Connecting with a Mac

Connect to the NYU Virtual Private Network (VPN)

To connect to our systems from off-campus, you must install and login to the NYU VPN. Upon login, select the option for NYU-NET Traffic Only.

Mac OS comes with a command line program called Terminal. Search your Mac’s programs for “terminal”. At the terminal prompt type,

ssh -Y <yourSternNetID>@rnd.scrc.nyu.edu
or
ssh -Y <yourSternNetID>@vleda.scrc.nyu.edu

When prompted, enter your Stern password.

You should now be logged in and see a command line prompt from which you can enter Linux commands or run programs. For help with Linux see Linux Basics or www.linux.org/forums/beginner-tutorials.

Graphical windowing capabilities are enabled for programs such as matlab, SAS, xStata, RStudio, or Jupyter Notebooks.