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- | ====== | + | ====== Remote Lab (EECS) |
- | The EECS Remote Lab allows you to connect to EECS lab workstations from within your web browser. | + | The EECS Remote Lab service |
Visit the EECS Remote Lab here: https:// | Visit the EECS Remote Lab here: https:// | ||
- | Login to the Remote Lab using your EECS credentials. If you are enrolled in a first year EECS course | + | Login to the Remote Lab using your EECS credentials. If you are a student presently |
- | Not all EECS users have access to the Remote Lab. | + | **If you enter an invalid password 5 times, your account will be banned from the system for half an hour.** If you have forgotten your password, please use Activ8 |
- | Any problems or questions using the Remote Lab should be directed | + | Not all EECS users will have access to all labs in Remote Lab. Students will only have access to machines relevant |
- | **NOTE:** This system is presently under testing. | + | Any problems or questions using the Remote Lab should be directed to the EECS Technical Support team - tech@eecs.yorku.ca. |
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+ | ====== Supported Hardware ====== | ||
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+ | The EECS Technical Support Team has tested Remote Lab on a wide variety | ||
====== Home Screen ====== | ====== Home Screen ====== | ||
- | Once you have successfully logged in to the Remote Lab, you will be taken to either | + | Once you have successfully logged in to the Remote Lab, you will be taken to the home screen, where all available connections |
- | The home screen will contain | + | Click on the " |
- | Clicking on any connection will open that connection within the current window or tab, but multiple connections can be used simultaneously. | + | You can easily navigate back to the " |
- | [[services: | + | [[services: |
===== EECS Connections ===== | ===== EECS Connections ===== | ||
- | If you to login to the Remote Lab as a first year student, you should immediately get a connection to a Linux machine. | + | Once you login to Remote Lab, you will see the list of connection |
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+ | ^ Connection Group ^ O/S ^ Users Allowed per Workstation ^ | ||
+ | | Remote Desktop (EDU) (crimson) | Linux | 50 | | ||
+ | | Remote Desktop (EDU) (ea) | Linux | 2 | | ||
+ | | Remote Desktop (EDU) (red1) | Linux | 10 | | ||
+ | | Remote Desktop (EDU) (rl) | Linux | 2 | | ||
+ | | Remote Desktop (RES) (indigo1) | Linux | 10 | | ||
+ | | SSH (EDU) (Command Line ONLY - No GUI] | Linux | n/a | | ||
+ | | SSH (RES) (Command Line ONLY - No GUI] | Linux | n/a | | ||
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+ | Click the "+" | ||
- | If you are any other user, you will see zero or more of the following connections: | + | There are four different workstation types: |
- | * Connect by SSH (Faculty, Grad, Staff) [Command Line ONLY - No GUI]: Select this connection for SSH access to indigo and indigo1. | + | * Linux: These hosts run our Departmental Linux configuration. |
- | * Connect by SSH (Undergrad) [Command Line ONLY - No GUI]: Select this connection | + | * Linux USER: These hosts also run Linux. |
- | * Linux Host: Select this connection for a Linux lab host. This is a standard lab workstation. | + | * Windows |
- | * Linux Host (User): Select this connection to be connected to a Linux host as user " | + | * Dualboot: These hosts can run both Linux and Windows. |
- | * Windows | + | * To switch from Linux >> Windows: Click on " |
+ | * To switch from Windows | ||
+ | * Please note that switching the OS of the machine will require a machine reboot. | ||
+ | * In some lab bookings, the ability to switch between operating systems may be disabled. | ||
A few additional notes: | A few additional notes: | ||
- | | + | * When connecting to a host, there can be a delay of up to 30 seconds. |
- | * In everything but "Linux (user)" | + | * Host connections left idle for 60 minutes |
- | | + | * Disconnected sessions will be terminated after 10 minutes. |
- | * You can only choose a connection pool (eg. " | + | * Remote lab relies on a stable network |
- | * Host connections left idle for an hour will be automatically logged out without warning. | + | |
- | * There is a limit of 1 connection | + | |
===== User Menu ===== | ===== User Menu ===== | ||
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The Guacamole menu provides options for: | The Guacamole menu provides options for: | ||
+ | * Selecting an alternate host | ||
* Navigating back to the home screen | * Navigating back to the home screen | ||
* Reading from (and writing to) the clipboard of the remote desktop | * Reading from (and writing to) the clipboard of the remote desktop |
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