Setting Up PPS Online On A PC

Setting up the remote desktop icon

1. In Microsoft Windows, navigate to your Start Menu > Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection.
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. You will now see the remote desktop menu screen, click on the Options button in the bottom left to open up further fields.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Now enter the PPS Online Server details that we have e-mailed to you in the "Computer" and "Username" fields (for example "ppsonline4.rushcliff.com" and "pps.user1").
   
   Note: Please remember that your username will require "rushcliff\" to be defined before your username (for example "rushcliff\pps.user1)
   
   
   
   
4. You will then need to click on 'Local Resources' tab and then the More button to show the 'Local Devices and Resources' screen below.
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Within here, make sure that all boxes are ticked on this screen and click OK so that you can access your local drives and printers or scanners via PPS Online.
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Once the above steps have been completed you can then navigate back to the first 'General' tab and then click on the Save As button and name the file ‘PPS Online’ or similiar so that you know what is it and then choose to save it somewhere easily accessible such as your Windows desktop.
   
   
   


7. If you then click on the Save button, this will save a link (example shown above) into your specified location, such as your Desktop.


8. Once this has been saved, you can close down the screens you have open and double click the link you have created to connect to PPS Online.



9. You can now enter your username and password that we have provided you with for the PPS Online Service and click on the OK button.

Typically for "Demonstration" access you will type in the following details:

Address: ppsonline4.rushcliff.com
Username: rushcliff\PPS.Demo
Password: PP5Dem0





10. You can now login to your PPS System.