Use the right method to access Kent tools, systems and software
The Remote Desktop Gateway service will be replaced later this year (July 2024), with a new Specialist Remote Access service to support staff and students working on big data analysis projects and requiring high performance computing for computationally intensive research.
Please use our recommended methods to access the Kent network, administrative tools and IT services when working remotely.
Services you can access with internet browser
You can access and use these services at home with just an internet browser.
- Blogs Service -Kent blogs
- Email: Outlook - your Kent email account
- EvaSys module evaluation - module evaluation
- OneDrive: access files from home
- Microsoft Teams: team collaboration and group interaction
- Moodle – including KentPlayer and Turnitin
- KAR: Kent Academic Repository
- KentVision: Student data system
- KentPlayer: Panopto lecture, video and audio capture & sharing tool
- Qualtrics: online survey system
- SharePoint: staff communications and file storage
- access to Kent Community Home and staff SharePoint sites
- Staff Connect: HR / employee system (browse access only)
Services you can access using VPN
Install Kent VPN to connect securely to the Kent network from off campus. You can then access the following services:
- Files and Folders: access your Home folder and departmental or team shared folders
- High Performance Computing (HPC): central HPC services
- Mailing lists: mailing lists management system
- Site Editor: website editing
- Staff Connect: HR / employee system
- Web print: print from your laptop
Work Resources
Work Resources provides remote desktop access to corporate systems and specialised software such as CMIS (Timetabling); UBW (Agresso) and Workflows (LibrarySearch / catalogue).
See below for a full listing of corporate systems / software available through Work Resources - please note: when you log in you will only see tools / systems for which you have access permissions. If you cannot see tools you should have access to, please contact us.
Corporate software available via Work Resources
- Advantage: Sports Centre
- Audacity: audio editing tool
- Business Continuity Staff Desktop
- CMIS: Scheduler
- CMIS: Timetabling system
- Contact Centre Client: Clearing tool
- Digital Certificates Admin Portal: HR system
- DIT Client: IS Data Integrations Team only
- Ignite: Clearing system
- Jaspersoft: HR / StaffConnect reporting tool
- JISC SIEM
- Kinetics: Accommodation system
- MS Visual Studio: MS licence required
- MSSQL Management Studio: direct database access
- PWC VAT Return: Finance system
- QlikView: Data reporting tool (Data Engineering & BI TEam)
- SITS Client: KentVision - GUI interface
- TOTAL TRAC: Academic time allocation system
- UBW: Finance system
- UKVI SMS: UKVI Visa SMS system
- Workflows - Library system
- Xn Leisure: Sports Centre
Specialist Remote Access service
Our Specialist Remote Access Service specifically supports staff and researchers working on big data analysis projects and requiring high performance computing for computationally intensive research.
Access wil be granted based on research / business needs.
Send us your request via our Specialist Remote Access Request form and we’ll get back to you within our normal response times.
Specialised software or hardware not covered by other methods of access
Data / software stored only on your PC
If you need access to specialised software or data available only on your work computer, please contact us.
You can use Software finder to download / access software, or find recommended third-party apps.
Access to administrative tools installed on campus servers
Kent provides secure remote access to administrative tools via jump servers such as Cheddar, IT Reps and Crowdie.
If you need remote access to administrative tools which are not available via Work Resources (above), please contact us.
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