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):
![Windows RDP Windows RDP](https://uofi.box.com/shared/static/ddd04qs0a0cksspbir0nqtfcpj5s24az.png)
Open a remote connection to the following address: remote.signage.illinois.edu
![Initial Remote Desktop Connection Initial Remote Desktop Connection](https://uofi.box.com/shared/static/htm5gjkjr09jlpcmrxb72kskxbuo8i8y.png)
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)
![RDP Connection Password RDP Connection Password](https://uofi.box.com/shared/static/81ywrq1aojuumoho2gl989zlm4mcxagc.png)
After the user desktop has loaded, open Content Manager Desktop from the shortcut on the desktop
![Content Manager Desktop shortcut Content Manager Desktop shortcut](https://uofi.box.com/shared/static/j9ap0vp87cad1rrk3wo5og2akmtuajyr.png)
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.
![cmdloading cmdloading](https://uofi.box.com/shared/static/r6lepa8n85t0c1o3fa4cz922ooaedi8f.png)
After Content Manager has finished loading the top bar will show the current user connected.
![cmd-connected cmd-connected](https://uofi.box.com/shared/static/etqv2vxofk8z6pip5iu1z55ss8r6svx6.png)
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