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From your off-campus computer, first connect to Western’s VPN using these instructions.
Open the Remote Desktop Connection app (On Windows click START and type “Remote Desktop Connection” to find the app)
Enter the computer name you wrote down from Step 2 under “Instructions for configuring your campus computer.” The name should be in the format of computername.univ.dir.wwu.edu
Enter your username as wwu\username
Click the CONNECT button
Enter your password when prompted. Allow or trust the connection if prompted to trust a certificate.
If prompted with a certificate warning, click YES (and check the box “Don’t ask me again..” if you want to avoid future prompts.
Once you are connected, your office computer should appear and you can login as if you were sitting at that computer.
When you are finished, close the Remote Desktop application (your workstation will lock automatically) and disconnect from VPN.
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