The Academy Remote Access Portal has been tested using a variety of different operating systems including Windows, Apple, Chromebook and Linux (Ubuntu). St George's Academy primarily use Windows OS, and therefore this is the most stable and compatible product to use the Remote Desktop Services on when outside of the Academy.
UPDATE: Microsoft have recently replaced the 'Microsoft RDS app' on the Apple and GooglePlay store with an alternate called 'Windows App'. At present the app does not support RDP files and therefore may not work. We are waiting for a Microsoft update to fix this. Students do however have access to the online Microsoft 365 suite, which can be accessed through any modern browser. If they therefore save work to their OneDrive, they can access this on any operating system outside of the Academy.
To access the Remote Desktop Services, please choose which operating system are you using (click the titles for instructions)?
Instructions
After clicking the button below, you will be forward to a new page.
- Log on by typing the domain followed by your Academy username and password (i.e. SGA\Username).
- Select the File Explorer or Remote Desktop icon and run the downloaded file.
- Click Connect, confirm your username and password (once again including the domain) and this will log you into a remote session.
- Use This PC to access your home area or worksheets drive.
This is the link to connect to the new remote access:
St George's Remote Portal
Instructions
After clicking the button below, you will be forward to a new page.
- Log on using your Academy username and password*.
- Select the File Explorer icon and run the downloaded file.
- Click Connect, confirm your username and password and this will log you into a remote session.
- Use This PC to access your home area or worksheets drive.
This is the link to connect to the new remote access:
St George's Remote Portal
First time setup*
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Before you run the remote portal, please ensure you have downloaded the Microsoft Remote Desktop app from the App Store.
- The first time you log on, you will need to include a domain before your username.
- Our domain is SGA and it should therefore read SGA\Username (with a back-slash not forward-slash).
- Select the File Explorer icon and run the downloaded file.
- Click Connect, confirm your username and password.
- You may at this point be asked if you wish to give access to your local files, printer, etc.
- In order to upload or download files you will need to create a local folder on your mac and select it.
- If prompted with a certificate error, click continue. After a few seconds the File Explorer window should open.
Instructions
After clicking the button below, you will be forward to a new page.
- Log on using your Academy username and password*.
- Select the File Explorer icon and run the downloaded file.
- Click Connect, confirm your username and password and this will log you into a remote session.
- Use This PC to access your home area or worksheets drive.
This is the link to connect to the new remote access:
St George's Remote Portal
First time setup*
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Before you run the remote portal, please ensure you have downloaded the Microsoft Remote Desktop app from the GooglePlay store.
- The first time you log on, you will need to include a domain before your username.
- Our domain is SGA and it should therefore read SGA\Username (with a back-slash not forward-slash).
- Select the File Explorer icon to download the remote access client.
- You will now need to associate this with the Microsoft Remote Desktop app.
- This is done by opening FILES from the app list on your Chromebook.
- Locate the downloaded file (named cpub-explorer…), right-click it (two fingers on the touchpad) and select Open With > Microsoft Remote Desktop. You only need to do this once.
- Now revisit the portal, select the File Explorer and run it.
- You will be asked to confirm your username and password (including the domain) to log in.
- After a few seconds the File Explorer window should open.
Instructions
The initial setup only needs configuring once, and then you can open the remote services through the Remmina app (* see below for full instructions).
- Please note that your password will be saved within the application.
- If you use a shared device, for security reasons, we ask that you delete your password and then save the configuration before you shut down.
This is the link to connect to the new remote access:
St George's Remote Portal
Initial setup instructions*
After clicking the button above, you will be forward to a new web page.
- Log on using the domain SGA and then your Academy username and password (i.e. SGA\Username).
- Select the File Explorer or Remote Desktop icon and download the file.
- Open the Remmina app (part of the Ubuntu Linux installation, but it can also be downloaded for free online or through the Linux App store).
- Click on the settings menu (top right) and select Import.
- Go to Downloads, and select the new remote desktop file you just downloaded.
- In Remmina, right-click and edit the imported configuration, adding your Academy username, password and the domain of SGA and hit Save.
- Double-click the connection to run.
- Accept the certificate and after a few seconds, you should see the Academy desktop.
