How do I use the virtual desktops?
Answer
- If you are off campus, you will need to connect to the Wheaton VPN first.
- Open https://virtual.
wheatoncollege.edu in Google Chrome or Firefox. - On the right side of the page, select VMware Horizon HTML Access.
- Enter your Wheaton wID and password. Click Login.
- Double click on the Public Desktops icon. Be patient since it can take 45 seconds for the virtual desktop to appear.
- Double click the Logoff icon when you are done. Select Yes to leave the session.
The virtual desktops have the following software:
- Bloodshed Dev C++
- Microsoft Office
- Google Earth Pro
- SPSS
- Silverlight
- Minitab
- Cn3D
- Mathematica
- Mendeley
- NaturalReader
- Ampac Semichem
- Comsol
- Lightwright
- Matlab
- OriginLab
- Oxygen XML
- Stata