DePaul University has developed a new virtual lab environment using Azure Virtual Desktop in Microsoft's Azure Cloud for students and faculty.
- Azure Virtual Desktop in Microsoft’s Azure Cloud will offer students and faculty the full Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and more!
- Azure Virtual Desktop supports OneDrive.
- While using DePaul's Virtual Lab, you can save files to your user profile (Desktop, Documents, etc) temporarily, but we strongly suggest you save your documents to OneDrive for permanent storage.
- DePaul’s Virtual Lab works with any HTML5 compliant browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, etc.)
- You can use Microsoft's Remote Desktop Client for additional functionality such as drive/printer redirection and full clipboard support.
- DePaul’s Virtual Lab has the capability to scale up to meet demands.
How can I connect to DePaul's Virtual Lab?
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Windows App *DePaul strongly recommends this client |
macOS Client |
Web Client *Not recommended |
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Software support |
Windows 10 |
macOS 10.14 or later, 64-bit |
Any HTML5-capable browser |
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Copy / paste of text |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
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Transfer of Files |
✓ |
✓ | |
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Printer Redirection |
✓ |
✓ | |
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Multi-Screen Support |
✓ |
✓ |
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Folder Redirection |
✓ |
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Connecting to the Virtual Lab
- On Windows, install the Windows App
- On macOS, install the macOS client
- Add or subscribe to a workspace using your BlueKey (@depaul.edu) credentials
- After you have subscribed, click on the "DePaul Virtual Lab"
- When prompted enter your BlueKey password
- You are now connected to DePaul's Virtual Lab
Using a Web Browser (*not recommended and should be used as a last resort)
- Go to https://rdweb.wvd.microsoft.com/arm/webclient and sign in with your BlueKey (@depaul.edu) username and password
- Click on the "DePaul Virtual Lab"
- Choose which of your local resources the remote computer is allowed to access
- When prompted, sign in with your BlueKey username (@depaul.edu) and password
- You are now connected to DePaul's Virtual Lab
What Applications are in DePaul's Virtual Lab?
A list of available applications in DePaul’s Virtual Lab can be found in the following sections of this help article: IS Support - Software: Standard Software for Lab and Classroom Computers
- DePaul Virtual Lab Standard Software Title
- DePaul Virtual Lab Specialty Software Title
- Note: Specialty software access is based on course enrollment.