Virtual Labs
The Virtual Labs are a great way to access Champlain College computer resources using your own device, on campus or from home.
They contain all the software provided in our labs, and are accessible 24/7 on your own device.
Click here to access the virtual lab!
Step 1 – Go to the link above or type https://www.crc-lennox.qc.ca/VirtualLab in your browser’s search bar.
Step 2 – You will arrive to a page as shown below. From there, click on Desktop Session:
Before the session opens, the prompt Access local resources will pop up.
The circled option is what allows the Virtual Lab to send print jobs to your printer at home.
In addition to being able to print from a home printer, users can also sent print jobs to photocopiers at Champlain College. Please consult the Printing from a Virtual Lab section (below) to know more.
Step 3 – Click Allow
Step 4 – You will see a login prompt. Log in with your email and password. You can find this in your Omnivox under “Documents and Messages”.
Step 5 – Your session will now be open (as shown below)
**Please note that after 30 minutes of inactivity, the user is automatically logged out of the session**
Step 6 (Optional) – If you’d like to expand the Desktop screen to full screen, click the icon circled below (will be on the top right):
Log off as you would with any Champlain lab computer.
You will be brought back to where you originally opened the session.
When you try to print a document, you will be presented with various options.
From the drop-down menu underneath “Printer” or “Destination” you will find a drop-down menu allowing you to send the document to various printers.
Select either:
“BW-Follow Me” ⇒ for black and white printing
OR
“Color-Follow Me” ⇒ for color printing
Your print job will be held in the print for maximum 3 days before timing out.
Below is an example of printing from Word