RDS at D-ITET

ISG.EE provides a RDS environment that allows all D-ITET employees to access a session-based Windows server. This server hosts several Microsoft programs as well as some other software, most of it runs on Windows only.

RDS Connection

We offer several ways how to connect to the RDS servers:

Linux, MacOS X, Windows (Web Client)

• Open a web browser and point it one of those pages:

• https://worli.ee.ethz.ch (welcome page with all mentioned options below)

• https://worli.ee.ethz.ch/RDweb/webclient (supports audio forwarding)

• https://worli.ee.ethz.ch/myrtille (better scroll behavior)

Myrtille is an open source Git project, based on FreeRDP. You can change the name of the destination server. This allows you to use it as a web based RDP client to connect to any computer at D-ITET (theoretically).

Linux

Example with FreeRDP (version 2.0.0 or newer):

• Connect to https://worli.ee.ethz.ch/RDWeb

• Login with your nethz credentials: "d\USERNAME"
• Downlaod the rdp file to a location you remeber and name it SERVERNAME.rdp (for example vela.rdp)

• xfreerdp SERVERNAME.rdp /gu:USERNAME /gd:d /u:USERNAME /d:d

Users with ISG.EE managed Linux workstations have the option to use the SEPP package xfreerdp-2.0.0.

Advanced commands

MacOS X

Example with Microsoft Remote Desktop 10 Client for Mac:

• Install "Microsoft Remote Desktop 10" from apple app store
• Setup the gateway worli.ee.ethz.ch
• Configre both users, the gateway and the RDP user with "d\USERNAME"
• Launch your connection

Screenshots of the login procedure

MS Windows

Example with Default mstsc.exe RDP Client:

• Go to https://worli.ee.ethz.ch/RDWeb and login

• Download the *.rdp file for the connection you would like to use.
• Enter "d\USERNAME" and password and wait for the user profile to load.

Advanced Setup

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