{"id":100,"date":"2009-10-08T09:03:46","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T15:03:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.natsci.colostate.edu\/bioit\/?p=100"},"modified":"2022-04-25T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T21:03:16","slug":"how-to-work-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/how-to-work-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"How to: Work From Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No, I&#8217;m not pitching some &#8220;Google pays me $1,425 a week&#8221; foolishness.&nbsp; I am talking about how you can connect to your work computer from home if you find yourself sick, or if one of the campus&#8217; emergency plans are implemented due to pandemic, weather, or whatever else you can think of.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" class=\" wp-image-131       aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/home_office-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"home_office\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/home_office-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/home_office.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I have created some instructions on how a user can continue to work from home by setting up Remote Desktop on their office computer.&nbsp; Remote Desktop will allow your computer at home to look and feel exactly like the computer you are connecting to (Your office computer in this case).&nbsp; This includes having access to all the resources (Pangea etc.) that you had on your work machine.&nbsp; There are a few requirements of course:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8211; Power.&nbsp; You cannot work from home if the power is out.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; You have a Cable or DSL Internet connection at home.&nbsp; Dial up will not provide adequate bandwidth for this to be useful.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Your office computer is running Microsoft Windows XP or newer.<\/li>\n<li>&#8211; Your office computer is left \u2018On\u2019 when you are not in the office and that it does not go into \u2018Standby\u2019 or \u2018Hibernation\u2019 after a specific amount of time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The important action item for these directions is that we get this taken care of BEFORE you are forced to remain home.&nbsp; It is important that these steps are also tested ahead of time to make sure everything is set up properly.<\/p>\n<p>These directions take advantage of the Juniper SSL Gateway that ACNS implemented a few years ago.&nbsp; The remaining bit of this post will point to the FAQ I composed a while back for this topic.<\/p>\n<p>Please take a look at these directions and give them a try ahead of time.&nbsp; Biology affiliates can feel free to contact me about any trouble you have in setting this up.&nbsp; I can usually help with the setup of your office computer if the need arises.&nbsp; If you are not a Biology affiliate, please contact your local IT personnel for assistance.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/how-can-i-work-from-home\">https:\/\/cnsit.colostate.edu\/kb\/how-can-i-work-from-home<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No, I&#8217;m not pitching some &#8220;Google pays me $1,425 a week&#8221; foolishness.&nbsp; I am talking about how you can connect to your work computer from home if you find yourself sick, or if one of the campus&#8217; emergency plans are implemented due to pandemic, weather, or whatever else you can think of. 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