Remote Access
Information Services has put in place a number of measures to enable staff and students to access Queen’s resources from off campus – for example from home, while on placement or when at a conference. Usually these services are available from the web browser on your remote PC, using your existing Queen’s credentials.
Note: when accessing web-based systems that require authentication the system may offer to remember your password. We strongly recommend that you DO NOT accept this option. If you do, another person using the same machine may be able to access your information. You should always log out properly from the services below.
Webmail
This service enables you to access your email via a web browser from anywhere on the internet. You can view your inbox and remote folders and send messages. The webmail interface also allows you to send and receive messages with attachments. Find out more from the Webmail page.
- Who should use it? Staff and students who want web-based access to email.
- Do you need to register for the service? No.
Queen's Drive Web Access
Queen's Drive Web Access replaces the NetStorage service and provides very simple web-based access to files for students.
- Who should use it? Students who want quick and easy web-based access to their QUB file storage.
- Do you need to register for the service? No.
Note: Webmail and Queen's Drive Web Access are available within Queen's Online (as "My Email" and "My Files" respectively). This means that Queen's Online is a very effective way of gaining remote access to your email and file store. All you need is an Internet connection and your Queen's Online credentials.
Netstorage
Netstorage provides very simple web-based access to files on Novell servers for most staff.
- Who should use it? Staff who want quick and easy web-based access to their file store on Novell servers.
- Do you need to register for the service? No.
Note: Webmail and Netstorage are available within Queen's Online (as "My Email" and "My Files" respectively). This means that Queen's Online is a very effective way of gaining remote access to your email and file store. All you need is an Internet connection and your Queen's Online credentials.
Citrix Secure Gateway
Information Services has implemented a secure Web-based remote access service using Citrix Secure Gateway. Staff and students can now have off campus access to a Windows desktop which offers many of the features available from their normal on campus PC, including applications, file store and email.
- Who should use it? Staff and students who want web-based access to a desktop which provides access to applications, email and file store.
- Do you need to register for the service? Students do not need to register, but staff receive slightly different entitlements and should register by emailing csgadmin@qub.ac.uk .
Dial-Back
The dial-back service is provided principally as a method of access to the University network from home. It will only work using a specific telephone number that you have registered with Computing Services. Your school or unit will bear the cost of the calls. Contact the IT Helpdesk for further details about this service.
- Who should use it? Staff who want full access, generally from a fixed location, to a wide range of on campus resources and whose department is willing to bear the cost.
- Do you need to register for the service? Yes.
Note: Other resources such as the Library catalogue and Queen’s Online are available simply by visiting the appropriate web pages.
