Cooper Legal — Remote Access

Connect to your office computer from home.

Please note: remote access is not a website. You connect using the Remote Desktop app that is already built into Windows. This page just shows you how.

Setting it up (once)

  1. Click Start, type Remote Desktop Connection and open it.
  2. Click Show Options to expand the window.
  3. On the General tab, enter:
    Computer: YOUR-PC-NAME.CL.local
    User name: CL\your.username
  4. Go to the Advanced tab. Under “Connect from anywhere”, click Settings.
  5. Choose Use these RD Gateway server settings:
    Server name: remote.cooperlegal.co.nz
    Logon method: Ask for password
    Important: untick “Bypass RD Gateway server for local addresses”
    Click OK.
  6. Back on the General tab, click Save As and save it to your Desktop, so next time you just double-click it.
  7. Click Connect and enter your usual Cooper Legal password.

Every time after that

  1. Double-click the saved shortcut on your Desktop.
  2. Enter your Cooper Legal password.
  3. Your office desktop appears, with your files and drives exactly as you left them.

If it will not connect

  1. Leave your office computer switched on — it cannot be reached if it is shut down.
  2. Check your own internet connection is working.
  3. Make sure the computer name and username are spelled exactly as above.
  4. Still stuck? Contact IT support with the exact wording of any error message.