virtual_machine_instructions_general

HOW TO CONNECT TO RIVENDELL

Rivendell is our main work machine for the sleep revolution.

CONNECTING TO THE VIRTUAL MACHINE

1. Start by connecting to the VPN using the official Cisco VPN client (instructions here).

2. Once VPN is working, open the remote desktop application:

  • On Windows: Navigate to start menu and search for Remote Desktop Connection and open the application.
  • On Mac: Go to the Mac app store and download/install the Microsoft Remote Desktop application

3. Insert the IP address 130.208.209.28 into the designated field in the Remote Desktop Connection see Figure 1.

Figure 1
Figure 1: Insert the IP address in the “Computer:“ field.

4. After clicking connect you will be asked for credentials as seen in Figure 2. Usually there will be a default domain to connect to, please select the “More choices” option and then “Use a different account”.

Figure 2
Figure 2: First choose “More choices” and then choose “Use a differnt account”.

5. Then type in the Username field SLEEP\username and use the same password as for the VPN connection.

6. The first time you connect to the virtual machine you have to allow the connection and the following window will pop-up. Please select “Don't ask me again for connections to this computer” and then click in “Yes”. See Figure 3.

Figure 3
Figure 3: The window that pops up the first time you connect to the computer. Please select “Don't ask me again for connections to this computer” and then “Yes” marked in green.

7. After that the virtual computer should open automatically. You can differentiate between the local computer and the virtual machine by the blue top banner on the virtual machine. See Figure 4.

Figure 4
Figure 4: The blue banner in the top helps you distinguish between the local computer and the virtual computer.

8. How to map a network drive (for first time access only)

Click on the File Explorer icon, see fig. 5.

Figure 5:

and there you will find “Network”. Right click on “Network” and choose “map network drive”, see fig 6.

Figure 6:

You will then get the window shown in fig 7. You can use the letter suggested in “Drive” (no need to change there) but in the “Folder” you need to write \\SynoSleepData\OpenData like is shown in the figure. Then click “Finish” and the network is mapped.

Please note that this folder (and data) is open to everyone and is there only for testing to see if data access works for your user. For access to specific data, use the folder path that you got with your access. If you have not yet requested access to specific study data, you must fill out the Data Request Form.

Figure 7: Map OpenData folder to check if access to data is working.
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