Labs - Virtual Computer Lab (DOVE) Student

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:

  1. Go to https://vdesktop.duq.edu/.
  2. Select VMWare Horizon HTML Access.
  3. Enter your MultiPass username and password.
  4. Click Login.
  5. Select one of the available Lab Pools.
  6. 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.