Faculty & Staff Support

Labs & Facilities for Faculty and Staff

This page provides essential information about computing resources for the Faculty and Staff in the School of Computing Science.  Confidential information for staff and faculty can be found in the Intranet.

Please email helpdesk if your questions are not answered here.

Connecting to on-campus computers remotely

Remote desktop connections are a convenient way to connect to on-campus computers (such as an office PC or Mac) from a remote computer (such as a business laptop at home). 

MFA and SFU VPN are required to access remote desktop:

  1. Be signed in to SFU's virtual private network (SFU VPN) before connecting to an on-campus computer.
  2. Ensure your SFU account is enrolled in multi-factor authentication (MFA).

Available To

FacultyStaff and Students

Other users may email helpdesk to request access.

Connecting to a Windows PC

Available for Windows (remote) to Windows (on-campus), or Mac (remote) to Windows (on-campus).

CONNECT TO WINDOWS PC

Connecting to a Mac

For Mac (remote) to Mac (on-campus) only. Connecting from a remote Windows device to a Mac on-campus device is not available at the moment.

CONNECT TO A MAC

Workstation Essentials & FAQs

Learn more about getting set up, remote access, and commonly asked questions

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Questions?

Please contact helpdesk if you need further assistance.