Loughborough University
Leicestershire, UK
LE11 3TU
+44 (0)1509 263171
Loughborough University

IT Services

News

Photo: Peru: Lake Titicaca: Uros floating islands.

Staff: New Remote Working Service

Checking for new journal articles from an airport departure lounge, authorising Agresso payments at your convenience, and accessing your desktop computer as if you were on campus are all features of the new and exciting Remote Working Services.

IT Services are pleased to announce two new remote working services for all members of the University. Please pass this information on to colleagues in your department.

The 'Remote Working Portal' allows users to interact with many more on-campus services than before, from home to locations around the world, providing a truly international experience to IT Services at Loughborough.

Access is now available to all on-campus services, providing a seamless experience to: Library Journals, Agresso, Desktop PCs and UNIX/Linux computers for research.

Simply follow the link below and use your University username and password:

https://vpn.lboro.ac.uk/

University staff who use the Staff Desktop Service for their IT requirements can now make their laptop appear on the campus network providing access to all resources including the U: and Y: drive from any location world wide.

A new item 'Lboro VPN' will appear in 'University IT Services' on your Start menu. Staff Desktop Remote Working Client details are available at: www.lboro.ac.uk/it/off-campus/client.html.

There is also an Apple Macintosh Remote Working Client details at www.lboro.ac.uk/it/off-campus/client-mac.html.

If you are having problems with remotely accessing a computer, help and advice is available from the IT Service Desk on +44 (0)1509 22 2321 or via e-mail at  IT.Services@lboro.ac.uk.

Search



Getting Help

Tel: 01509 22 2320
IT.Services@lboro.ac.uk

IT Service Desk
Level 3 (top floor)
Haslegrave Building

9:00am to 5:30pm Monday to Thursday and 9:00am to 5:00pm on Friday.

You can also seek help at any time via our Getting Help section.