Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) FAQ

RDP (also known as Remote Desktop or Remote Desktop Connection) lets you use the internet to connect your personally-owned computer to your Windows-based office computer at Wayne State. Then it is just like you were on campus using your office computer, with access to all of the programs and shared files that you use on a daily basis. Learn more

It depends.

• RDP is not needed if you are simply accessing Academica, Canvas, Office 365, Echo360, or the library databases.
• RDP is not needed if you have a laptop managed by the C&IT CCTS team. These laptops are equipped with DirectAccess technology and can access most WSU systems as well as the W:/ drive, without the hassle of an RDP or VPN connection.
• If your office computer is a Windows desktop AND you need access to your department's shared files, then you need RDP (whether or not it's managed by C&IT DeskTech). Your office desktop is already configured to access your shared files; you just need RDP to connect your personally-owned computer to your office computer.