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Digital Signage, Accessing Remote Desktop Server
Steps needed to access FWi Content Manager Desktop using a remote desktop application.
Accessing Off-Campus: Remote Desktop connections to the FourWinds server are accessible from off-campus by utilizing either the campus VPN or the Remote Desktop Gateway. Please see https://answers.uillinois.edu/47684 for more information on using the RDP Gateway.
From a Remote Desktop client ... (such as Remote Desktop Connection in Windows or Microsoft Remote Desktop in OS X):
Open a remote connection to the following address: remote.signage.illinois.edu
When prompted, login using your NetID and campus password
Note: for first time users, it will take a few seconds to create a user profile)
After the user desktop has loaded, open Content Manager Desktop from the shortcut on the desktop
Content Manager Desktop will launch and open a connection to the signage database.
Note: Launching Content Manager Desktop will take approximately 30 seconds to complete as it sets up the user profile.
After Content Manager has finished loading the top bar will show the current user connected.
At this point Content Manager Desktop has been configured and you are ready!
Troubleshooting
If you have any issues with Content Manager launching or receive a message that you need to configure a connection, please send an email to digitalsignage@illinois.edu and we will be happy to get you connected to your unit signage in Content Manager