How to use Whitecross High School Remote Access

Go to: http://www.whitecross.hereford.sch.uk

Whitecross Website Home Page

Click on ‘Student Login’ and when the following appears:

Security Alert

Click OK

Security Certificate Warnings

When you log in to Whitecross Remote Access, you may receive a number of Security Certificate Warnings (see below):

Certificate Warning

These warnings occur because the security certificate that is used to secure your connection to Whitecross Remote access is ‘self-signed’.

Please be aware that these warnings to do not indicate a lack of security with your connection and any data that are transferred during your remote access session are encrypted.

If you receive a certificate error message, then you should click the ‘Continue to this website’ link to proceed.

Remote Access Login

Logon using your normal, school network details.

Remote Access

For Microsoft systems using Internet Explorer click on, ‘Click here if you use Internet Explorer’. For systems using another web browser click on the, ‘Click here for other web browsers’ link.

The first time this is run on a Microsoft system, it will require Terminal Services Client to be installed in the form of two ActiveX components.

ActiveX installation

Click in the area indicated at the top of the window.
Select ‘Install ActiveX Control’.

ActiveX Warning

Click on ‘Install'.

SonicWall Warning

Click on ‘Install’.

You will now be presented with your desktop which is actually running on the Terminal Server at the School.

Please make sure you log off when you are finished.

If you have Microsoft Vista and or Internet Explorer version 7 or higher please follow the links below to add the site to your trusted web sites other wise you may not be able to access the schools remote access.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Security-zones-adding-or-removing-websites http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie6/using/howto/security/settings.mspx

Log on to Whitecross Remote Access: