Many people ask how they can remotely access their office computer from off-campus, such as when they are home. This guide demonstrates how anyone with Windows XP Professional can configure Remote Desktop so that they can access and control their office computer. Please note that Windows XP Home does not feature the ability to configure Remote Desktop and that previous versions of Windows, such as Windows 2000, also do not have this ability. However, you can use any version of Windows to connect to a Remote Desktop enabled computer. This means that if your office computer is Windows XP then you can control it using Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT4, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. In fact, you can even use a Apple Macintosh computer to control a Remote Desktop session on a Windows XP computer.

Step by Step Guides

• Set-up Remote Desktop Server Component:
  Instructions on how to configure a Windows XP Professional computer to accept connections through Remote Desktop.
• Determine the Internet Protocol (IP) Address:
  An explanation on how to retrieve the address of the Remote Desktop server. This procedure will need to be followed on the computer that you want to control.
• Using Remote Desktop Connection (Client):
  A guide that explains how to use the Remote Desktop Connection client to connect to a Remote Desktop server that is already configured.