If you have requested that a Virtual Machine be created for your research computing needs, you will need a couple bits of information to access it:
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If you're on campus, or are off-campus using a campus-managed laptop configured with DirectAccess, you can skip this step.
Windows
- Download the SURA (the SU VPN tool) for Windows. Try to save it to your Desktop for easy access.
- Double click to run the file you downloaded, and log in with your SU NetID credentials. When you're connected you should see a dialog that looks like this:
- When you see that, find the field for Remote Desktop (it's near the middle of the window)
- In the field titled "Computer", type the hostname of your virtual machine (this would be given to you by your tech-support representative.
- Click the button that says "Connect".
- You should be logged in to your VM - it would look just like you've logged into any campus computer.