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 ==== VPN Setup ==== ==== VPN Setup ====
 Follow these steps to setup your off-Campus Cadence access: Follow these steps to setup your off-Campus Cadence access:
- +  ​Please see [[https://​services.udel.edu/​TDClient/​32/​Portal/​KB/​Article/​115/​UD-VPN-Virtual-Private-Network-General-Information|UD VPN (Virtual Private Network): General Information]] 
-  ​-Download and setup the [[https://​services.udel.edu/​TDClient/​32/​Portal/​KB/​ArticleDet?​ID=113|AnyConnect VPN client software]]. Please note that Cisco VPN client only supports Windows 7 or higher version OS.+  -Download and setup the [[https://​udeploy.udel.edu/​software/​anyconnect-vpn/​|AnyConnect VPN client software]]. Please note that Cisco VPN client only supports Windows 7 or higher version OS.
   -As the above site mentions, you will need **Google two-factor authentication (2FA)** whose code will be the second password in the AnyConnect software. The 2FA code is read from an app that you install on your smartphone.   -As the above site mentions, you will need **Google two-factor authentication (2FA)** whose code will be the second password in the AnyConnect software. The 2FA code is read from an app that you install on your smartphone.
  
-<note important>​ Please email UD IT helpdesk ([[askit@udel.edu]]) directly for VPN related assistance/​troubleshooting. Their webapge is [[http://​www1.udel.edu/​it/​|here]].</​note>​+<note important>​ Please email UD IT helpdesk ([[askit@udel.edu]]) directly for VPN related assistance/​troubleshooting. Their webapge is [[http://​www1.udel.edu/​it/​|here]]. You can also visit them in person in Smith Hall basement.</​note>​
  
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-==== Method 1: VNC Remote Connection Setup ====+==== Method 1: VNC Remote Connection Setup (Preferred Method) ​====
 You can use a [[vnc_install|VNC client]] with X11 forwarding over ssh to access the servers. A VNC remote connection is slightly tedious to setup the first time but infinitely more stable than X2Go. You can use a [[vnc_install|VNC client]] with X11 forwarding over ssh to access the servers. A VNC remote connection is slightly tedious to setup the first time but infinitely more stable than X2Go.
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 +Some of my PhD students successfully use [[https://​mobaxterm.mobatek.net/​|MobaXterm]] but I haven'​t explored it.
  
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 ==== Method 2: X2Go Client Setup ==== ==== Method 2: X2Go Client Setup ====
-Follow ​the instructions at [[x2go_install|X2Go Client]] to download and install X2Go client.+X2Go software is buggy and we have switched to VNC. 
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 +If needed, follow ​the instructions at [[x2go_install|X2Go Client]] to download and install X2Go client. ​
  
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 ==== Method 3: X11 Forwarding over SSH ==== ==== Method 3: X11 Forwarding over SSH ====
-If for some reason X2Go connect is not working, Windows users can use graphics forwarding over ssh by following the link:  [[ssh_X11|SSH X11]]+If for some reason ​VNC or X2Go are not working, Windows users can use graphics forwarding over ssh by following the link:  [[ssh_X11|SSH X11]]
  
-Linux and Mac users can use ssh instead of the X2Go client. Mac users will need to install the [[https://​www.xquartz.org/​|XQuartz]] software. Use the following command+**Linux and Mac users** can use ssh instead of the X2Go client. Mac users will need to install the [[https://​www.xquartz.org/​|XQuartz]] software. Use the following command
  
 <​code>​ ssh -XY [username]@cpeg424.ece.udel.edu ​ </​code>​ <​code>​ ssh -XY [username]@cpeg424.ece.udel.edu ​ </​code>​
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 +You could also try using [[https://​www.realvnc.com/​en/​connect/​download/​viewer/​macos/​|MacOS]] version of RealVNC client. Please note that the Mac options haven'​t been tested by the instructor/​TA. Please contact IT helpdesk for help with Mac issues. ​
  
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