Mar 16, 2020 | Access, Desktop, FAQ
Start by downloading the software from the TeamViewer website: https://download.teamviewer.com/download/TeamViewerQS.dmg Drag the icon in the window to your “Applications” folder to copy it to your computer. Then double-click to start it. Click the Open button on the...
Mar 15, 2020 | Access, Desktop, FAQ
We use TeamViewer to provide remote support. TeamViewer will not allow the technician to unilaterally interact or control with your desktop system— you must issue an invitation and supply a unique, short-lived password for the technician to begin remote...
Jul 18, 2019 | Desktop, FAQ, Network, VPN
Some University of Chicago web pages, such as the library’s Lexis-Nexis pages, are restricted to viewing within the campus network. When you are off-campus and want to view these pages, you will need to configure and use the University’s Proxyit! web proxy service....
Jul 18, 2019 | Access, Desktop, Email, FAQ
IT Services supports and maintains all email at the University of Chicago. To get an email account, you must obtain a CNetID. When you create a CNetID for yourself, you are also creating an email account for yourself. The University uses the Office 365 suite for...
Jul 18, 2019 | Access, Cluster, FAQ, SSH
In order to run graphical applications on Acropolis with out VNC you will need to open an SSH session capable of X11 forwarding. Unlike VNC your applications will not continue to run once your SSH session has ended. This method is only suitable for short running...
Jul 18, 2019 | Access, Cluster, Computation, FAQ
The Acropolis system is available to eligible SSCS users. The guidelines for obtaining access are the same as accessing a departmental server. Once you have an SSCS account email us at ssc-server-support@lists.uchicago.edu. Please let us know if you are working in...
