Our remote desktop environments host multiple connections at any given time, so they sometimes slow down during periods of intense usage as resources become scarce. This is an unfortunate and unavoidable consequence of the fact that the signals have to travel back and forth over the Internet, which introduces significant delay. For example, you may need to wait a second or two after clicking on something for the screen to react.
latency) while you interact with Windows and applications in the remote environment.
If you access our remote desktop environments from off-campus, please be prepared for some noticeable network delay (i.e. These remote desktop environments are available on any device that supports an RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) client, including Windows, Macintosh, Linux, iOS, and Android, and they can be accessed from anywhere in the world over the Internet. SOU offers remote access to several Microsoft Windows desktop environments using Microsoft's Remote Desktop Services.
