Facilities Management - Working Remotely

There are many tools, applications, and resources provided in the Western community and by Facilities Management that can be accessed from off Campus, in many cases, as simply as when you are on Campus.
You can access the followng resources as long as you have a high speed internet connection: 
  • Western email and calendar and MicroSoft Office Online: Log in to https://myoffice.uwo.ca using a web browser to access Excel, Outlook, Power Point, etc. You can also use a phone/tablet app, or a locally installed client to access your Western eMail.
  • Microsoft Teams: Log in through myoffice.uwo.ca using a web browser, use a phone/tablet app, or use a locally installed application.
  • PeopleSoft systems (HR, HE-Campus, Finance, ROLA): All are available through a web browser using the same URL (web address) as you would on Campus.
  • Zoom meetings, Cascade, and Qualtrics: All are available through a web browser using the same URL (web address) as you would on Campus.
  • OWL training: Available through a web browser at owl.uwo.ca.

Western Technology Services provides a tool know as WROAMS - Western Remote Office Access Management System to provide secure access to resources on Campus via the Internet through a Virtual Private Network (VPN) Connection. You will require a WROAMS (also referred to as ROAMS, and sometimes as Junos Pulse) connection for the following list. You can find more information about setting up your PC to use WROAMS at Installing and Using Roams.

  • To access file shares on “Walter”. That is, your H: drive, O: drive, J: drive, etc.
  • To use the Remote Desktop Connection app to log into your office computer for the purposes of accessing everything as you would sitting at your physical computer. This would include access to applications that you don’t have installed on the remote computer you are working on. E.g. Avantis, AutoCad, Adobe Pro.
  • Other special situations where extra security has been enabled to protect University systems. e.g. systems behind the University “firewall” such as EnteliWeb, or the Drawing archive.

If you need a connection, please use the WROAMS tool. However, also be aware that this a limited resource. If you need to step away from your desk for more than about ½ an hour, please ‘disconnect’ from your session to free up resources for other people.

Next Steps

If you need the WROAMS tool, but have never used it before, you will need to Request Permission to access it.

Once you have permission to use WROAMS, you will need to install and run the Pulse Secure application.

The next time you use Junos Pulse, you may want to try the Quick Connect option.

If you only need some files that are on your shared 'Walter' drives (H:, J:, O:) then you can access Network Drives.

If you need to use software or other resources accessible on your office PC, then you need to make a Remote Desktop connection.

When you are all done, do not forget to Disconnect!

Request Permission    Pulse Secure    Quick Connect    Network Drives    Remote Desktop    Disconnect