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VPN

Create a new user login for Client Connection​

  1. Ensure you're connected to the GQC network.
  2. Open a browser and navigate to http://192.168.50.1/
  3. Login with username gqc-admin and password GQCStaticRouterOctober2@23
  4. In the left-menus go to Advanced Settings > VPN
  5. Click on OpenVPN (default selected is PPTP).
  6. Scroll down to the "Username and Password" section.
  7. Input a new username and password, then click "Add/Delete" column plus button, then click the Apply button at the bottom.

Setup your computer to connect to the VPN​

  1. Obtain the OVPN file. Everyone at GQC uses the same OVPN file, but different user credentials (username/password). The OVPN file can be downloaded from GQC Sharepoint under admin/OpenVPN/GQC-Office-Config.ovpn
  2. Download and install the Open VPN Client.
  3. If the client didn't automatically start after installation, start it.
  4. Go to the second tab that lets you drag and drop a file, then drag the OVPN file here.
  5. Connect to the VPN with your credentials. If you don't know your credentials, follow the previous section to delete existing credentials and recreate them.

Connect to a remote Linux machine​

Use SSH to connect to Linux machines.

caution
  • We can also use tools like XRDP, which is already installed on MSI, to use RDP on operating systems other than windows.
  • Sometimes, blank screen may appear even after logging in correctly. This is a known issue that will arise if the same user that is logged into the system is trying to RDP into the system.
    • Eg: Suppose MSI has gqc_user logged in already. If we try to use RDP with the same credentials, we will get a blank screen. But if we try to login with rdp_user, suppose, then we won't see the blank screen.
  • This has been discussed and a creating a new user gqc_rdp to login needs to be done by Jake

Connect to a remote Windows machine​

Configure your local machine's hosts file​

These steps are only required the first time you connect to each Windows machine from a given machine. If you've done these steps on a different computer than your currently using, you will need to follow them again for the new computer.

  1. Make note of the remote Windows machine's IP address and hostname (you can find the hostname on the "About this PC" page).
  2. Open the hosts file at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts
  3. Add a line at the end of the file that matches the following: 192.168.94.NNN HOSTNAME
  4. Save and close the file.

Configure RDP​

  1. Open RDP.
  2. Expand "Show options" if not already expanded.
  3. Insert the remote computer's HOSTNAME.
  4. Insert the username (email) you're using to connect.
  5. Go to the Advanced tab and check the last checkbox on the page, titled "Use a web account to sign in to the remote computer".
  6. Return to the General tab and save the connection to an RDP file for easier connection later.
  7. Connect and input your email and PIN.