Remote VPC Access User Guide

HKU Virtual PC (VPC) supports connection from outside the campus network. All registered VPC users can connect their VPC through any Windows-based PCs in case they are outside their office where the VPC box is located.

Prerequisite:

Installed HKU Virtual Private Network (HKUVPN) with 2-Factor Authentication (2FA)

(webpage: https://www.its.hku.hk/documentation/guide/network/remote/hkuvpn2fa)

One-time Installation Procedure (Window-based PCs)
One-time Installation Procedure (Mac OS X)
Connection Procedure (Window-based PCs & Mac OS X)

Recommended Configuration for remote VPC access:

	Windows:	Mac:
Models	All x86 or x86-64 Windows devices	Any 64-bit Intel-based Mac
Memory	At least 1GB of RAM	At least 2GB of RAM
Operating System	Windows 10 Windows 8 or 8.1	Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10.x) Mac OS X El Capitan (10.11) macOS Sierra (10.12) macOS High Sierra (10.13)

One-time Installation Procedure (Window-based PCs)

1. Download and install VMware client from here (HKU Portal login is required).

2. After the download is completed, double click to unzip the downloaded file. Then double click to install the unzipped file “VMware-Horizon-Client”.

3. Click “Agree & Install” to start the installation. Click “Restart Now” to restart your PC.

One-time Installation Procedure (Mac OS X)

1. Download and install VMware client from here (HKU Portal login is required).

2. After the download is completed, please double click to unzip the downloaded file. Then double click to install the unzipped file “VMware-Horizon-Client”.