ECMS - How to connect to Imaging remotely/off-campus?
The Imaging System houses documents for a variety of divisions, departments and groups across campus. This document provides information on how to access the Imaging system off-campus.
How do I connect to the Imaging System from off-campus?
The Imaging system is available from both the UW Madison and UW Milwaukee campus IP space. To connect to the Imaging service while off campus you will need to have:
- a method of connecting securely to your campus network
- remote desktop capability to your workstation on campus
- the Perceptive Content client installed on your workstation off campus
- a plan to access the Imaging service via the Perceptive Experience web client
Many of the options below require additional time, configuration and testing on the part of you and your department, please consider this before you need to depend on your remote access solution.
For UW-Madison: (requires WiscVPN)
- Remote Working and Learning - Tools to Access Campus Resources Remotely
- How to connect to the UW-Madison VPN (WiscVPN GlobalProtect (All OS) - Installing, Connecting, and Uninstalling)
- If you need to install the desktop client you may begin here: ECMS - Install and Configure the Perceptive Content Desktop Client
- Another option is to access the Perceptive Experience web client here: https://imaging.wisc.edu/perceptiveexperience/
- If you are trying to access the Imaging service from a Mac remotely, Remote Desktop Service (RDS) is an option as well: Using RDS for Perceptive Content
For UW-Milwaukee: (requires UW-Milwaukee VPN)
- You will first need to install and connect to the UW-Milwaukee VPN (Overview: UW-Milwaukee: GlobalProtect VPN - FAQ
- You can then access the Perceptive Experience web client here: https://imaging.wisc.edu/perceptiveexperience/