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Windows Remote Access

Corsair Virtual Desktop (Microsoft Azure)

Windows Virtual Desktop servers allow for high memory, CPU and GPU use.

For best experience, follow install and configuration instructions for client here:
https://www.umassd.edu/cits/corsairdesktop/corsair-virtual-desktop

or connect through a web browser:
http://corsairdesktop.umassd.edu

*note: gaming mice or mice with high DPI settings can cause performance issues on remote apps!


Sign in with your UMASSD username and password.

General Lab:

  • Advanced Design System (ADS)
  • Ansys Optics
  • Mathcad
  • Mathematica
  • Microsoft Office
  • Multisim
  • Synopsys Rsoft
  • Visual Studio

GPU Lab:

  • Matlab
  • Solidworks

Remote Desktop Server (Research & Graduate)

Usage is reserved for graduate and research use.  Permission must first come from the ECE department.

Access from off-campus must be made through a VPN connection.

Please visit http://www.umassd.edu/cits/vpn/ for VPN setup.

To connect:
After authenticating through CITS VPN server (if needed), you may use remote desktop client to connect to the Windows 2012 R2 server.

Windows: Type "Remote Desktop Connection" in windows search bar
MacOSX:  Download Microsoft Remote Desktop client from app store

Remote desktop server is rds-ece.umdar.umassd.edu
sign on with UMDAR\username

Installed software:

  • ADS
  • Mathematica
  • Mathcad
  • Matlab
  • Multisim
  • MS Office
  • Synopsys Rsoft
  • Visual Studio

Disconnected sessions are terminated after 48 hours.

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