Remote Access
Remote Windows Access
The CIS Department maintains two servers setup for Remote Desktop access. You may connect to either one of these servers from anywhere on- or off-campus.
If you are connecting from on campus, please be sure to not use the KSU Guest WiFi network. See: KSU Guest WiFi Network
CIS Department Users
Anyone with a CIS Account (this is separate from your eID account) may login to remote.win.cis.ksu.edu.
Click here to use a preconfigured RDP File and skip the settings below.
If you wish to manually configure a session, use the settings below. Note: You must prefix your username with the domain name. In this case it would be: WIN\<eID>
| Login With | Domain | Server | IP |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIS Users | WIN | remote.win.cis.ksu.edu | 129.130.11.31 |
Non CIS Department Users
Other university members without a CIS Account may login to the following server using their eID and eID password. (This is the same password used for iSIS and Webmail)
Click here to use a preconfigured RDP File and skip the settings below.
If you wish to manually configure a session, use the settings below. Note: you must prefix your username with the domain name. In this case it would be: USERS\<eID>
| Login With | Domain | Server | IP |
|---|---|---|---|
| eID Auth | USERS | remote-ksu.cis.ksu.edu | 129.130.11.24 |
Remote Linux Access
CIS users have access to the department's public Linux shell server form anywhere, on- or off-campus.
Connecting from Unix-based machine (Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, Solaris)
To connect using a Unix-based machine, you can simply open a Terminal window and login to the server using the following command. (Be sure to change <eID> to your KSU eID. )
ssh <eID>@cislinux.cis.ksu.edu
-or-
ssh <eID>cisunix.cis.ksu.edu
Firewall Restrictions
KSU Guest WiFi Network
Please Note: For SSH or RDP access to our remote access servers, you must not be connected to the KSU Guest wireless network. This network only allows web traffic on ports 80 & 443 (http/https) and nothing else.
If you are not a guest, please ensure you are connected to KSU Wireless or KSU Housing if you are on-campus.
Access Through Campus VPN
If you need access to any other CIS system and don't want to go through one of the above hosts first, you may install the campus VPN client on your remote systems (home desktops, laptops, etc), which you can download here: http://www.ksu.edu/its/security/vpn/. When you run it, you should login with your KSU eID and connect using the "Full Tunnel" option. This routes all your desktop network traffic through the KSU network, effectively putting your desktop behind the campus firewall. You can now use Remote Desktop or SSH client to connect to any CIS system.