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# Navigate to https://vcportal.cs.odu.edu
 
# Navigate to https://vcportal.cs.odu.edu
 
# At the login screen, provide your CS credentials   
 
# At the login screen, provide your CS credentials   
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# Connect to the remote computer lab by clicking '''VCLab'''
 
# Connect to the remote computer lab by clicking '''VCLab'''
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# Your remote desktop connection will start in your web browser
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== Remote Desktop Client ==
 
== Remote Desktop Client ==
  
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# Navigate to https://vdportal.cs.odu.edu/RDWeb
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# Navigate to https://vcportal.cs.odu.edu
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# At the login screen, provide your CS credentials
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# At the login screen, provide your CS credentials in the format '''CS\username'''
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# Locate and navigate the "Settings" icon at the top right-hand corner
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# Download the pre-configured RDP file by ''clicking'' '''Virtual Desktop Lab'''
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# Select the "Settings" icon to open the drop-down window
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# You will be prompted to download a pre-configured RDP file
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# Select the "Download the rdp file" radio button
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# Download the pre-configured RDP file by ''clicking'' '''VCLab'''
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# You will be prompted to save a pre-configured RDP file
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# This file can be renamed and saved for future sessions. This example below, the file is renamed and saved to the Desktop.
 
# This file can be renamed and saved for future sessions. This example below, the file is renamed and saved to the Desktop.
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# If you have saved to your Desktop, you will see the following shortcut. Double clicking the icon will launch an RDP connection
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# Double clicking the icon will launch your RDP Client
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# When prompted for you CS credentials, you will need to prepend your username with 'CS'
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Revision as of 19:29, 28 May 2019

ODU Computer Science | Virtual Desktop Lab User’s Guide

The Computer Science Department provides a Virtual Computer Lab as a remote computer solution. "VCLab" allows ODU remote faculty and students access to computer lab machine images over their network. Our users can interact with the remote operating system and its applications as if they were running locally.

The Virtual Computer Lab features:

  • Up-to-date operating system
  • Software development applications including IDEs and database tools
  • Modern look and feel
  • HTML5 web browser as a VDI client

This documentation is divided into the following sections

  • Accessing Virtual Computer Lab from a web browser
  • Accessing Virtual Computer Lab with a native RDP client

Accessing VCLab from Web Browser

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  1. Navigate to https://vcportal.cs.odu.edu
  2. At the login screen, provide your CS credentials
    01-login.png
  3. Connect to the remote computer lab by clicking VCLab
    02-homepage.png
  4. Your remote desktop connection will start in your web browser
    03-webclient.png

Remote Desktop Client

  1. Navigate to https://vcportal.cs.odu.edu
  2. At the login screen, provide your CS credentials
  3. Locate and navigate the "Settings" icon at the top right-hand corner
    04-settings.png
  4. Select the "Settings" icon to open the drop-down window
    05-rdpfile.png
  5. Select the "Download the rdp file" radio button
    06-rdpfile.png
  6. Download the pre-configured RDP file by clicking VCLab
    02-homepage.png
  7. You will be prompted to save a pre-configured RDP file
    07-save.png
  8. This file can be renamed and saved for future sessions. This example below, the file is renamed and saved to the Desktop.
    08-desktop.png
  9. Double clicking the icon will launch your RDP Client
    09-client.png
  10. When prompted for you CS credentials, you will need to prepend your username with 'CS'
    10-login.png
    11-domain.png
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