Computing Services


Haas Terminal Services


Welcome to Haas Terminal Services. Haas Terminal Servers provide access to instructional and research software for Faculty, Students and Staff. Users should familiarize themselves with the information below before continuing.



The older terminal services web client is now unsupported. Please follow the directions below for using the Remote Desktop Connection Software.

Remote Desktop Connection Software
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We recommend the Remote Desktop Connection software that is provided with Windows XP and Windows Vista for connecting to the Haas Terminal Servers. Haas Terminal servers are actually several servers clustered together, and this client works better at connecting you to the correct server in the cluster to rejoin a disconnected session. In most cases, it can even do this if connect from different locations and different computers. Although, we strongly recommend logging out of the terminal servers to avoid other problems, this software can help you reconnect to your session if this doesn't occur for some reason. There is never any guarantee that you can be reconnected to your disconnected session due to timeout limitations, server maintenance, and server load, but in most cases you can reconnect if you use this method. You can also customize your options in the client to change your display and network settings.
  1. Open Remote Desktop Connection Software (All Programs>>Accessories>>Communications>>Remote Desktop Connection.)
  2. In the Computer field in the Remote Desktop Connection window, type
    • ts.haas.berkeley.edu(for Students and Staff)
    • rts.haas.berkeley.edu (for Faculty and MFE/PhDs)
    • rts64.haas.berkeley.edu New! (for Faculty and MFE/PhDs who want to use the 64 bit versions of the major statistical packages, e.g. Stata, Matlab, and Mathematica; SAS coming soon.)
  3. Click the Options button.
  4. Select Local Resources.
  5. Check the box next to disk drives under Local Devices in the Local Resources section.
  6. Click the Connect button.
Requirements to access Terminal Services
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  1. Software: The Remote Desktop Connection client software provided in Windows XP or Windows Vista.
  2. Operating System Requirements: Many operating systems can be used to connect to the Haas Terminal Services, but Haas Computing Services only provides support for Windows XP Professional and Vista Enterprise Edition clients.
  3. Connection Speed: Terminal Services can run on a dial-up, dsl, or cable connection though you will experience better performance on dsl or cable than on dial-up.
Terminal Services Procedures
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Logging On and Off Terminal Servers
Use your Haas username and password to login to Terminal Services. Please make sure that the logon drop down field is set to Haas.

Please be sure to press CTRL-ALT-END or click the logoff button on the desktop to end your session. Just closing your browser will leave your session open, causing problems later.

Storing Personal Files
Store all Personal Files on your network drives (i.e. H:) or on your local machine drives. Files stored on the local Terminal Server drives will be deleted.

Transferring Data Between Your Local Machine and the Terminal Servers
With the recent upgrade to Windows Server 2003, you can now access your local drives in your terminal session.
  1. When you first click the connect button, make sure the check box next to Connect your local disk drives to the remote computer is checked.
  2. If you open My Computer in the terminal session all your local drives will be listed under other. Use the drive as you would any other drive.

Printing to your Local Printer
Terminal Services uses printer redirects. In doing so, you can open a terminal session and print to your locally installed printers at home or the office.

Connection Tips and Tricks (Hot Keys)
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Terminal Services Keyboard Shortcuts
Keyboard Shortcut Function
Alt+Del Displays the active application's Control menu.
Alt+Home Opens the Windows Start menu within the client session.
Alt+Page Down Cycles (from right to left) through the current taskbar programs.
Alt+Page Up Cycles (from left to right) through the current taskbar programs.
Ctrl+Alt+Break Toggles the client session between windowed and full-screen modes.
Ctrl+Alt+End Opens the Windows Security dialog box, similar to pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del on the local workstation's keyboard.
Ctrl+Alt+Ins Cycles through the current taskbar programs in the order in which the user started them.
Ctrl+Alt+Plus (+) Copies a snapshot of the entire client-session desktop area to the clipboard, similar to pressing Print Screen on the local workstation's keyboard.
Ctrl+Alt+Minus (-) Copies a snapshot of the active client window to the clipboard, similar to pressing Alt+Print Screen on the local workstation's keyboard.
Connection Problems
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There are occasionally a few users that get dropped from the terminal servers. In almost all cases this is due to the quality of the connection from the client's ISP. Poor connections are often caused by dropped packets or network congestion at the client's ISP. Haas Computing Services cannot resolve issues with quality of the connection from the client's ISP. If you repeatedly have dropped connections please try connecting at different times, switch your ISP or upgrade to broadband.

Your client will try to reconnect automatically to the terminal servers. When you see the red x in the upper right hand portion of the screen, that indicates you have lost the connection and it is trying to reconnect.