The Gallogly College of Engineering has a virtual lab with much of the most of the software available in our physical labs. This lab can be accessed remotely through the University VPN.
1. What is the Virtual Lab?
The virtual lab is similar to a terminal-based, centralized host, or mainframe environment in which multiple terminals are able to connect to a host computer. A user can log on to a terminal server, run applications on the host computer, access files and network resources, and so on. Each user's terminal session is independent from the sessions of other connected users. In a terminal services environment, an application runs entirely on the terminal server. The terminal services client performs no local processing of application software and transmits a graphical user interface from the server. The client then transmits the user’s input back to the server.
2. Accessing the Virtual Lab through a configuration file for Remote Desktop Connection.
To connect to the virtual lab, Windows 10 users will use the Remote Desktop connection built into Windows. Mac users can download the OSX client from the App store.
The configuration settings have been saved in a file that you can download to your computer. Right click to save the file: Virtual Lab Configuration File. After you have saved the file, double clicking it will start the connection process. You will not need to come back to this page to connect in the future.
Opening the Virtual Lab File will start the connection to the virtual lab server. Please login with Sooner\ABCD1234 (where ABCD1234 is your OUNetID) and your account password.
**Please Note – To access the Virtual Lab from home you will need to login to OU through the VPN. The VPN software can be downloaded from the IT Store Website at itstore.ou.edu.
If you encounter any issues in connecting you can visit http://itscnorman.ou.edu/contact/.
3. Accessing the Virtual Lab through the Remote Desktop Connection.
To connect to the virtual lab, Windows 10 users will use the Remote Desktop connection built into Windows. Mac users can download the OSX client from the App store.
Search on your computer for “Remote Desktop Connection.” Click on the application. A window will pop up.
Enter the server name “IT-COEVLAB.ou.edu”.
A security warning may appear. Click “Yes” to connect.
Please login with Sooner\ABCD1234 (where ABCD1234 is your OUNetID) and your account password.
**Please Note – To access the Virtual Lab from home you will need to login to OU through the VPN. The VPN software can be downloaded from the IT Store Website at itstore.ou.edu.
If you encounter any issues in connecting you can visit the website http://itscnorman.ou.edu/contact/.
4. What software is available on Virtual Lab?
The terminal servers have most of the applications that are available in all Gallogly College of Engineering computer labs. For a complete list of the software, please see the software list.
5. Who can use Virtual Lab?
All students who are majoring in College of Engineering Degree programs or who are enrolled in engineering classes should have access to the virtual lab. If you do not have access but meet the criteria please visit the website http://itscnorman.ou.edu/contact/.
To connect to the virtual lab you will need to use your SOONER account information.
6. How to print while in a terminal session?
When you connect to the virtual lab will try to map your local printer. If your printer has the driver that matches one of the printer drivers on the server it will connect your printer with the server. The terminal servers have most of the printer drivers from Hewlett Packard, Brother, Canon, Epson, Lexmark and most popular brands.
7. Can I copy and paste between my computer and my Virtual Lab session?
Yes. This process is called Clipboard Redirection. You can copy and paste between the two environments.
8. Is the Virtual Lab secure?
Yes, virtual lab sessions are independent from one another. Communication between the client computer and the terminal server is encrypted at the maximum key strength supported by the client.
9. Is there a time limit on how long the terminal session stays active?
There is no time limit for how long you can work on the virtual lab. However, there is a time limit for active but idle sessions. This limit is one hour. After this hour, your session will be disconnected. After disconnection, you will not lose any work from the session. You will have a 30 minute window to log back on to save or to continue your work. After this 30 minute window, your session will be forced to logoff automatically and you will lose any unsaved work. Even though it has proven to be a reliable, and safe computing environment, you still need to save your work to the shared drive as often as possible.
10. Will I have access to my H: Drive?
Yes. The H: drive will automatically be mapped to your session.
Location:
The lab is located on the second floor of the Lawrence G. Rawl ExxonMobil Engineering Practice Facility, on the corner of Jenkins and Felgar St.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Computer Hardware:
This lab is designed to replicate high-end technology that students will use once they enter the workforce as engineers. The computers feature dual, quad-core processors, 3D graphics cards, and dual 30" monitors. They are specifically designed for 3D modeling, simulations, and large calculations.
Access:
The Carson Engineering Center Room Sub-Basement Room 18 lab is available to any student currently enrolled in a course at the College of Engineering and all College of Engineering faculty and staff. You must swipe your OneCard ID to access this lab.
Location:
The lab is located on the sub-basement floor of Carson Engineering Center on the corner of Asp and Boyd street.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is open 24 hours a day every day except for school holidays.
Computer Hardware:
The College of Engineering provides students with the latest computer hardware for running engineering and general use applications.
Access:
The Carson Engineering Center Room 205 and 206 lab is available to any student currently enrolled in a course at the College of Engineering and all College of Engineering faculty and staff. You must swipe your OneCard ID to access this lab.
Location:
The lab is located on the second floor of Carson Engineering Center on the corner of Asp and Boyd street.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is open 24 hours a day every day except for school holidays.
Computer Hardware:
The College of Engineering provides students with the latest computer hardware for running engineering and general use applications.
Access:
The Felgar Hall 146 lab is available to Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering students. You must swipe your OneCard ID to access this lab.
Location:
The lab is located on the first floor of Felgar Hall.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is available via card swipe 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Computer Hardware:
The College of Engineering provides students with the latest computer hardware for running engineering and general use applications.
Access:
The Carson Engineering Center Room Sub-Basement Room 20 lab is available to any student currently enrolled in a Civil Engineering and Environmental Science. You must swipe your OneCard ID to access this lab.
Location:
The lab is located on the sub-basement floor of Carson Engineering Center on the corner of Asp and Boyd street.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is open 24 hours a day every day except for school holidays.
Computer Hardware:
The College of Engineering provides students with the latest computer hardware for running engineering and general use applications.
Access:
The Carson Engineering Center Room 215F lab is available to any student currently enrolled in an Industrial Engineering course. You must swipe your OneCard ID to access this lab.
Location:
The lab is located on the second floor of Carson Engineering Center on the corner of Asp and Boyd street.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is open 24 hours a day every day except for school holidays.
Computer Hardware:
The College of Engineering provides students with the latest computer hardware for running engineering and general use applications.
Access:
The Sarkey's Energy Center Room M206 lab is available to Senior Chemical, Biological and Materials Engineering students. You must swipe your OneCard ID to access this lab.
Location:
The lab is located on the Mezzanine level of the Sarkeys Energy Center on the corner of Jenkins and Boyd street.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is open 24 hours a day every day except for school holidays.
Computer Hardware:
The College of Engineering provides students with the latest computer hardware for running engineering and general use applications.
Access:
The Devon Energy Hall 115 lab is available to Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering students. You must swipe your OneCard ID to access this lab.
Location:
The lab is located on the first floor of Devon Energy Hall on the corner of Boyd and Jenkins.
Hours of Operation:
The Lab is available via card swipe 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Computer Hardware:
The College of Engineering provides students with the latest computer hardware for running engineering and general use applications.
In addition to the standard collection of campus software, the following is available in all Gallogly College of Engineering Computer Labs. Additionally, many of the software titles below are available to Engineering students in other IT-maintained labs across campus.
General Software (all computers)
7-Zip - Unzip Utility v18.5
Adobe Acrobat DC v18
Adobe After Effects v15.0.1
Adobe Bridge v8.01
Adobe Dreamweaver v18
Adobe Extension Manager v7.3.2
Adobe Fireworks v12.0.1
Adobe Flash Builder 4.7
Adobe Illustrator v22.0.1
Adobe InDesign v13.0.1
Adobe Lightroom v7.1
Adobe Media Encorder v12.0.1
Adobe Photoshop v19.1
Adobe Premier Pro v12.0.1
Alertus
ArcFis Pro v2.1
Audacity v2.2.2
Eclipse Oxygen
IBM SPSS v25
JDK v10.0.1
Mathematica 11.3
Matlab v2018A
Microsoft Office Suite v2016
Minitab v18.1
R v3.5
R-Studio v1.1.453
Racket v6.12
VLC - media player v3.0.2
Ansys v19.1
Arena v15
Aspen Pro v10.1 or latest
AutoDesk 3DS Max Design v2018
AutoDesk Civil 3D /w Assembly v2018
AutoDesk Eagle v9.0.1
AutoDesk Mechanical v2017
AVL v3.36
BASINS v4.1.1
CAMWorks v2018
Ensoft GROUP v2016
Ensoft L-Pile v2016
GAMS v25.1.1
HSMworks CAM Solidworks Add-On
Hydromantis GPS-X v7
Hydromantis WatPro v4
Mathcad v15
Mentor HDL Designer Series v2017.1a
Mentor ModelSim SE v10.7a
Microsoft Project v2016
Microsoft Visio v2016
MultiFrame by Bentley v21.12.00.10
National Instruments Labview v2018
National Instruments Multisim v14.1
Publish or Perish v6
Python v3.6
R & R Studio v3.4.0
SAS v9.4
SigmaPlot v13
SimaPro v8.1.0
Solidworks v2018
XFLR5 v6.42
XFOIL v6.99
Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers v4.8(Photon)
HBM Prensia nCode
Lingo v17
Mingw-w64
Intel Fortran vxE 2017*
Microsoft Visual Studio v(latest)
