Cornell Health Remote Access Instructions

Cornell Health Remote Access Instructions

Prep computer for remote access (not required if using a Cornell Health owned computer)

1. Follow  the link below for instructions on how to install and use the Cornell VPN on your personal computer or mobile device:https://it.cornell.edu/cuvpn

1. If you are using a Mac, iPad, or Chromebook to connect, you will also need to install the Microsoft Remote Desktop Client before you can connect to the remote server.Free installers are available in the App store.Make sure to install the proprietary “Microsoft” remote desktop client.

Connect to the Cornell Health remote server:

Connect to the Cornell VPN:

1. Launch the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (see Start/All programs/Cisco/Cisco AnyConnect or click the arrow near the notification area on the taskbar and choose the Cisco icon).If “ready to connect” field does not auto populate – type in “cuvpn.cuvpn.cornell.edu”
2. Click the ‘Connect’ button
3. If prompted, click ‘okay’ to accept certificate
4. Click the drop down arrow on the right of the Group field and select “Two Step Login”
5. Enter your netid@SAS-VPN-UHS as the username(the @SAS-VPN-UHS is required in order to connect to Cornell Health resources and must be in upper case!)
6. Enter your email password as the password
7. Type “push” or “phone” or “sms” in the last field.Entering push sends a prompt to your smartphone.This is the most commonly used option.Entering phone calls your primary Two-Step Login phone number.Entering sms delivers a text message with 5 pin codes that can be entered into the same field to complete authentication.
8. Click ‘OK’
9. Wait for the VPN to connect.Cisco window will disappear once connection is complete.

1. Connect to Cornell Health using remote desktop :
   1. Launch the remote desktop software (see Start/All Programs/Accessories/Remote desktop) – or just search for “remote desktop”
   2. If prompted about validity of remote computer, click checkbox to suppress prompt (if available) and continue to connect
   3. Enter remote.health.cornell.edu as the host name
   4. Login to the remote computer as user ‘CORNELL\netid’ and your email password.
   5. You can minimize the remote desktop connection to return to your local computer and then maximize it to return to Gannett as needed
   6. When finished, be sure to logoff the remote session (see Start/Logoff)

1. Login to Point and Click:
   1. Launch Point and Click and login as usual
   2. If prompted to register your workstation, click on ‘unlicensed’
   3. If promptedto enter workstation information, use the pull-downs to enter an appropriate workstation type (remote PC or private office) and your work location