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Remote Access to CAEN Lab Services

  • Eligible members of the College of Engineering have remote access to many CAEN computer lab services.
  • Questions regarding any of the services described below can be directed to the CAEN Hotline.

Access the CAEN Lab Software Environment for Windows

Remote Desktop
Create a remote desktop connection and simulate the full Windows CAEN Lab Software Environment on your computer's display using the Virtual Sites service.

Access the CAEN Lab Software Environment for Linux

Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
Create a VNC connection and simulate the full Linux CAEN Lab Software Environment login session on your computer's display using CAEN's VNC client.

Remote Shell
Establish an Secure Shell (SSH) connection to the Linux login servers for a command-line interface, allowing the use of text-based applications.

X11 Forwarding
Use the X11 forwarding capability of SSH to display individual graphically-based applications on your computer's display.

Access Your CAEN Online File Storage

Mount a Network Share
Access the files in your CAEN online file storage directly using SMB/CIFS connections.

Use a File Transfer Program
Transfer files between your computer and your CAEN online file storage with SFTP/SCP clients.

Access Printers in CAEN Computers Labs

Print via the Web
Upload documents from your personal computer to printers in CAEN computer labs over the web.