Remote Desktop

Please note: It is required to connect to BU’s 2FA VPN for any Remote Desktop connections. To learn how: http://www.bumc.bu.edu/it/support/network/remote/vpn/

Remote Desktop is a program or an operating system feature that allows you to connect to your BU work computer from another location (off-campus or at home). It will allow you to see the computer’s desktop and interact with it as if are in front of it.

Currently, remote desktop is not possible if you are trying to remote into a Mac computer regardless if your off-campus/home computer is Windows or Mac.

For example, these are the only two possible remote desktop methods (as shown on the image below):