Most Windows PCs in the College of Engineering have the ability to receive remote access requests from our users while they are off-campus or on OSUwireless. Step-by-step guide Step 1 – Request remote desktop access to the CoE desktop system Send an e-mail to etshelp@osu.edu requesting remote access to your on-campus system.
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Why choose ECE at Ohio State?
"The vision of the Ohio State ECE Department is to be an exemplar of wellness, where our diverse students, staff, and faculty achieve creative excellence in a joyful, healthy, and inclusive environment." – ECE Chair and Professor Hesham El Gamal
What should I consider when working remotely from OSU?
Even when working remotely, consider OSU's Appropriate Use policy as well as state and federal laws like FERPA and HIPAA . Look through this list of common tasks. Your needs may differ depending on the nature of your work. Your department's IT staff may have additional steps or resources available. Enable Remote Desktop on your work computer
How do I connect to my campus Coe pc from off-campus?
There are currently two methods we recommend to connect to your campus COE PC from a remote (off-campus) location. The preferred method is to use the Engineering “Gateway”. It is the most secure method and should give the best performance, but it requires a mobile device that is pre-registered with DUO.
How do I connect to the CSE computing environment?
Once the PulseVPN is setup, you can follow the below methods to connect to the CSE Computing Environment. Faculty, staff, and graduate TAs can access their office computers via Remote Desktop; commonly referred to as RDP or RDC.
What is the Ohio State ECE Department?
"The vision of the Ohio State ECE Department is to be an exemplar of wellness, where our diverse students, staff, and faculty achieve creative excellence in a joyful, healthy, and inclusive environment."
What is D3 in Ohio?
D3: The Ohio State University's entrepreneurial student organization. Robert Fenton, Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Emeritus, pioneered the technology for the first wave of self-driving cars. Starting in the 1960s, Fenton’s research work focused on ways to improve driver performance and reduce traffic congestion.
Popular Engineering Software and Availability
The University and the College of Engineering Technology Services (ETS) offers a variety of software applications and multiple methods for accessing (downloading, virtual access, or remote login) available to students, faculty, researchers, and staff. A list of these resources can be viewed by clicking here.
Virtual Access
The College of Engineering implemented Citrix to provide remote access to virtual desktops and applications without requiring a VPN connection. The “COE” desktop is the primary image available to all enrolled students with a majority of software ( click here to see a list) installed needed to complete engineering curriculum.
Before you leave
Look through this list of common tasks. Your needs may differ depending on the nature of your work. Your department's IT staff may have additional steps or resources available.
Staying Connected
Right now, many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are making accommodations for customers having trouble paying their bill. OneNet has a list of local ISPs and how they are assisting Oklahomans. If you experience difficulties, call your ISP. If you are near another higher education institution, they may have ‘eduroam’ Wi-Fi.
Maintain Security
Be cautious of emails received while working from home. Confirm that messages from OSU members do NOT contain the "External Email" notification. The "External Email" notification will never appear on emails from OSU members. Also be wary of clicking any links contained in unsolicited emails.
Services
A virtual private network (VPN) is a technology that protects network traffic. When using OSU's VPN your traffic is sent through campus even when at home or another location. When away from campus using OSU's VPN is required for remote desktop and network drives.
RCC4 Policy for Intended Use
The student computing laboratories of The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (herein referred to as ER4), are intended to be used by students enrolled in, or taking classes from, The Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering.
Policy on Account Creation & Deletion
All students enrolled in Electrical & Computer Engineering courses are eligible for an account on the ER4 computers. Accounts are created automatically, at the start of each quarter, based on class rosters. Late registration may lead to late account creation.
Keycard Access Policy
It is the policy of the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering that students who have current accounts in the Learning Technology Fee (LTF) labs will be granted keycard access to both the LTF computing laboratories and to the buildings which house those labs.
Usage Policies & Guidelines
All usage policies that apply to the Unix labs also apply to the PC labs. Thus no eating or drinking anything other than water in secured containers, is allowed in the labs, and the machines are only to be used for ECE classwork, etc.
RCC4 Printing Policy
Printing in the student labs (ER4) are on a cost recovery basis. T he department does not collect any money beyond actual cost. There is no revenue generated through this program.
ER4 Policy: Remote and Background Processes
This policy is in place to ensure the fair distribution of computing resources among the many persons using them.
ER4 Policy: Screenlocks
At any time that a workstation is left untended, regardless of duration, that workstation must have its screen locked.
Remote Access
Central to the mission of CEMAS is to educate the next generation of electron microscopy users and experts.
How It Works
The key to delivering the speed and reliability needed for remote microscopy is a high-quality connection, with low latency and minimal jitter and packet loss. If the latency is consistently low enough, then the user can sit in a remote site anywhere in the world and feel a suitable response to operator commands.
First Remote Access Partners
Having identified an appropriate network solution, the next step in developing a remote microscopy capability was to prove the concept through a practical demonstration with a remote partner willing to work through the development process.
Ready to get started?
We're looking forward to learning more about your needs and exploring collaborative opportunities. To learn more, please email cemas@osu.edu.