Berks Campus Technology

Adobe

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Adobe products are available to students, faculty and staff at no cost.

Getting started

  1. Please go to adobe.psu.edu to sign up for Adobe Creative Cloud, Adobe Express, or Adobe Acrobat Pro. Please review the options carefully.
  2. If you use a PSU computer, you need to submit a request to BK-ITRequest@psu.edu to install the Adobe Creative Cloud app or Adobe Acrobat Pro.

Sign In

  1. Open the Adobe Creative Cloud or Adobe Acrobat Pro application. If you ordered Adobe Express, please visit adobe.com and click Sign In at the upper right.
  2. Enter your PSU email address and click Continue.
  3. Select Company or School Account.
  4. The Penn State sign-in page will appear. Enter your PSU ID and password. The second factor authentication will be needed.

 

The remainder of this page applies to Creative Cloud ONLY.

Creative Cloud – Installing Apps

  1. Click on the Apps tab in the Adobe Creative Cloud app.
  2. Click the Install button beside the app that is needed. There should not be a prompt for elevated privileges.

Set Auto Update

  1. In Adobe Creative Cloud, click on Apps. And then on Updates.
  2. Click on Manage auto-updates and turn on Auto-update for every item on the list.

Set Remove Older Versions

  1. Click on Apps.
  2. Turn on Updates.
  3. For each app that is installed, click Advanced options, and put a check in front of Remove older version.

Remote Desktop Connection

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Do Once and Done

Complete the Remote Access Authorization

Complete the form and have your supervisor or Division Head sign it. Return it to I.T. We are waiving this requirement temporarily.

Get the VPN Client and Install It

  1. On your home computer, follow the instructions to install GlobalProtect at help.psu.edu

MAC Only

Enable Screen Sharing on Campus Computer

    1. Open System Preferences, click the Sharing icon
    2. Toggle on Screen Sharing
    3. In the Screen Sharing menu make sure to toggle, “Allow access for: All users.”

Get the Mac Remote Desktop App

    • MAC to MAC – Open the App Store on your home MAC and search for Remote Desktop – VNC, click get and install.
    • MAC (home) to PC (office) – Open the App Store on your home MAC and search for Microsoft Remote Desktop,  click get and install.

Do Every Time

Before Leaving Campus

Restart your computer, leave it turned on, and at the login screen.

Use Remote Desktop Connection on the computer away from campus

  1. Start the GlobalProtect VPN.
  2. Start the remote desktop client.
    • Windows – Use the search feature at the Start menu at the bottom left of the screen and search for Remote Desktop Connection.
    • MAC – Launch the Remote Desktop client
  3. Type in the IP address of the computer on campus to connect. I.T will provide this information.
  4. When prompted to login to your office computer, use your PSU credentials for username use {userID}@psu.edu

WebLabs

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Penn State Weblabs grants you remote access to student-use computer.

Global Protect Virtual Private Network (VPN) is needed. Instructions are available here. To learn how to use GlobalProtect, visit GlobalProtect login

Image of Weblabs Splash screen

Use a web browser to go to weblabs.psu.edu

 

Select the Blue Connect in the Virtual WebLabs box to access the general University bank of computers. These contain the most common software packages.

Select the Gray Connect in the Remote WebLabs box to access the Berks bank of computes. These include specialty software packages.

 

Sign-in with PSU credentials

Use the search bar at the bottom of the screen and type the name of the software.

GlobalProtect

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Some software and systems such as SPSS, WebLabs, and Simba need a Virtual Private Network (VPN) running in order to work.

Downloading and Installing GlobalProtect

An overview and install instructions are available at help.psu.edu. For those using a Penn State laptop, GlobalProtect is already installed.

Using GlobalProtect

Global Protect in the system tray

  1. Find GlobalProtect on your computer. In Windows, it will be in the system tray at the bottom right. On a MAC, it will be in the top right corner. It is the gray globe.
  2. Click the gray globe. The portal address should be secure-connect.psu.edu. Click Connect.
  3. A web page will open. If prompted, enter your PSU credentials.
  4. Once connected, the gray globe will change to blue and green.

Penn State GO

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Image of Penn State GOPenn State Go is an all-in-one mobile app available for download via Apple App Store and Google Play. This app with single sign-on access includes LionPath, Canvas, StarFish, Penn State Email, and so much more.

To get this app, visit Apple App Store or Google Play and search for Penn State Go.

Software for Students

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The university offers the following software to students for their personal computers.

Microsoft Office 365

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Microsoft 365

Microsoft Office 365 is available for all University students, faculty, and staff.
For more information, please visit

Office365.psu.edu

This site contains links to:

  • All of the Microsoft Office apps including Outlook for email.
  • Training for all of the apps.
  • A link to download the apps to your personal devices (computers, tablets, and phones).