Remote Desktop on macOS

1. Connect to the GlobalProtect VPN using the instructions in the section above, "Installing and Running GlobalProtect VPN." 
2. Install the Microsoft Remote Desktop application from the Mac App Store.
3. Click "Add PC".  
   
4. For "PC Name" use one of the following:
   • Recommended method: <username>.<department>.umd.edu.
     The hostname for your computer, based on your department, will be:
     • General Engineering (any group from Engineering): username.eng.umd.edu  
     • Math: username.math.umd.edu
     • Physics: username.physics.umd.edu
     • If you would like assistance obtaining/creating a host name please contact the Service Desk. Staff members are provided with these automatically.
   • The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the computer. For example, the name formatted as ENGRWKAVW1234.AD.UMD.EDU. 
   • The IP address.
     
5. For "User account", click on "Ask when required", then "Add User Account". 
6. For "Username", enter your username@umd.edu . For "Password", enter your UMD Directory Password
7. Click "Add".

Optional: If you're sitting at a computer that has multiple monitors and you'd like to use all of those monitors for Remote Desktop, click on the Display tab, then check "Use all monitors."