Remote Desktop Android

Remote Desktop Access for Android

You must know the name of the computer to which you want to connect. If you are connecting to your office PC at Olin, you can determine your computer name by doing the following.

  • In the search box, type “computer name” and click View your PC name Your computer name will be listed as PC name or Device name. Append “.olin.wustl.edu” to this for the full computer name. For example, if your computer name is 1200-WD-12345, the name you need to use is 1200-WD-12345.olin.wustl.edu.

Setup Remote Desktop

  1. If you have not installed Microsoft Remote Desktop, download and install Microsoft Remote Desktop from the Google Play Store.
  2. Open the Remote Desktop client.
  3. Tap Gateways, then tap the plus sign.
  4. Select Gateway name and enter RDS Olin.
  5. Select Server and enter olin-gateway.wustl.edu.
  6. Tap Done.

You have now added a Remote Desktop Gateway which you will use with your connections. Your next step is to create a computer connection.

  1. Tap Remote Desktops.
  2. Tap the plus sign.
  3. Select Connection name and enter a name for this connection.
  4. Select PC name, enter the full name of the computer to which you are trying to connect.
  5. Tap Gateway and select RDS Olin.
  6. Enter your username and password where indicated. Make sure you enter your username in the format  ACCOUNTS\username Replace username with your username. Tap Save,
  7. Tap Done on the Remote Desktop 

You have now installed Remote Desktop and added a computer to the list. If you have other computers to which you need to connect, repeat steps 7-13.

Using Remote Desktop

  1. Open the Microsoft Remote Desktop app.
  2. Tap the computer name to which you want to connect.
  3. If you are prompted to enter a logon, enter your username and password when prompted. Make sure you enter your username as ACCOUNTS\username. Replace username with your username. For example, if your username is JOHNSON, you would enter ACCOUNTS\JOHNSON.

Ending your Session

To end your Remote Desktop session, we recommend you logoff. If you just close the Remote Desktop program or if you select Disconnect, your remote session remains open. Only use the disconnect option if you need to stay logged in.

  1. In the remote session, go to Start and select Logoff (to logoff your remote session) or Disconnect (to keep your remote session logged in).

Adding Remote Gateway to an Existing Connection

If you already have connections that are not using a gateway, follow these steps to add a gateway.

  1. Tap Gateway
  2. If RDS Olin is already listed, you can stop here.
  3. Select Gateway name and enter RDS Olin.
  4. Select Server and enter olin-gateway.wustl.edu.
  5. Tap Done.

To edit a connection to use a gateway, do the following:

  1. Tap the edit icon for the connection you want to change.
  2. If RDS Olin is already listed for the Gateway, you can tap Cancel and stop here.
  3. Tap Gateway and select RDS Olin.
  4. Tap Done on the Remote Desktop
  5. Repeats these steps for any other connections you may have.

Additional Information

For additional detailed information, please refer to Microsoft’s Getting Started with Remote Desktop Client on Android and FAQ for Remote Desktop Client on Android.