Setup and Use the ILRC Remote Access

ILRC staff can use the remote access to access files and emails on the ILRC server remotely and conveniently.
1. How to setup up remote access?
2. How to use remote access?
3. Note

How to Setup ILRC Remote Access

For PC (Window 2000/XP) users ONLY

Step 1: Install remote access on your Computers

Our remote access use VPN technology. VPN is virtual private network.

  1. Click http://www.ilrc.org/download/sbspackage.exe to install remote access setting on your computer and it will make a shortchut of "Shortcut to Connect to Small Business Server" on your desktop automatically.
    You have to click "RUN","RUN",and "YES" during the installation, See figures.

  2. Double click the icon of "Shortcut to Connect to Small Business Server" on the desktop.
  3. Put your username and password, domain: ILRC, Check both "save password" and "connect automatically", and click "Connect". See figure.

Step 2: Make Network Drives
  1. After your home computer connecting to the ILRC server through the remote access, there is a new icon at the right bottom corner of your screen showing remote access. There maybe other icon for local networking or Interent connection.

  2. Then make network drives on your computer. Right button click "My Computer" on the desktop, choose "Map Network Drive".
  3. In drive, choose H: drive, and set folder path to \\athena\username, Check "reconnect at logon", and then click "Finish". You should change the username to your own username. In figure belowing, the username is jhuang for example.

  4. Repeat step 2 and 3 to create S: drive. Choose drive S: and set folder path to: \\athena\shared.
You only need to do Step 1 and Step 2 once.

How to use Remote Access
  1. Connect your home computer to the Interent first.
  2. Click "Shortcut to connect to Small Business Server" on the desktop.
  3. Click "My Computer" Icon on the desktop
  4. Click H: or S: to access your files on the ILRC server.

Note:
  1. Once you use VPN to connect to the ILRC server, you can not go to other website, but you can check ILRC web email http://athena.ilrc.org/exchange and access H: and S: drives. This is for the security reason because it creates a special channel to the ILRC server.
  2. Disconnect VPN. Right button click the icon of "Connect to the Small business Server" at the right bottom corner of the screen, then click "disconnect", then you can go to the other web site.
  3. When you use network drive on the Internet, I suggest you copy the files from the H: or S: and save them on your local C: drive, after you finish the editing of the files on your local computer, then you save it back to H: or S: drives. Because sometimes the Internet disconnecting will loose your files and working.

  4. If the VPN is not connected, there is a red cross on H: and S: drives. It means disconnection. Once you start VPN and click H: or S: drive, the red across will be disappeared.
  5. If you failed to login, there is a log error message in connection status, you have to wait half or one hour to wait the server to clean out the error. And then you can login again.
  6. ILRC web email: http://athena.ilrc.org/exchange