The Automated Record for Child Health (ARCH) (c)
User Support
Connecting with Remote Desktop Connection
Logging in to ARCH
Registering a New Patient
Entering Immunizations and Printing Labels
Adding Past Immunizations
Logging off from ARCH
Printing Reports
Sample Reports
 
Administrative Functions
Adding a User
Changing a Password
Setting User Permissions

The ARCH Terminal Server Connection Set-up Page

Overview

To connect to the web-based ARCH server:

1) Install the Remote Desktop Connection Client. If you are running Windows 2000 or XP it comes already installed.

2) Configure the Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the server on the web.

Detailed instructions are below:

 

Instructions
To download a file click below:
1. If you do not already have Remote Desktop Client installed, download the msrdpcli.exe program
2. Double click on the downloaded file to install the Microsoft Remote Desktop client.
 
To configure the Remote Desktop Client to connect to the ARCH web server do the following. Once these values have been entered you can save them so you don't have to enter them every time.
1. Click Start - Programs - Accessories- Communications - Remote Desktop Connection.

2. Click Options.

3. For Computer, type arch.bumc.bu.edu

4. For the User Name, type your practice's user name, or
ARCHPediatrics for the demo version.

5. Type in the password
6. For Domain type ARCHPROJECT
7. Click the Save my password checkbox if you don't want to enter the password each time you log in.
8. To save the values you have entered click "Save As" and enter a name for the connection. Ordinarily the default name "Default.rdp" is fine.

9. To set display size click the "Display" tab toward the top of the window. Move the slider on "Remote desktop size" and select a size of 800 x 600, or more if you want to use the full monitor screen.

10. If you will be using the label printer from this computer, select the "Local Resources" tab at the top of the screen and check the "Serial Ports" checkbox. Make sure the Printers box is checked if you will be using a regular printer, for example for printing reports or letters.

11. Click "Connect" at the bottom of the screen to connect to arch.bumc.bu.edu

 
Good Luck!