Downloading Student Desktop Anywhere (SDA) offers better performance and features than using the browser.

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Start your internet browser and navigate to:<https://athenadesktop.maastrichtuniversity.nl>

Enter your student number and your UM password

Click on the relevant desktop from this list

If you use a second display, you might receive a message whether SDA is allowed to manage all your displays.

Here you can pick the period for which you want to give SDA access to all your displays.

If you see this screen, SDA will soon lauch

If you receive this message, try minimizing your browser or only use 1 screen while using SDA. 

In this manual you will learn how to access the Student Desktop Anywhere through the browser.

Accessing Student Desktop Anywhere (SDA) through the browser