Aspire. Basic Steps for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Setup

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1 Basic Steps for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) Setup

2 Basic RDP Setup for a school hosted at USOE. Setting up an RDP connection Remote Desktop Protocol When a school begins using ASPIRE SOFTWARE for the first time, there are a number of steps that must be completed to get the school up and running. The RDP connection is only one part of the setup. The RDP connects you to the FoxPro Client Aspire Software. Establishing Remote Access to Terminal Services at USOE Remote Access Your SIS Support Specialist will send an RDP link for logging in to the client (FoxPro Client) from your PC. FoxPro client does not run on a Macintosh computer. If you have a Mac computer, in order to login to Terminal Services, you have two options: Have a Windows PC available for using FoxPro client. Install Windows on your Mac computer. Your school customized RDP will be sent to you via . Your specialist will give your school login and password over the phone. Logging into the RDP will be the same login and password for the users in your school. RDP Setup Page 2

3 The FoxPro Client is only used for part of the Aspire software. More applications have been moved to the web. Eventually all applications will be moved to the web. Be sure and add all faculty members with their own individual logins and passwords in the Faculty Module by selecting System Module > Faculty Module. Do not share logins and passwords to the Aspire software with other faculty members. Each user should have their own login and password. RDP Setup Page 3

4 On the FoxPro Client, the software that users will work with includes: Faculty members Building Scheduling Scheduling Students Student fees Food Service has been moved to the web. It is still available in FoxPro client only for accessing historical data. If you don t have historical data, you will never need to go into the Food Service Module. Printing To Print from FoxPro Client, users will need to install UniPrint Software. Uniprint is the tool you use to print reports while logged in to Terminal Services (RDP). Your ASPIRE SOFTWARE Support Specialist can help you get that installed. RDP Setup Page 4

5 *Instructions for Installing UniPrint Client for Terminal Server Printing Go to Choose: Downloads Choose: UniPrint Clients Choose: > UniPrint Client for Windows << Choose Download: MSI / CAB Select: RDP Setup Page 5

6 Browse to the location you want to save the file (Preferably Local Disk C: or where you have access) and Save: Or Browse to your Desktop and it there: RDP Setup Page 6

7 After you finish Saving - Select: Open RDP Setup Page 7

8 After you finish Saving - Select: Open UniPrint will launch Select: RDP Setup Page 8

9 Select: I accept the license agreement Select: (For some operating systems, it defaults to Only for me but, if it will let you change it to Anyone who uses this computer, Select Anyone who uses this computer. RDP Setup Page 9

10 Select: Select: RDP Setup Page 10

11 Let it finish installing Select: Finish RDP Setup Page 11

12 After installing UNIPrint software, Now launch the new RDP. When logging into your new RDP, it should look like this: If your RDP doesn t look like this, please contact your IT Department at your school: Select: Connect RDP Setup Page 12

13 Do not select Remember my credentials at any point during the setup. Always type in your username and password for security. Your RDP Login screen should look like this your login is: DCSDELL\( schoolname) sis Password:??????? Select: O.K., if the correct information is showing. If your charter name does not follow the DCSDELL\ - select Use another account Type in: DCSDELL\ (Yourschoolname-sis) And then your password Make sure you have your caps lock key off If you try more than three times without success, your account will be locked. At this point, contact your SIS Specialist or wait 20 minutes and it will be unlocked then. After logging into FoxPro Client ASPIRE: At the bottom of your monitor, you should see the UniPrint Icon in your task bar: When the icon shows up on the task bar: This is letting you know the UniPrint Client has been installed. Right Click on the UniPrint icon and go to Settings for more setup: RDP Setup Page 13

14 Look at Previewing Section: If you want to always preview your document before printing select Preview with UniPrint and select Save at the top. Or if you don t want to Preview, leave it on No Preview. Leave the setting defaults as they are. Use the same Username and password you have always used to access ASPIRE- Remember, logging in to the RDP is a different Username and password than logging into SIS FoxPro Aspire. If you have any questions, please contact your USOE Specialist. RDP Setup Page 14