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IMPORTANT NOTICE
IMPORTANT NOTICE
⚠ As of May 21st 2024 Partners MGB Network Security has implemented restrictions for external / remote connectivity to all DFCI and MGB servers. This includes ada and noah which are no longer accessible without an internal network connection via on-prem wifi or off-site VPN.
Remote / off-site access to any of our servers will require VPN connectivity or use of additional software for non-affiliated collaborators who cannot use the Partners MGB VPN.
DFCI staff / affiliated MGB personnel: please refer to this site (click) to log in, download the software and find instructions on obtaining and using the institute's VPN. If you encounter any issues with this contact Systems via email or Slack.
If you or a colleague needs access to our servers and you are not a DFCI or MGB employee with VPN access, please contact systems@ds.dfci.harvard.edu and specify your needs so we can help you with the alternate solution for server access.
Set Password / New Users
Set Password / New Users
IMPORTANT: If this is your first time logging into our Windows server environment, follow the steps below.
While on the VPN or connected to the network on-site, navigate to the following page:
https://zelen.dfci.harvard.edu/RDWeb/Pages/en-US/password.aspxEnter your username as bcb\username (same as your Unix one, but with bcb\ in front).
Enter your default password as sent in your onboarding email. If you can't find it, or you forgot your password, contact systems.
With the new password set, proceed below.
Remote Desktop from Windows 10 or 11
Remote Desktop from Windows 10 or 11
1. Open the Start menu or press the Windows key and begin typing remote desktop to search for the program.
2. Enter the connection info accordingly (full server address! by default, please use zelen.dfci.harvard.edu) and connect:
Remote Desktop from Mac
Remote Desktop from Mac
As Mac users, many of us will need to access some Windows servers or computers at some point to use specific software.
Please see the steps below for installing Remote Desktop on your Mac and getting connected to our Windows server:
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