Connect to the UCT VPN service.
- Install a remote desktop protocol for Linux - such as FreeRDP or Parallels Client.
- After successful installation, connect using an RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) session with the following information and credentials:
- Computer: rds.uct.ac.za.
- User name: username@wf.uct.ac.za
- Password: Your UCT account password
Note: You can use the following terminal command for FreeRDP: xfreerdp /u:username /p:password /v:rds.uct.ac.za
- Click Connect or establish the connection.
Your remote desktop session is completed. Please remember to disconnect from the remote session and UCT VPN service when you are finished working.