computer lab assignment
CONNECTING TO THE CYBERLAB VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT
Note: A connection to the VPN must be established before following the instructions contained in this document.
Macintosh users are to complete instructions in Part 1B before completing instructions in Part 2
Windows Users should follow instructions in Part 2
PART 1B
These steps assume that a successful connection has been made to the VPN
Type https://citrix.vcl.local
A.Click I Understand the Risks and then Click Add Exception
B.Verify that Permanently store this exception box is checked
Click on Confirm Security Exception
C.Type in your username and password
D.Click Download to download the Citrix web client
E.Enter the local administrator credentials and click Install Software
After successful installation, the screen below should appear
F.Click on the appropriate CSEC 600 level course icon
G.You should be redirected to the Virtual Computing Lab.
Continue from Part 2
NOTE: You must connect to the VPN before performing these next steps
PART 2: Connecting to the Virtual computing Lab
1.Type https://csvcl.vcl.local/cloud/org/csec640 in your web browser.
Click “Continue to this website (not recommended)”
2.Type your username and password and click on Login
3.Click Add vApp from Catalog
4.Select CSEC640_Lab01 (or CSEC640_Lab02 depending on the lab exercise you are doing)
Click Next
5.Add your username to the Name field to uniquely identify your virtual image and Click Finish
6.Wait several minutes for the system to create all three virtual images. Once they are created the
status message will change from Creating to Stopped.
7.Click the Green Button to Start the virtual images.
8. Once started, the status message will change from Starting to Running. Double click the leftmost
virtual machine as it will be the VM you will logon to.
9. If prompted, click OK to the message prompting you to install the VMRC installation file
10. Download the VMRC installation file to your desktop, close all browsers and double click
the file to start the installation.
11. Complete the installation of the VMRC client, reopen your browser and continue accessing your
running virtual machine.
12. Allow any pop-ups if prompted
13. If presented with an invalid certificate, check “Always trust the host with this certificate”
14. The windows XP VM appears. Click on Send Ctrl+Alt+Del icon at the top right corner of the screen
You can identify it by moving your mouse pointer over the icons
Note: If your VM displays a black screen for an extended period, you can stop and then start the VM by clicking the red stop button (wait several seconds) and then click the green start button
15. Click OK at the warning message
16.The VM desktop should be presented.
Type a username of student1 with a password of Csec640 to logon