Using a Chromebook at Lehigh
Chromebooks are generally not recommend for academic work at Lehigh. This page and information is provided as a courtesy.
Getting Started
Connect your Chromebook to Lehigh's Wifi (NOT GUEST) using these settings.
Security: WPA2 Enterprise EAP Method PEAP Authentication: 802.1x PEAP Phase 2 Auth: MSCHAPv2 Certificate/Key: Do not check User Certificate: None Installed TCP/IP: IPv4 using DHCP
NOTE: You MUST use DHCP otherwise you will not be assigned a Lehigh IP address and therefore unable to connect to the Internet. Some operating systems require you to disable the IPv6 protocol entirely.Identity: your Lehigh ID (ex: abc123) Password: your Lehigh password
Anonymous identity: your Lehigh ID (ex: abc123)
- Add person - https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/1059242?hl=en
- Sign in with personal gmail credentials, if using your own device
MORE HELP: https://support.google.com/chromebook#topic=3399709
To Print
Web Print
- Save your file as a PDF – then go to Go.lehigh.edu/papercut
Note: If you are working from home, you need to connect the VPN to access papercut.
- For step by step instructions, see our Web Print instructions for. PaperCut.
OR
You can print directly from google drive without converting to a PDF using Mobility Print Chrome App or you can install the Mobility Print Android App.
VPN
IF off campus or not connected to the Lehigh network, a VPN is required to access LU Apps and Lehigh Network drives such as H and I. A VPN is a network system that makes a secure connection between a client computer (or device) at a remote location (such as a personal machine at home or off-campus) and a protected, private network (such as Lehigh's campus network) over an otherwise insecure public network (such as the Internet).
(Please note - you must have a Chromebook that supports installing android apps to use VPN connection)
To use your Chromebook with the LU apps, please install the Cisco Anyconnect app from the Google Play Store. Then configure your Android app to use Lehigh's VPN.
Connecting to LU Apps
If you need to use applications that are non-native to chrome OS, you should try LU apps. LU apps - our virtual software system--, also known as 'application virtualization' technologies, allow users to run numerous programs that aren’t installed on their devices by installing a single piece of client software (Citrix Receiver / Workspace), and using it to connect to a central server on which the programs actually run. This enables Android, iOS or Mac users to easily access software that is only written for Windows, for example. Lehigh now uses Citrix for this, and has a customized implementation called 'LUapps'. See our on demand software page for a complete list of software available from LU Apps.
To connect to LUapps Go to go.lehigh.edu/luapps
Access your windows machine remotely
Use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app to connect to a remote PC.
Remote Desktop client from Microsoft
Lehigh Network Drives
H:\ and I:\ drives
In the My Files app, under the three-dots menu, you can go to add new service → SMB file share and connect using the following credentials
Connect to Personal Network Storage (H-Drive) on Windows
Add the path of the location you would like to access and your login credentials.
In this example, dab406 – would be your Lehigh username - please substitute.
\\homefs.cc.lehigh.edu\home\dab406
Access Departmental Network Storage on Windows
Add the path of the location you would like to access and your login credentials.
This link will get you access to al the network storage you might have access to.
\\common.cc.lehigh.edu\common\
In this example, OU\dept – would be your department - please substitute.
\\common.cc.lehigh.edu\common\OU\dept\
For immediate help, contact the LTS Help Desk (Hours)
EWFM Library | Call: 610-758-4357 (8-HELP) | Text: 610-616-5910 | Chat | helpdesk@lehigh.edu
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