ECMS - RDS-DEV - Access instructions for Perceptive Content users during Imaging Update Testing

RDS-DEV Access for NetID accounts

Interested persons should contact the ECMS/Imaging Team Lead to request RDS-DEV access. The request will be forwarded to the appropriate people who will authorize and enable RDS-DEV access. Please provide full names and NetIDs of the people who need RDS-DEV access.  This is a special request because RDS-DEV contains the connection profile to access the ECMS/Imaging TEST environment.

Windows Users:

To connect to RDS-DEV:

• Confirm you're connected to a campus network, or have a WiscVPN connection active if you're on an off-campus network
• In the web browser of your choice navigate to https://remotedesktop.doit.wisc.edu
• Review the security statement, then login by entering "AD\[Your_NetID]" for the username (e.g. "AD\bbadger") and your NetID password
• You'll be presented with the remote desktops and applications available to you.
• Select "Dev Desktop Session."
• A connection file will be downloaded to your computer. Depending on your browser, open the file by clicking it in the download bar or choose "Open."
• Verify the publisher is "remotedesktop.doit.wisc.edu," choose your preferred remote computer access (none are required to test Perceptive Content), then click "Connect."
• "Remember my choices" is recommended if you do not want to be presented with the preferred remote computer access prompt again
• You can check "Don't ask me again for remote connections to this publisher" to bypass future publisher confirmations for the Remote Desktop Service.
• Enter your username and password as previously, then click "OK" to be connected.
• You will find the application icon for Perceptive Content somewhere on the desktop, or you can use the sunburst icon in the pop up system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen.
• Ensure that you are connecting to ECMS TEST. If that is not the default, from "<< Connection Profiles" select ECMS TEST 
  

Macintosh Users:

Note: Mac OS X users can download the Windows App from the Apple App Store (formerly Microsoft Remote Desktop for Mac)

After the application downloads and installs:

• Confirm you're connected to a campus network, or have a WiscVPN connection active if you're on an off-campus network
• In the web browser of your choice navigate to https://remotedesktop.doit.wisc.edu
• Review the security statement, then login by entering "AD\[Your_NetID]" for the username (e.g. "AD\bbadger") and your NetID password
• You'll be presented with the remote desktops and applications available to you.
• Select "Dev Desktop Session."
• A connection file will be downloaded to your computer. Depending on your browser, open the file by clicking it in the download bar or choose "Open."
• Enter your username and password as previously, then click "OK" to be connected.
• You will find the application icon for Perceptive Content somewhere on the desktop, or you can use the sunburst icon in the pop-up system tray at the lower-right corner of the screen.
• Ensure that you are connecting to ECMS TEST. If that is not the default, from "<< Connection Profiles" select ECMS TEST 
  

Security Warning

Some users have reported that they receive the following warning when they clicked on the "Connect" button from the Remote Desktop Connection client:

"The identity of the remote computer cannot be verified. Do you want to connect anyway?"

This indicates a security certificate (not maintained by ECMS/Imaging) that is self-signed or expired.  It is safe to save the certificate and/or continue with the connection.

See also: Remote Desktop Service - Overview