{"id":221,"date":"2019-01-14T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2019-01-14T18:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/?page_id=221"},"modified":"2025-10-08T12:23:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T16:23:24","slug":"working-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/docs\/other\/working-at-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Working At Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"221\" class=\"elementor elementor-221\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-770224b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"770224b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bb0a5c9\" data-id=\"3bb0a5c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-692eea78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"692eea78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This page will show you how to work at home as if sitting in front of CS Linux computers at Rutgers, Access Files from CS Systems, Set up Online Meetings using Rutgers Zoom and WebEx, and Connect to Rutgers-only resources from home.<\/p><details><summary><strong>Rutgers OIT Remote Working Resources<\/strong><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">To help Faculty &amp; Students with remote instruction and other information related to learning, Internet access, and more, Rutgers has prepared <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.rutgers.edu\/technology-resources-for-students\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology Resources for Students<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coronavirus.rutgers.edu\/technology-tools-for-faculty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology Tools for Faculty<\/a><\/strong> sites. For more complete info, see <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/remote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remote Technology Resources,<\/a><\/strong> which has a wealth of information about working remotely.<\/p><\/details><details id=\"graphics\"><summary><b>Using a Graphical or Command line Linux on a CS System<\/b><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">There are three basic approaches if you want a GUI interface (technically, an X11 window environment). The first uses your browser. The second and third require installing a client (except on Windows, where the Microsoft Remote Desktop is already there.) The last option uses SSH. SSH is available on Macintoshes and Linux, but you must install a program on Windows.<\/p><ul><li><strong>Weblogin<\/strong>. This Apache Guacamole gateway lets you get a graphical desktop on a CS Linux system or Windows machine with Remote Desktop service enabled or SSH terminal. It works in your browser. See <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/using-cs-weblogin-to-access-ilab-machines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Using CS WebLogin to Access iLab Machines<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><strong>Microsoft Remote Desktop<\/strong>. This is similar to WebLogin except you are using a special client. It is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. See <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/computer-systems\/windows-remote-desktop\/\">Remote Desktop instructions<\/a>.<code><\/code><\/li><li><strong>Command Line.<\/strong> If you prefer a command-line environment, you can use ssh.<ul><li>Linux and Mac come with SSH, so from a command line window, do <code>ssh <em>HOSTNAME<\/em><\/code>. If your username is different at home and at Rutgers, type <code>ssh <em>user@HOSTNAME<\/em><\/code> with your Rutgers username<\/li><li>For Windows, many people use an SSH client named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitvise.com\/ssh-client-download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bitvise SSH Client<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lJjEhWC0XYQ\">video<\/a>). It has a GUI that connects to the Linux command line. The <code><em>HOSTNAME<\/em><\/code> should be the name of the computer you want to use. It will normally end in cs.rutgers.edu. Any of our lab computers can be used from home. However, if you don&#8217;t have a system you prefer, anyone can use ilab.cs.rutgers.edu.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/details><details id=\"online\"><summary><b>Online Meeting\/Training Sessions<\/b><\/summary><div style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Rutgers has a few online conferencing solutions available for everyone to use. For a successful online session, please note the following before starting an online session,<\/div><ol><li>Please do a test session to get familiar with the features you want to use.<\/li><li>If you plan to do handwriting, invest in a tablet like <a href=\"https:\/\/smile.amazon.com\/Graphic-Drawing-Function-Battery-Free-Pressure\/dp\/B07DPC98DT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Huion H610 Pro V2 Graphic Drawing Tablet<\/a> to make writing easier.<\/li><li>To improve sound quality, all participants should use a headset and avoid feedback.<\/li><li>Everyone should start with a muted mic and only unmute it when conversing.<\/li><li>Participants have to learn to speak one at a time.<\/li><li>Consider recording your session so it can be viewed again later.<\/li><li><strong>Important<\/strong>: If your video conference link information is public, you are subject to interruptions known as ZoomBombing from uninvited guests.<\/li><\/ol><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">Below are details on how to use online conferencing on each system.<\/p><details id=\"zoom\"><summary style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Setting up Online Meetings with Rutgers Zoom<\/b><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">As of early July,<a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/2020\/07\/06\/oit-prepares-for-july-launch-of-zoom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the University has just signed<\/a> a site license for <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/zoom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zoom<\/a>. The School of Arts and Sciences recommends that people use Zoom. Zoom is a video conference tool designed for personal and corporate collaboration. It allows communication with audio, video, text chat, file sharing, whiteboard, and other features-Zoom supports for up to 300 participants. Please note that if users need to host a <span class=\"searchHighlight\">Zoom<\/span> meeting for up to 1,000 participants, they can <span role=\"presentation\"><u><a id=\"OWAcc4f9729-3d78-18fe-c185-237117c94fd1\" class=\"OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/zoom_webinar@oit.rutgers.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\" href=\"https:\/\/outlook.office365.com\/book\/zoom_webinar@oit.rutgers.edu\/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true\">register for one via Microsoft Bookings<\/a><\/u><\/span>.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2020\/03\/service-activation.jpg\" alt=\"service activation button\" width=\"144\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><strong>Activation is required<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Before scheduling your Zoom Session, you must activate the Zoom service by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/netid.rutgers.edu\">netid.rutgers.edu<\/a>, logging, and looking for the<span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">[<em>Service Activation<\/em>]<\/span> link. Click on<span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"> [<em>Zoom<\/em>]<\/span> and click on <button>Activate Services<\/button> button at the bottom.<a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/zoom\/knowledgebase\/how-to-create-your-rutgers-zoom-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[more details]<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">To learn more, click on <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/zoom\/\"><span class=\"s1\">OIT Zoom<\/span><\/a> page.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><strong>Hints#1<\/strong>: For best experience, you should download a Zoom client for your computer or mobile device. You can start a zoom meeting using your browser by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/rutgers.zoom.us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/rutgers.zoom.us\/<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><strong>Hints#2:<\/strong> When logging in using Zoom client, make sure you enter: <em>your official Rutger Email address<\/em> and click on <button>Single Sign-On<\/button> button. <strong>Do not enter your password in the main Login page.<\/strong><\/p><\/details><details id=\"webex\"><summary style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Setting up Online Meetings with Rutgers WebEx<\/b><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">University currently has a site license for <a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\">Cisco Webex<\/a>. Webex is a set of tools designed for personal and corporate collaboration. It is used to connect to others, typically through the internet, and allows communication with audio, video, text chat, file sharing, whiteboard, and other features. Please consult <a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/eligibility\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eligibility<\/a> page to see limits on different roles of users.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2020\/03\/service-activation.jpg\" alt=\"service activation button\" width=\"144\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Activation is required<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">Before scheduling a Webex session, <em>you must activate the Webex service for yourself<\/em>. Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/netid.rutgers.edu\">netid.rutgers.edu<\/a>, login, and look for the<span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"> [<em>Service Activation<\/em>]<\/span> link as shown. Click on <span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">[<em>Rutgers Webex<\/em>]<\/span> and click on <button>Activate Services<\/button> button at the bottom.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Personal Meeting\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/webex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2019\/10\/online-conference-300x300.png\" alt=\"personal meeting icon\" width=\"50\" height=\"48\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">The default session gives you a <em>personal<\/em> meeting room. This is appropriate for a <em>small group of people<\/em>. To start a meeting, click on <button>Start a Meeting<\/button> button.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">For others to attend your meeting, share your personal meeting link which looks like <span style=\"color: #800000\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">https:\/\/rutgers.webex.com\/join\/<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #800000\">yourNetid. <\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">For class meetings and other large gatherings, you should only use scheduled meetings or Training Sessions.<\/span> You should NOT use your personal room<\/em> because this link is public. This means it is subject to interruptions by uninvited guests.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">More info is needed when scheduling <a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/scheduling-a-meeting-with-your-personal-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em> a meeting with your personal account.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Training Sessions or Remote Instruction\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/webex\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/105\/2019\/10\/planning-300x300.png\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" align=\"left\" \/><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">For a session with a lot of attendees, for example, a class or training session, you may prefer to use a &#8220;<em>Webex Training session<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">This is optimized for more people, gives the host the ability to share presentations, and encourages participation using whiteboard and chat.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">Find the &#8220;<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">Webex Training<\/span><\/em>&#8221; link at the bottom left corner to create a training session. Click on it, and it will open a new Webex Training page.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources-cs-rutgers-edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2020\/03\/Screen-Shot-2020-03-10-at-9.19.55-PM.jpg\" alt=\"Host a Session Menu picture\" width=\"123\" height=\"84\" \/><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">Once you get the new page, you&#8217;ll see &#8220;<i>Host a Session<\/i>&#8221; in the left bar with several options. You can <span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">[<em>Schedule a Training<\/em>]<\/span> or start an <span style=\"color: #0000ff\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\">[<em>Instant Session<\/em>]<\/span>and other options. More info is at <a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/webex-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started with Cisco Webex Training.<\/a><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Note<\/strong>: Do not make the password and link public. Your session could be subject to interruptions by uninvited guests. If you are using Canvas integration, this is not an issue. Otherwise, Webex recommends you use <a href=\"https:\/\/help.webex.com\/en-us\/zcvgyc\/Webex-Teams-Lock-or-Unlock-Your-Meeting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lock and unlock features<\/a> to avoid this interruption.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">For more info, click on below<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/best-practices-for-secure-meetings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Practices for a Successful WebEx Meeting<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/webex-suite-comparison\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebEx Meeting, Training, and Events Comparisons<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/faq\/general-faqs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebEx General FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/details><details id=\"team\"><summary style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Online Conferencing with Microsoft Teams<\/b><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Rutgers Connect, known as Office 365, also allows for video conferencing via the <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/microsoft-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Teams<\/a> application. Just like WebEx, Microsoft Teams works on web browsers, desktop applications, and mobile applications. OIT has created detailed documentation on <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/microsoft-teams\/knowledgebase\/teams-video-conferencing\/\">how to use Microsoft Team video conferencing<\/a> if you so choose.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\">Note: To avoid being interrupted by Teams, you should utilize the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kKdlyf_KDCg&amp;feature=emb_logo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attendee and Presenter roles<\/a>.<\/p><\/details><details id=\"meet\"><summary style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><b>Setting up Online Meetings with Google Meet<\/b><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/images\/branding\/product\/1x\/meet_64dp.png\" alt=\"Google meet icon\" \/>Rutgers ScarletApps is essentially a G-Suite for Education products. <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Although it is not publicized on the ScartletApps site, ScarletApp also includes a Meeting\/Conferencing feature known as <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Meet<\/a>.<\/span> Google Meet can be used as an alternative tool to WebEx. This license, by default, gives every user the ability to start a meeting for up to 100 participants.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><em>During the COVID-19 crisis, Google has opened up <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Google Meet<\/em><\/a><em> to G-Suite customers until July 1, 2020. <\/em><em>This means <a href=\"https:\/\/scarletapps.rutgers.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ScarletApps<\/a> users will also be able to use Google Meet to conduct meetings or training for up to <strong>250<\/strong> participants.<\/em><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Instant Meeting<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">To set up an instant meeting, first connect to <a href=\"https:\/\/mail.scarletmail.rutgers.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/mail.scarletmail.rutgers.edu<\/a>. Once logged in, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/meet.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/meet.google.com.<\/a> Click on <button>+ Join or start a meeting<\/button> button to start or join a meeting. Windows will open and ask for permission to access your camera and\/or your microphone. Depending on what you want to do, click on <button> Join now <\/button>or <button> Present button<\/button> to start your conference.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\"><strong>Planned Meeting<\/strong><\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 70px\">To set up a future meeting, you need to schedule it in your Google Calendar. Please follow <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/a\/users\/answer\/9283193\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Plan and Hold Meetings from Anywhere<\/a> guide for details.<\/p><\/details><\/details><details id=\"files\"><summary><b>Accessing Files from CS Systems<\/b><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">If you want to work on your home machine but access files stored on our servers, there are two reasonable approaches<\/p><ul><li>sshfs, which mounts your Rutgers home directory so you can access it as if it were a disk drive on your home system<\/li><li>an sftp client; this lets you transfer files back and forth using a graphical interface or command line<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">For more information, see <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/resources\/file-storage\/accessing-files-remotely\/\">Accessing Files Remotely<\/a><\/p><\/details><details><summary><b>Connecting to Rutgers Only Resources via a VPN<\/b><\/summary><hr \/><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><em><strong>Note:<\/strong> You <strong>do not<\/strong> need a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_private_network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPN<\/a> service for our major public systems like <a href=\"https:\/\/blackboard.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canvas<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sakai.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sakai<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/box.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Box<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/microsoft-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft Teams<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/rutgers-connect\/knowledgebase\/onedrive-for-business\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">OneDrive<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/rutgers-connect\">Rutgers Connect, (Office365)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/scarletapps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ScarletApps<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/webex.rutgers.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebEx<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/linkedin-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn Learning,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/my.rutgers.edu\/portal\/Login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myRutgers portal<\/a> etc.<\/em><\/p><hr \/><div style=\"width: 318px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Virtual_private_network\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e8\/VPN_overview-en.svg\/660px-VPN_overview-en.svg.png\" alt=\"VPN connectivity overview\" width=\"308\" height=\"154\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">VPN connectivity overview<\/p><\/div><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">If you are planning to connect to internal machines using <em>Remote Desktop Service<\/em>, the University recommends that you use the University <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.rutgers.edu\/rdp-gw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Remote Desktops Gateway Service<\/a> and not utilize the VPN for better performance.<\/span><\/p><div style=\"padding-left: 40px\">You only need a VPN for systems that are <em>accessible from the Rutgers network<\/em> (RUNet) only, for example, license servers, private file\/print servers, research or private machines, etc. To access these private services, you must go through the Rutgers VPN.<\/div><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">VPN software extends your computer network connection as if you are connected to a remote network. For example, when you are connected to the Rutgers VPN server, your computer will appear as if it is on RUNet, enabling you to access all Rutgers services that are not available to the public. This VPN service is available to <em>current<\/em> Rutgers faculty\/staff, guests, and students.<\/p><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">For instructions on using the new University VPN, see <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.rutgers.edu\/vpn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/soc.rutgers.edu\/vpn\/<\/a>. (You may have used an older VPN system. It will be decommissioned fairly soon.) Some notes on the VPN:<\/p><ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\" type=\"disc\"><li>This system requires you to activate the VPN service for yourself before you can use it. <span style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 0px\">Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/netid.rutgers.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">netid.rutgers.edu<\/a>, log in, and look for the [<em>service activation<\/em>] link as shown in the figure above.<\/span> Click on [<em>Remote access VPN&#8230;<\/em>] and click on <button>Activate Services<\/button> button at the bottom.<\/li><li>If you aren&#8217;t currently using two-factor authentication (DUO), you&#8217;ll need to enable that. This is done at <a href=\"https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/two-step-login\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/it.rutgers.edu\/two-step-login\/<\/a>.<\/li><li>Once that is done, follow the instructions at <a href=\"https:\/\/soc.rutgers.edu\/vpn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/soc.rutgers.edu\/vpn\/<\/a> to install the VPN software on your system. It&#8217;s may not be obvious how to find the instructions to install the software on the web page. Pull down the menu in the black menu bar: &#8220;<em>Virtual Private Network [VPN]<\/em>&#8221; That will point to information for the various operating systems.<\/li><li>Note that when the VPN is in operation, all network traffic except to your local network is routed through Rutgers. That means all of your web browsing, mail, etc, will go to Rutgers and then out to the Internet. It will go out through the Rutgers security scanning and NAT.<\/li><\/ul><\/details><details><summary id=\"advanced\"><b>Advanced Users Only &#8211; Optional<\/b><\/summary><p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">For advanced users who are willing to do some work configuring their home systems, you might want to <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/docs\/setting-up-kerberos-support-for-your-home-or-office-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">setup Kerberos at home<\/a><\/em><\/strong> to let you ssh to our systems without typing a password.<\/p><\/details><p class=\"p1\">For help with our systems or If you need immediate assistant, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.rutgers.edu\/~operator\/\"><span class=\"s1\">LCSR Operator<\/span><\/a> at CoRE 235 or call 848-445-2443. Otherwise, see <a href=\"https:\/\/resources.cs.rutgers.edu\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>CS HelpDesk.<\/b><\/span><\/a> Don&#8217;t forget to include your NetID along with descriptions of your problem.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page will show you how to work at home as if sitting in front of CS Linux computers at Rutgers, Access Files from CS Systems, Set up Online Meetings using Rutgers Zoom and WebEx, and Connect to Rutgers-only resources from home. 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