Remote Desktop Sharing Using Microsoft Teams_SR

What is Remote Desktop Sharing?

You may need to take control of the End User’s system to analyze the issues. Using the Remote Desktop feature, you can take remote control of the End User’s system to perform the requested activities.

Benefits

• Useful for Analysts when the End User is not able to follow the instructions.
• Quicker resolution of End User's request with better user experience.

Starting Remote Desktop Session

Requesting Remote Desktop Session (Analyst)

To Initiate Remote Desktop Session as an Analyst, perform the following steps:

1. Select Request > User > Manage Service Requests > Service Request List. The Service Request List page is displayed.
2. Click the SR ID of the service request for which you want to Initiate Remote Desktop Session. 
3.  Click REMOTE DESKTOP  icon. The REMOTE DESKTOP SHARING pop-up is displayed.
   
   

   Scenario 1: if Screen Connect and Microsoft Teams are configured
   
   If Screen Connect and Microsoft Teams are configured and Active, on the REMOTE DESKTOP SHARING pop-up the Analysts can select the RDP Type as Screen Connect or Microsoft Teams. 
   
   
   Figure: REMOTE DESKTOP SHARING - Microsoft Teams/ Screen Connect
   
   

   
   Figure: REMOTE DESKTOP SHARING pop-up - Microsoft Teams
   
   
4. By default, the Topic Name field displays the Subject of the Service Request.
5. By default, the Analyst E-mail ID field displays the E-mail ID of Analyst who Initiates the Remote Desktop Session.

6. By default, the Customer E-mail ID field displays the E-mail ID of the Requestor of the Service Request.
   
   

   Note:

   If required, the Analyst can edit the details in the Topic Name, Analyst E-mail ID, and Customer E-mail ID fields.

   
   

7. Click REQUEST. The Remote Desktop Session notification e-mail is sent to the End User’s e-mail ID with MS Team Meeting Link.
   
   
   
   
8. Once the invitation is sent, it is captured in the Session History as shown below. Also, on the REMOTE DESKTOP SHARING pop-up, an MS Teams Meeting link is generated and displayed below the INVITE and JOIN button.
   
   
   Figure: REMOTE DESKTOP SHARING pop-up - Session History
   
   
9. Click JOIN. The Analyst redirected to https://teams.microsoft.com as shown below.
10. Select Always allow teams.microsoft.com to open links of this type in the associated app check box and click Open Microsoft Teams as shown below to start the meeting in the Microsoft Teams application.
    
    
    
    
11. The Microsoft Teams app opens as shown below.
    
    
    
    

12. To turn on your video before a meeting, just select Turn camera on  right before you and click Join now. By default, the camera is turned off. When your camera is off, you can see the camera icon has a bar over it .

13. Click Join now to join the meeting as shown below.
    
    
    
    

14. Click Leave to leave the meeting.
    
    

    Note:

    The below message is displayed only when users from two domain joins the same meeting via Microsoft Teams. In this case, the administrator has to allow the user to join the meeting.
    
    
    

This section details the features of the Microsoft Teams.

Figure: Microsoft Teams - Meeting Controls

Figure: Microsoft Teams - More actions

• Turn your camera on/off
  You might want to turn your video on and off over the course of a meeting. To turn camera on, go to the meeting controls and tap Turn camera on. If camera turned off, you will see that the camera icon has a bar over it ().
  
  
• Mute/ Unmute
  
  Click on the  (microphone) icon to mute yourself. When you mute yourself, you will see that the microphone icon has a bar over it (). To unmute yourself, click on the same icon again.
  
  
• Share Content
  Using this option you can share your screen with the audience. Click icon and select the Desktop option (if you to want to share whole desktop) or select Window option (if you want to share a particular screen).
  
  
• More Actions
  More actions can be taken for example Start recording, or to End meeting.
  
  
  • Start recording
  • End Meeting

• Show conversation
  Click  (Show conversation) icon to view the Meeting Chat as shown below. Here you can chat with the Participants.
  
  
  
  

  To start a conversation, perform the following steps:

  1. Type in your message in Type a new message box.
  2. Click  (Send)

• Show participants
  Click  (Show participants) icon to view the Participants as shown below.
  
  
  
  
• Leave
  You can leave the meeting using the Leave option. 

Starting Remote Desktop session (End User)


Figure: End User e-mail notification

1. Click Click here to join the meeting hyperlink in the notification e-mail. The End User redirected to https://teams.microsoft.com as shown below.
2. Select Always allow teams.microsoft.com to open links of this type in the associated app check box and click Open Microsoft Teams to start the meeting in the Microsoft Teams application.
   
   
    
3.  The Microsoft Teams app opens up as shown below. 
   
   
   
   
4. To turn on your video before a meeting, just select Turn camera on  right before you click Join now. By default, the camera is turned off. When your camera is off, you can see the camera icon has a bar over it .
5. Click Join now to join the meeting as shown below.
   
   
   
   
6. Once the discussion is over or you want to leave the call in between, then click Leave to leave the meeting.