accept"

Now you are in the KIP network & the next step is to establish the connection remotely.

Remote Desktop Connection

• Hold "windows button" and hit "s", search for Remote Desktop Connection & Click

• Enter your computer name, for example "xyz-pc", click on "Connect"

• Enter your user name & password that you used to login into your PC (not your kip username/password)

• Click on Connect

Now you can start working from home remotely!