IT rules in CMi

Remote access to equipment

Remote access to scientific equipment in CMi is strictly reserved to CMi staff.

Remote access to scientific equipment by CMi user is strictly forbidden. Any user who attempt to do so will expose himself to the removal of his access.

How to transfer files in CMi

Most of scientific equipment in CMi cleanrooms do not have an internet access. They have been isolated from the rest of the Web regarding IT safety reasons (Old OS, no updates, etc …). However, we know that to use certain tools some files may be needed. 

Most of our machines can access a secure file server (NAS) that we are used to call cmi-tranfert in CMi. This is the preferred method for transferring files.

Note: cmi-tranfert has to be used for the transfer of data / short time storage ONLY. The CMi cannot be held responsible for the loss of data or data theft by other CMi users.

You are EPFL member?

To access cmi-transfert, you need:

  1. To know your Gaspar credentials.
  2. To be connected the EPFL network (If you are not on the campus, the [standard] VPN is required).
  3. To connect cmi-transfert on your machine:
    • PC : \\vpa-nas1.rcp.epfl.ch\cmi-transfert
    • Mac : smb://vpa-nas1.rcp.epfl.ch/cmi-transfert
  4. As indicated in the section “How to map a network drive?” below, please specify the domain INTRANET (especially if your machine is not in the Active Directory). e.g: John SMITH – Gaspar ID: smith → INTRANET\smith and not only smith!

You are not an EPFL member?

You need to be part of the CMi Guests VPN group and get some Gaspar credentials before going further. Please contact [email protected] for more details.

Then, to access cmi-transfert, you need:

  1. To know your Gaspar credentials and have followed the procedure to activate the strong authentication.
  2. To download the Cisco AnyConnect VPN client here and have it installed on your machine.
  3. To configure correctly the [guest] VPN client:
    • VPN server URL: vpn-guest.epfl.ch/vpncmi
    • Username:  Gaspar_username
    • Password: Gaspar_password
  4. To connect cmi-transfert on your machine:
    • PC : \\vpa-nas1.rcp.epfl.ch\cmi-transfert
    • Mac : smb://vpa-nas1.rcp.epfl.ch/cmi-transfert
  5. As indicated in the section “How to map a network drive?” below, please specify the domain INTRANET (especially if your machine is not in the Active Directory). e.g: John SMITH – Gaspar ID: smith → INTRANET\smith and not only smith!

How to map a network drive?

For more details to map a network drive, you can check the STI faculty documentation for PC | Mac | Linux or check on the web.

Note: Do not forget to enter the domain (INTRANET).