Computer Basics DRN uses Windows PCs for all of its day-to-day operations. You will need to master the details of this section in order to perform your daily tasks. Fortunately, these basics are very simple to understand and perform. If you are familiar with using a Windows PC, much of the information in this section may be a refresher for you. However, note that there are several items unique to operations at DRN. Logging onto Windows 1. DRN computers are typically left on overnight, so there is usually no need to turn them on each morning. Instead, wake the computer up by moving the mouse or pressing a key on the keyboard. You will see a Welcome to Windows screen. 2. Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE keys at the same time. The Log On to Windows dialog box will appear.
3. Enter your User Name. 4. Enter your Password. NOTE: Passwords are case-sensitive. 5. Select DRN from the Log on to: dropdown list. 6. Press ENTER or click OK to continue. The Windows desktop will appear on the screen. You are now logged into Windows. Logging onto a Terminal Server Session Once you are logged onto Windows, you will need to log onto two separate Terminal Server (TS) sessions, one for each of your monitors. One of these sessions will be used to display the DRN Database and the other will display anything else, be it the document you are working with or an online search window. 1. Double-click on the Remote Desktop Connection icon on the desktop. The Remote Desktop Connection dialog box will appear. 2. Enter or select server in the Computer: field. 3. Click on the Connect button or press ENTER. The Remote Desktop window will appear. When this window is maximized, it has a yellow bar across the top of the screen with the word server centered in it. If it is not maximized, it will read server Remote Desktop in the upper left corner. Steps 4-7 apply to this window.
4. In the Log On to Windows dialog box, enter your User Name and Password. Note: Your User Name will be in the form: ts-[username]. For example, ts-john. Your password is case-sensitive. 5. If you see the option, make sure that DRN is selected in the Log on to: field. 6. Press ENTER or click OK to continue. The server desktop will appear in the Remote Desktop window. You are now in a TS session. 7. Resize the Remote Desktop window by clicking the resize (middle) button in the upper-right corner of the server bar. When the window is mid-sized (neither maximized nor minimized), proceed to the next step. 8. Repeat steps 1-7 in this section to open the second TS session window. 9. Drag one of the Remote Desktop windows to the left-hand monitor and one to the right. These windows can only be dragged from one monitor to the other when they are mid-sized (neither maximized nor minimized). 10. Maximize the Remote Desktop windows on both monitors. Do this by clicking the resize (middle) button in the upper-right corner of the Remote Desktop window on each screen. You may also do this by double-clicking on the server-remote Desktop bar on each screen. You should now have a TS session open on each of your monitors.
Opening the DRN Database Once you are logged into your TS sessions, you will typically need to open the DRN Database. To do so, proceed as follows: 1. Double-click the DRN icon on the desktop of one of your TS sessions. The DRN Database will open. 2. Single-click your user name from the Log On dialog box. This will open the DRN Database Main Menu. 3. From the Main Menu, single-click any option to proceed as needed.
Logging off a Terminal Server Session When you need to log off from your TS session(s), proceed as follows: 1. Make sure you are in the TS session window and not a window on your local PC. NOTE: If you have two TS sessions open, it does not matter which one you close first. 2. Close all open applications in your TS sessions. 3. Click the Start button on the taskbar in the lower-left corner of the server screen. 4. Click Shut Down. The Shut Down Windows dialog box will appear. 5. Select Log off ts-[username] from the dropdown list. IMPORTANT: If there is no Log off ts-[username] option, click Cancel. You are attempting to log off your Windows session, not your TS session. Before continuing, make sure you are in your TS session window.
6. Click OK. After a few seconds, the Remote Desktop Connection dialog box will appear. 7. Click Close. You are now logged off your terminal session. 8. Repeat the process as needed to log off all TS sessions you are logged onto. Logging off Windows 1. Close all open TS sessions. See Logging off a Terminal Server Session above. 2. Close all open applications on your computer. 3. Click the Start button on the taskbar in the lower-left corner of the screen.
4. Click Log Off. The Log Off Windows dialog box will appear. 5. Click the Log Off button. After a few seconds, your computer will log you off. You are now logged off Windows.