Terminal Server Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is a Terminal Server?
Why would you use it?
What software is available there?
How do you use it?
Additional Information

What is a Terminal Server?

Terminal Server, also known as Terminal Services or Remote Desktop, is a Microsoft Windows 2003 Server setup for remote application use. It allows WPI to provide a means for staff, faculty & students to access applications or data from off campus. It functions as if you are logged into a PC on campus.

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Why would you use it?

If a desired software package has limited licenses.
If you are off campus & want to use software available in most labs on campus.

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What software is available there?

All of the available software is listed below.

Adobe Acrobat 8.1.1 Professional
AspenTech
Camtasia Studio 4
Design of Machinery
iThink v9
Lasergene 6
Maple 11
Matlab R2007b
MDL CrossFire Commander 7.0
MDSolids 3.1
Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
- Access
- Excel
- InfoPath
- OneNote
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Project
- Publisher
- SharePoint Designer
- Visio
- Word
Microsoft Office Professional 2003
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Word
Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005 SP1
PLTScheme 371
PolyMath 6.10
Putty 0.60
SciFinder Scholar 2007
SnagIt 8
SPSS 14.0
Teaplot 360
TextPad 5.0.3
UTS TKSolver 5.0
WinSCP v4.0.3

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How do you use it?

NOTE:If you are off campus, you will need to run the WPI VPN. Instructions for the VPN are here.

There are instructions for the following Operating Systems:

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Additional Information

When saving files on the terminal server, by default they will be saved to the My_Documents folder on the terminal server. To make sure your files are accessible from your office computer, be sure to "Save As" (instead of "Save") to save the files to your personal storage (My_Documents on "\\toaster.wpi.edu\username") or to a Department file share ( \\admin.wpi.edu\fc\DepartmentName).

If you need to switch back to your local computer at any time, you can minimize the remote window by clicking the minimize icon (it looks like a dash) in the upper right corner. To get back to that remote window, you can click on the tab for it which will automatically show up in your toolbar.

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