IT services for research and creative practices - remote tool collection
Remote connection to Aalto's network - VPN
Aalto employees can connect their devices remotely to University’s internal network by the means of the Aalto VPN service. This helps, for example, to use internal IT resources like you were present in the campus.
Virtual Windows or Ubuntu - VDI
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) offers virtual Windows 10 and Ubuntu desktops that are located inside Aalto’s network. Using a virtual desktop is similar as using a physical one. You just need to connect to the desktop over internet via a browser.
- VDI service is located at vdi.aalto.fi. Use your Aalto account to log in.
- List of softwares available at VDI can be checked from Aalto wiki > search for "VDI"
- You can also use Windows classroom computers remotely from your own device using the VDI system.
Remote access of research equipment - VDI2
VDI2 works as a bridge for laboratory networks and is intended for the remote access of research equipment in laboratory facilities in Aalto University.
More information: Remote access of research equipment (VDI2) | Aalto University
Remote and home software’s
Aalto IT provides staff members and students with application licenses that can be installed on personal computers or use remotely. Always use your Aalto workstation when there is not an urgent need to use a personally owned computer.
- Free softwares for home computers
- ARTS softwares in remote
- List of softwares available at VDI can be checked from Aalto wiki > search for "VDI"
- You can also use Windows classroom computers remotely from your own device using the VDI system.
Collaboration tools
Collaboration tools enable collaboration and data sharing within groups, as well as publishing data to internet. All the services mentioned below can be accessed with Aalto username and password.
Scientific computing
Aalto Science-IT resources are available normally. Remote and data access from personal computers is described in the documentation. Support is provided online only.
- scicomp.aalto.fi
- Look also CSC computing
Security of remote working
Aalto Cyber Security maintains a collection of top-10 tips on various information security topics. These top-10 collections are intended to help people to take control of their privacy and security while using often very complex and ever-changing technologies. Please check especially Top-10 work from home and travelling tips.
Do not hesitate to contact us in any IT security related questions or in case of incident [email protected]
Remote access to Aalto storage services
Your data in Aalto network storage (home, work or teamwork) is accessible remotely through VPN. You can download VPN software to your personal device.
Good alternative for non-confidential data are the Aalto cloud storage services: OneDrive for Business, Google Drive and Dropbox.
We recommend research groups to have a shared network folder for storing research data. Data stored only in individual devices, external drives or personal folders can be difficult to access and share remotely.
More
- IT Services for Research - summary of IT tools for research
- CSC Solutions for Research
- How to do remote teaching and learning
- Guidelines for remote working
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Contact information
IT Service Desk contact
Troubleshooting and basic IT guidance.
- [email protected]
- Call +358 50 513 2000
IT Customer Relationship Managers
Help with IT needs definition, solution discovery and development.
Please do not hesitate to contact us [email protected]
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New services and applications
If you plan to take new services or applications in to use in order to solve challenges, please contact your school IT Customer Relationship Manager first. Commonly used applications may have security and legal issues and they may not be suitable for research activities. We recommend using Aalto’s official tools whenever possible.
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In case of issues
Keeps an eye on the performance of IT services and quickly detects serious technical problems.
- status.aalto.fi monitor Aalto IT services
- in case of issues, contact Aalto IT Service Desk: [email protected] or call +358 50 513 2000
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the education and research environment in CSC (only in Finnish)
Aalto University has a high-capacity and secure campus network. However, VPN and VDI users’ maximum capacity depends on the home network’s bandwidth. Transferring huge amount of data between servers and the personal workstation is slower at home. All data processing is recommended to be done on servers, not on personal workstations. Common use cases like reading emails, using collaboration tools and browsing web work well even with a slow home internet connection.
- Check your mobile operators' coverage from nettitutka (by Aalto/Comnet)
Special Network requests
With VPN and VDI, almost everything should work like you were present in the campus. However, there may be some special uses cases that require additional firewall settings to access the resources via VPN. That may happen especially if you are not using an Aalto workstation. Please contact [email protected] if you need any help accessing your research related IT resources remotely.
Research partner agreements may limit access to data only from the campus area from specific computers. Even though the data may be technically available via a VPN connection, accessing it is forbidden. Please contact [email protected] to find a solution for remote working.
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