Access to CBE RemoteApp from off campus requires the use of UW OnNet VPN prior to attempting to connect. The CBE RemoteApp server is not visible from outside UW networks.
- To use CBE RemoteApp off campus, download and install UW OnNet VPN from here: https://softy.cac.washington.edu/HuskyOnNet/ Login to UW VPN with your netid credentials.
- MacOS users will need to download and install the Microsoft Remote Desktop client from the MacStore. For older versions of OSX: MS Remote Desktop for OSX. Restart your computer after installation.
- Open a browser and go to https://remote.be.uw.edu .
- Log in using your UW email address.
- Single click an application icon to launch it. Click through the security messages (check “Do not ask me again..”) and login again. A CBE RemoteApp application rdp file will download. Right-click, or click the down arrow next to the file at the bottom of the browser window and choose “Always open this type of file”. Double click the rdp file to launch the application
- You may launch any CBE RemoteApp application directly from the downloaded RDP file. Off-campus use also requires connection to UW OnNet VPN.
- More detailed instructions may be found here: CBE RemoteApp
- For directions to map the UW Udrive on your personal computer: Map UW Udrive
Free ArcGIS Desktop/Pro for UW students/staff/faculty.
UW students, staff and faculty can now install and run ArcGIS Desktop products on their personal Windows computers. Off campus use requires use of UW OnNet VPN to connect to the UW ArcGIS license servers. This software must only be used for UW-related academic purposes.
ArcGIS software downloads require being connected to UW OnNet VPN. Copy & Paste the download location into Windows File Explorer location bar, NOT a browser. Drag the ArcGIS Desktop or Pro installer from the ftp folder to your computer for installation.
ArcGIS Desktop:
UW ArcGIS Desktop Info: https://sites.uw.edu/arcgis/software/arcgis-desktop/arcmap/
ArcGIS Desktop Download: ftp://software.gis.washington.edu/ESRI/ArcGISDesktop/10.8.1/ (access via windows explorer not a browser)
ArcGIS Desktop UW Licensing Info: https://sites.uw.edu/arcgis/software/arcgis-desktop/arcmap/on-campus/
ArcGIS Pro:
UW ArcGIS Pro Info: https://sites.uw.edu/arcgis/software/arcgis-desktop/arcgis-pro/
ArcGIS Pro Download: ftp://software.gis.washington.edu/ESRI/ArcGISPro/2.8/ArcGIS_Pro_28_176919/ (access via windows explorer not a browser)
Free Autodesk software for UW students/staff/faculty
Anyone with a UW email address (@uw.edu) may participate in Autodesk’s Education Community program. Along with much educational material, most Autodesk applications are available for free through the program, on a three-year time out license.
UW-IT Autodesk for Education information page
Autodesk Free Software page
Fusion 360 Free Software page
Free Bluebeam Revu for Students
Bluebeam is now offering all students free 1 yr licenses to install Revu on their personal Windows computers. Fill out the form at this location and receive an email with download instructions and a license key.
https://www.bluebeam.com/communities/education/
Lumion licenses for UW students/faculty
UW students and faculty can gain free access to the educational version of this visualization/rendering package.
https://lumion.com/product/educational-licenses
Lumion’s hardware requirements are significant, and may not run on some laptops. Details found here:
https://lumion.com/
Free Microsoft software for UW students
Thanks in part to funding from the UW Student Technology Fee, several Microsoft applications are available for free download by UW students. For more information about this program, and to download the software, please check out UW-IT’s software site: UW-IT Microsoft Software for Students information page
Adobe software for UW students
UW students can purchase Adobe Creative Cloud directly from Adobe’s website at a reduced price. Adobe CC Student Pricing.
The per month price is for an annual commitment. Canceling early incurs penalties. See section “Education, annual contract, paid monthly” here:https://www.adobe.com/legal/
Rhino software for UW students/faculty
Rhino is available for an extended 90-day free trial. Students can purchase a perpetual license at a reduced price here:
https://www.rhino3d.com/en/sales/north-america/United_States/
Free Enscape software for UW students/faculty
UW students and faculty can register with Enscape to receive a free 6-month license for non-commercial use. Register at EnScape Educational Licensing using your UW email address and follow the instructions.
Free ArchiCAD software for UW students/staff/faculty
UW students, faculty, and staff can register with Graphisoft to gain free access to ArchiCAD for the duration of their time at the UW. To take advantage of this offer, register at www.myarchicad.com using your UW email address and follow the instructions.
Sketchup for students
Sketchup for the web is free, with reduced functionality.
https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing#for-personal
Students can purchase Sketchup Studio at a reduced price:
https://www.sketchup.com/plans-and-pricing#for-higher-education
Other packages may offer significant deals. Please email be-help@uw.edu with any queries.
| Title | Version | Note |
| 7-Zip | 22.01 | |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | 2023 | Acrobat DC, After Effects, Audition, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom Classic, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Premiere Pro |
| Anaconda | 2023.03 | |
| ArcGIS (ESRI) | 10.82 | ArcCatalog, ArcGlobe, ArcMap, ArcScene |
| ArcGIS Pro(ESRI) | 3.14 | |
| Arduino | 2.1 | |
| Athena IE | 5.4 | |
| Autodesk Suite | 2024 | 3dsMax, Autocad, Inventor, Navisworks, Revit, |
| Bluebeam Revu | 20.2.90 | |
| Climate Consultant | 6.0 | |
| Comfen (LBNL) | 4.1, 5.0 | |
| Conefor | 2.6 | |
| Connectivity Analysis | 1.3.2 | |
| Decision Tools(Risk) | 8.2 | |
| Dialux | 4.1,5.11 | |
| Energy Plus | 22.1 | |
| ENVI | 5.6.3 | |
| ESRI | ArcGIS Desktop Apps(10.82):ArcCatalog,ArcGlobe,ArcMAP,ArcScene, ArcGIS Pro(3.14) | |
| Fragstats | 4.2 | |
| Google Chrome | 114 | |
| Google Earth Pro | 7.3.6 | |
| GrassGIS | 8.2 | |
| HdrScope | 1.0 | |
| IDL | 8.8.3 | |
| IrfanView | 4.60 | |
| JetBrains Pycharm | 2022.13 | |
| Land F-X | 19.19 | AutoCAD Plugin |
| Lands Design | 5.8.2 | Rhino Plugin |
| LBNL | Optics6, Therm 7.7, Window 7.7 | |
| Lumion | 23.03 | |
| MeshLab | 2022.02 | |
| Microsoft Office 365 | 16 | Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Publisher, Word, Visio |
| Microsoft Silverlight | 5.1.5 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | 103.0 | |
| MySQL Workbench | 8.0 CE | |
| OnScreen Takeoff | 3.98.8 | |
| Panopto Recorder | 12.0.3.4 | |
| Primavera | 6.21.12 | |
| P6 Risk Analysis | 8.7 | |
| Project 365 | 16.0 | |
| QGIS | 3.3o.2 | |
| R, R Studio | 4, 2023 | |
| Rhinoceros | 7.29 | Plugins: Bongo 2, Climate Studio 1.8.8, Enscape 3.4, Flamingo nXT 5, Grasshopper 1.0, LadyBug Tools 1.36, Lands Design 5.5.0, OpenStudio 3.4, Polination 1.27, TT Toolbox 2030, UMI 3.10, V-Ray 6.10 |
| Sage Estimating | 20.1 | |
| SecureCRT | 8.0 | |
| SketchUp Pro | 2023 | V-Ray 6.10 Plugin |
| Sococo | 6.5 | |
| Stroboscope/EZStrobe | 4.2 | Visio 2016 Plugin |
| Tableau | 23.19 | |
| UW VPN | f5 BIG-IP Edge Client | |
| VideoLAN VLC Player | 3.0.8 | |
| Visio 365 | 16.0 | |
| Vuescan | 9.7.89 | |
| WinSCP | 6.1 | |
| WWHM | 2012 | |
| Windows | 11 | |
| Zoom Installer | 5.7 |
| Title | Version | Note |
| Adobe Creative Cloud | 2020 | Acrobat DC, AfterEffects, Audition, Illustrator, InDesign, Lightroom Classic, Media Encoder, Photoshop, Premiere Pro |
| Bluebeam Revue | 20.1 | |
| Citrix Receiver | 12.1.1 | Citrix software portal |
| Fetch | 5.8 | File transfer |
| Firefox | latest | browser |
| Google Chrome | latest | browser |
| Google Drive | latest | desktop google drive access |
| HandBrake | 1.3 | video transcribing |
| iMovie | 10.15 | video editing |
| iTunes | 10.15 | music player, store |
| Microsoft Office | 2019 | Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Teams (office software) |
| Microsoft Remote Desktop | 10.5 | remote access software- access CBE RAL computers |
| Panopto | 5.4.0 | lecture capture |
| Photos | 10.15 | Apple photo management |
| Quicktime Player | 7 | Screen, camera video recording |
| R | 4 | Statistical software |
| R Studio | 1.4 | GUI for R statistical package |
| Safari | latest | browser |
| SketchUp Pro | 2020 | 3D design software |
| TOR Browser | 10 | Secure private browser |
| UW VPN | f5 BIG-IP Edge Client | |
| VLC Player | 2.2 | video player |
| xCode | 8.2.1 | Apple’s integrated development environment for macOS |
| Mac OS | 10.15 | Catalina |
| Title | Version | Note |
| ArcGIS Desktop | 10.82 | ArcCatalog, ArcMap, ArcScene |
| ArcGIS Pro | 3.14 | |
| Athena IE | 5.4 | |
| Bluebeam Revu Extreme | 20.2 | |
| CircuitScape | 3.54 | |
| DIALux | 4.13,5.11 | |
| Equest | 3.65 | |
| Fragstats | 4.2 | |
| On-Screen Takeoff | 3.98 | |
| Primavera | 6.21.12 | |
| Primavera Risk Analysis | 8.75 | |
| @Risk | 8.2 | |
| R | 4.3.1 | |
| R Studio | 2023 | |
| Sage Estimating | 20.1 | |
| Tableau | 23.19 |
Remote Access Lab (RAL)
The CBE Remote Access Lab is for use by students in CBE majors or currently taking CBE classes. These computers cannot be reserved and are first come, first served.
Students must use UW OnNet VPN to access CBE Remote computers from off campus. You might see it called Big-IP on your computer. Note: Connections time out after 72 hrs.
Mac users will need to download and install Microsoft Remote Desktop. Find the app in the Mac App Store.
Store all files in the Cloud. DO NOT STORE ANY FILES ON THE RAL COMPUTER, they may be deleted at anytime. Options include:
- UDrive: Users auto-connect to their UW “U” Drive, with up to 50gigs of storage.
- GDrive: Browse to https://drive.google.com, login to your personal or UW Google site.
- Map a drive to a CBE Course file share. Your instructor will give you directions.
Remember to Sign out when finished, do not just close the Remote Desktop Program. Right click the Start Button, select “Sign Out” from the shutdown menu. Disconnected sessions will be automatically logged out after 10 minutes.
Only use 1 Remote Access Lab computer at a time and limit your sessions to when you are actually working. If you’ll be away for long, please log off. This will allow us to keep CBE Remote Access resources available to all who need them.
Email be-help@uw.edu if you need assistance.
Directions
- Download, Install and Connect to UW VPN. Launch Big- IP, click “Connect” and login with your UW netid credentials.
- Browse to: https://ks.be.uw.edu/frame-body/maps (Requires UW VPN to access from off campus)
- Choose an Available computer, click Connect, then Download to download a .rdp file.
- Dbl click the .rdp file, select Open w/ Remote Desktop, check Do this Automatically, Connect. Users on Mac OSX 10.13, should right click the downloaded rdp file and choose Open with Microsoft Remote Desktop.
- Login with your UW email address, {uwnetid}@uw.edu and your UW password. NOTE: You may need to click More Choices, if unable to provide login credentials.
- Want to use Adobe software? You will need to create a Free Adobe Account using an email address (ie. your uw email) at https://accounts.adobe.com. Login with that email address when launching Adobe software in the RAL.
- Click through a couple of security messages. Check boxes Don’t ask… Click Connect on the publisher, and Yes on the security messages.