| accommres is accessed using an application within Windows know as "Remote Desktop". This is part of Windows and is supplied by Microsoft. This application uses the internet to connect to another computer. Once you have connected and logged in, you run Windows applications just as if they were on your own "local" PC. You can easily switch back and forwards from the work you are doing on the remote server to your "local" PC. |
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If you are interested in our fully hosted/web based service then this process and the system you use is "the same" that you and your colleagues will use. If you order our hosted service then you will be assigned to one of our servers and provided with login and passwords specifically for your account.
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Before starting this process make sure you have the following information which we will supply to you.
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| (a) The Server IP Address - a number separated by three decimal points. |
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| (b) The Server Login |
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(c) The Server Password
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The above will get you access to our server
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| (d) accommres Server Client Login |
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| (e) accommres Server Client Password |
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(f) accommres User Password
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The above will get you access to the accommres system
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1) Start Remote Desktop
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a) In Windows XP
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| Select "Start" |
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| Select "All Programs" |
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| Select "Accessories" |
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Select "Remote Desktop Connection"
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b) In Windows Vista
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| Select the "Vista icon" bottom left corner |
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| Select "All Programs" |
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| Select "Accessories" |
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Select "Remote Desktop Connection"
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c) From your desktop
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The remote desktop icon may be located on your desktop.
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2) Select Remote Desktop options
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Select the "Options" button and check the following settings.
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Make sure the "Experience" settings match your internet connection type. The example shown will work best for most users connectiing with a Broadband, ADSL or DSL connection.
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 | | Make sure the "Printers" tickbox is selected. This will make the printers which are available on your PC also available to accommres when you want to print.
When you select a printer you will be offered "2" for each printer you have installed locally. Select the second one of each pair. We are not sure why Terminal Server/Remote Desktop does this, unfortunately it is beyond our control. |
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3) Connect to our server
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The server is identified using an IP Address. This is a series of numbers separated by a . (point), for example 123.456.789.012
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(a) Enter the Server IP Address provided to you and select the "Connect" button
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(b) After a few moments your screen will clear and you will be presented with the login screen of the remote server. Enter the Server Login and Password and select the "Ok" button
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(c) After a few moments the accommres Server Client login screen will appear.
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Enter the accommres Server Client Login and Server Client Password.
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(d) After a few moments the main accommres User login will appear.
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(e) After a few moments the main accommres Windows will appear.
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You can now use accommres fully. If we are working through the demo with you then we will take you through the relevant options. Alternatively you may find using the accommres first time use document useful. If you want this, please ask.
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4) Closing down
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When you are finished, exit accommres. The screen will clear. You then need to logoff from the server.
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| You will be logged out of the remote server and the "Remote Desktop" window/application will be closed. |
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