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To achieve this the machine needs to be moved onto an Active Directory (AD) Organisational Unit (OU) called '''RDP Self Manage.'''
To achieve this the machine needs to be moved onto an Active Directory (AD) Organisational Unit (OU) called '''RDP Self Manage.'''


# Using remote desktop connect to '''adsrv01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk''' and login with your '''admin''' ID. ''(if your machine doesn't have network access to the CL you will need to RDP to '''ts01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk''' and then RDP to '''adsrv01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk''' from there using '''Start > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection''')''
# Using remote desktop connect to '''adsrv01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk''' and login with your '''admin''' ID.<br /> ''[NOTE: if your machine doesn't have network access to the CL you will need to RDP to '''ts01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk''' and then RDP to '''adsrv01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk''' from there using '''Start > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection''']''
# Start '''Administration Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers > AD Users and Computers'''
# Start '''Administration Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers > AD Users and Computers'''
# Select View and '''Advanced Features'''
# Select View and '''Advanced Features'''

Revision as of 13:30, 23 January 2015


This is the Windows content page of the CL Wiki Service Desk Knowledgebase. Its purpose is to provide information to the Service Desk team on how to handle problems and requests about this CL service. If you are involved with the provision of this CL service please feel free to add to the knowledge about that it.

If CL staff need to tell the Service Desk team about problems with this service please email
sys-admin-aside@cl.cam.ac.uk.

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Key Service Description & URLs

CL Customer Documentation

Further CL Sys-Admin Documentation

Underpinning Services

  • ??? - Any supporting or underpinning services

Customer-base for this Service

  • All staff and students of the Computer Laboratory
  • The admin and support staff have Windows boxes in the main

Costs

  • Free to all current staff and students of the Computer Laboratory

SLA

  • N/A

Service Desk Call Handling Procedure

Escalation points and key contacts to be defined...

  • RT tickets can be escalated to the win-admin team by changing the Queue to "win-admin" with the Owner set to Nobody. Tell the requestor:
    I am passing this request over to our Windows Admin team who, I'm sure, will be in contact shortly.

Contacts

Primary

Other

Availability

  • Monday:
  • Tuesday:
  • Wednesday:
  • Thursday:
  • Friday:
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

Additional CL Staff Resources

  • ???

Hints, Tips & Known Issues

Enable remote login to Windows

Graham Titmus (23/01/15)

To achieve this the machine needs to be moved onto an Active Directory (AD) Organisational Unit (OU) called RDP Self Manage.

  1. Using remote desktop connect to adsrv01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk and login with your admin ID.
    [NOTE: if your machine doesn't have network access to the CL you will need to RDP to ts01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk and then RDP to adsrv01.ad.cl.cam.ac.uk from there using Start > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection]
  2. Start Administration Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers > AD Users and Computers
  3. Select View and Advanced Features
  4. Click on ad.cl.cam.ac.uk in the left panel
  5. From the menu select Action then Find the machine that needs remote access
  6. Right click on the machine and select Properties then in the window that pops up select the Object tab.
  7. You can then see which OU the computer is currently in. Click OK to close that window.
  8. Choose an OU contained within its current location called RDP Self manage
  9. Right click on the computer and select Move...
  10. In the menu that pops up expand the tree below the current location and select the appropriate OU.
  11. Close down AD users and Computers and logout of the AD controller.



Categorising Keywords

  • Microsoft Windows PC