Remote Access to Student Computer Labs
Remote Labs - Available Software
SRH 3.262 - Restricted to LBJP students
WMB 1.114 - Restricted to ARCH students
Instructions for Windows
- Connect using the UT VPN service
- Open the Remote Access Gateway
- Select your the computer lab you would normally use for class
- Then press Connect for any available computer in that lab
- Download and open the connection file
- Click the 'Connect' button. The download may take several minutes
- You may see an Unknown Publisher message during the desktop connection, select Connect
- Log in with your username and password:
- Enter Austin\EID and then EID password, and select Ok
- You may need to choose 'More choices' and 'Use a different account' to enter your Austin\EID and Password
- Read and Accept the University Acceptable use policy
- Please Note: Students will be logged out after 15 minutes of inactivity
- You are responsible for saving your work to the cloud to avoid data loss
Instructions for MacOS
- Download Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Mac app store
- Connect using the UT VPN service
- Open the Remote Access Gateway
Select your the computer lab you would normally use for class
- Then press Connect for any available computer in that lab
- Download the connection file:
- To open the connection file, Go to your Downloads folder and right click on the file
- Select Open With, and then Microsoft Remote Desktop
- If you do not see the Microsoft Remote Desktop application, click on other and search in the Applications folder
Log in with your username and password:
Enter Austin\EID and then EID password, and select Continue
- Read and Accept the University Acceptable use policy
- Please Note: Students will be logged out after 15 minutes of inactivity
- You are responsible for saving your work to the cloud to avoid data loss
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