- Click on Start and enter This PC
- Right Click on This PC and select Properties
- Under View basic information about your computer, scroll down to Computer name, domain, and workgroup settings (see image below)
- Record the Full Computer Name of your computer, which you’ll need to entre on your home computer.
- IMPORTANT: do not shut down your office computer. Please just lock the screen when you leave it.
- Need help? Email the Service Desk or see the support page.
How to connect to your office computer from outside of the Concordia network
By combining the Virtual Private Network (VPN) and Remote Desktop, Concordia staff and faculty can access a work computer from an off-campus device.
Step 1: Get your computer name
From your campus computer, determine the full name of your office computer.
Step 2. Get the VPN
Make sure that you have Multi-factor authentication enabled :
- Download the VPN FortiClient software. and install the VPN FortiClient by double clicking on the executable file.
- Please note: the Forticlient app may already be on your desktop. If you see the Forticlient icon on your work desktop, please uninstall the current version of VPN FortiClient and install the latest version from the Concordia Hub site (if you have admin rights on the computer). If you don’t have admin rights on the computer, please contact the Service Desk
- MFA authentication will be automatically activated for you when establishing a VPN connection with Concordia (make sure to have your mobile device with you
- Need help? Email the Service Desk or see the support page.
- If you don't know your computer name, contact the Service Desk.
Instructions
Select the option that corresponds to your operating system for instructions on how to download and configure the installation software.
