Vista Setup for Remote Access
To set up Remote Access from your desktop for Windows Vista, please follow the instructions below.
1. From your desktop, click on the Windows Start icon and click Connect to
2. Click Set up a connection or network at the bottom of the dialogue box.
3. Select Set up a dial-up connection and click Next.
4. Type in a phone number, your HawkID and Password, and a Connection name. Check the box to Allow other people to use the connection, and click connect.
5. You will see this window as the connection you created tests and connects to the ISP.
6. Once connected to the internet the dialogue box should look like this.
7. To make a shortcut of the connection on your Desktop, open up the Network Connections box by going through the Control Panel. Click and drag the University of Iowa Remote Access connection onto your Desktop and a shortcut will be placed there. Click Create Shortcuts Here and you will have created a shortcut.
If you have further questions, please contact the ITS Help Desk
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Last Updated: 04/24/2008