Remote Desktop Connection - Options

To gain access to printers and local drives, select Options button when logging in.

Options button gives you access to selecting the availability of local resources, display settings, programs and more. For this tutorial, we will use the Local Resources tab.

On the first screen you can choose to allow access for your printer and clipboard. Click the More button to move to the next step.

From this screen, you can select access for your local drives (Note these drives are located in the computer you are connecting from, and are not part of the SHSU computer network), smart cards, serial ports, as well as any Plug and Play devices you might need. 

Click OK and Connect or Options to close the Options screen.

Note to Faculty/Staff: When connecting to your office computer, other local resources, such as C:/ drive or any CD-R/DVD drives will not be available for use. Remote.shsu.edu does not connect to your particular computer, but to an on-campus computer allowing you access to your profile.