In the academic year 2024/25, the following classrooms are suitable for BYOD courses due to good power supply and WLAN capacity:

For the academic years 2025/26 and 2026/27, a further expansion of the power supply in the classrooms with 60 or more than 60 seats is planned. WLAN capacities will be increased in line with demand. 

Plug & Study rooms are former PC rooms in which the previously permanently installed PCs have been removed to make room for the students' notebooks. Each workstation is equipped with a large monitor, input devices (mouse and keyboard) and a cable bundle that students can use to connect their own device to the monitor. The monitors make working with software (e.g. SPSS) much easier. A total of 250 virtual PC workstations are available for using the software (see ‘How can I access the virtual PC workstation?’).

From the summer semester 2025, all former PC rooms in the LC and TC will be converted to Plug & Study rooms:

• TC.-1.61 – 50 seats

• TC.3.02 – 40 seats

• LC.-1.038 – 30 seats

• LC.2.064 – 30 seats

• LC.-1.021 – 23 seats (practice room)

• LC.-1.022 – 30 seats (practice room)

The lecturers' PCs will remain in the Plug & Study rooms for the time being. As a lecturer, you can use them as usual.

There are four virtual PC rooms that can be booked for courses:

• XS = 25 virtual PC workstations (+1 for lecturers)

• S = 30 virtual PC workstations (+1 for lecturers)

• M = 40 virtual PC workstations (+1 for lecturers)

• L = 50 virtual PC workstations (+1 for lecturers)

The virtual PC rooms can be booked via Rooms when the course is announced. They are then booked by the Teaching Coordination & Infrastructure. Outside of the announcement phase (in the ‘open phase’), you can book the virtual PC rooms directly via Rooms.

The virtual PC workstations are accessed either directly via the Internet browser or a previously installed client.

Access via internet browser:

1. Access the website: „https://labconnect.wu.ac.at“

2. Click on „VMware Horizon HTML Access“

3. Enter username and password. The username is the WU e-mail address, the password is the password for the WU account.

4. Select the virtual PC room booked for your course. If no virtual PC room has been booked for your course, only the virtual practice room will be displayed. This is reserved for students to practise in.

Access via the Client

1. Open the website: „https://labconnect.wu.ac.at“

2. Download the VMware Horizon Client:

3. Install the VMware Horizon Client.

4. Start the VMware Horizon Client.

5. Click on „Server hinzufügen“ (add Server) and enter https://labconnect.wu.ac.at.

6. Select the appropriate virtual PC room. The virtual PC room is displayed according to the booking in Rooms during the time of the course.

Access via Internet browser:

1. Expand the left side menu.

2. Click on the area "Datenübertragung öffnen”.

3. File Management

1. Upload file:

   1. Drag the desired file with „Drag & Drop“ into the tab „Hochladen“ (Upload).

2. Download file:

   1. Select the tab „Herunterladen“ (Download).

   2. Select the desired file (click left).

   3.  Click „Ctrl“ („Strg“) + „C“ to insert the file into the tab „Herunterladen“ (Download).

 

4. Click on the Download Symbol.

Access via Client:

1. Open the Windows-Explorer on the virtual PC.

2.

1. Upload file:

   1.  Select a file from the storage drive „Network Drive (Z:)“.

   2. Copy or move the file to the storage drive „Windows (C:)“.

2. Download file:

   1. Select a file from the storage drive „Windows (C:)“.

   2. Copy or move the file to the storage drive „Network Drive (Z:)“.

 

Access via Internet browser:

1. Close all open programs on the virtual PC workstation.

2. On the desktop of the virtual PC workstation, click on „LogOut“.

3. Close the physical Internet browser.

Access via Client:

1. Close all open programs on the virtual PC workstation.

2. On the desktop of the virtual PC workstation, click on „LogOut“.

3. Close the physical VMware Horizon Client.

If the connection to the virtual PC workstation is interrupted during the course, it can be re-established by logging in again. If the new connection is made within 15 minutes of the disconnection, all files are retained. If the connection is lost for longer than 15 minutes, the virtual PC workstation is deleted and all files are lost.

You can connect a USB stick to your PC and access it via the virtual PCs if you have installed the Horizon Client. Adding the USB stick via web access does not work.

1. Connect your USB stick to your PC.

2. If the USB stick has been recognised by your operating system, click on ‘Connect USB Device’. All available USB sticks are displayed here.

3. Select your USB stick.

 

Your USB stick is connected to the virtual PC and you can access it on the virtual PC as usual via the file explorer.

If you plan to conduct an online session in the virtual PC room and would like to use Microsoft Teams or Zoom as a web conferencing tool, please proceed as follows:

1. Start the online meeting in Microsoft Teams or Zoom and set everything up for it (microphone, camera, screen sharing, etc.).

2. Now open the Horizon Client and access the virtual PC (see "How can I access the virtual PC workstation?").

3. If you want to stream a presentation, you must first share your entire screen in Microsoft Teams or Zoom. You can then open the presentation on the virtual PC.

You can minimize or reduce the application window of the virtual PC at any time to access your physical PC and the virtual PC at the same time.