What Is It?
Duquesne online virtual environment (DOVE) student edition provides remote access to a Windows 10 environment similar to a Windows computer lab machine with a variety of academic software titles.
Software library
The following software is available on DOVE Student:
- Adobe Reader DC
- CrystalDiffract
- CrystalMaker
- EndNote
- Gaussian
- GaussView
- GeoDa
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher and OneNote)
- Mozilla Firefox
- SPSS Statistics
- VLC Media Player
- VMD
Who Is Eligible to Use It?
Students
Where Can I Get It?
Connect to DOVE Student
You can connect to a DOVE Student virtual machine (VM) with your Windows OS or macOS device by doing the following:
- Go to https://vdesktop.duq.edu/.
- Select VMWare Horizon HTML Access.
- Enter your MultiPass username and password.
- Click Login.
- Select one of the available Lab Pools.
- On the "Welcome to the Duq.local (Duquesne) Domain" screen, click OK.
After Windows is finished loading, you will arrive at the desktop. When you are finished using DOVE Student, double-click the Log Off icon located on the desktop.
How Much Does It Cost?
Free
Note
DOVE Student features a limited number of VMs. If all VMs are in use and you try to connect to DOVE Student, you will receive a message stating "No desktops available." Please check back at a later time for an available DOVE Student VM.