Remote-access Guide

brown university cs remote access

by Gudrun Kuhn Published 2 years ago Updated 1 year ago
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How do I access Brown RemoteApp on a Windows computer?

If you are using a Windows computer in the CIS Public Computing Labs, your Brown RemoteApp shortcuts will be already available on the start screen for you. When launching an application, you will be prompted for two-step verification. To do this: NOTE: You may see a Windows login screen, briefly.

How do I login to my brown account?

If your computer is in Brown's Active Directory (most Brown-owned computers), login with your Brown user id and password. If your computer is not in Active Directory (most personal computers), you'll need to preface your login using "ad" (as shown):

How do I connect to brown on my computer?

Depending on your browser, you will either download, or immediately launch an application-specific "rdp" file. (You may see a security warning when the app launches. Click the checkbox to opt out of future security warnings and click Connect.) You will be asked to log in with your Brown username and password again.

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Remote Filesystem Access

The networked filesystem can be accessed from an unsupported system using the SMB protocol. You must connect from a computer on the self managed network or while connected to the VPN (you will need to use the "gateall" VPN configuration).

Server Information

The CS filesystem shares can be accessed by connecting to files.brown.edu and logging in with your Brown account username and password.

Available Shares

The server provides a share for some volumes listed on the filesystem page:

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