Changes between Version 12 and Version 13 of PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers/RemoteOps

Timestamp:

Jan 30, 2018 4:02:45 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

Bob Marshall

Comment:

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PublicPages/MayallZbandLegacy/NotesforObservers/RemoteOps

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  1. If you are connecting from the Remote Ops room at NOAO HQ, use the main set of monitors (2x2 array) and on the TV screens, log in as
     {{{
-Mayall
+4meter
 pwd [1]  (Ask Arjun for cheat-sheet of passwords)
     }}}
     and then launch the screens using the gui.
- 1. If, instead, you are connecting from a different remote site, then you will first have to connect to anyconnect.noao.edu using a Cisco VPN and log in with your VPN account. Once you have done this, connect to mayall-2.kpno.noao.edu using MacOSX Screen Sharing and log on as
+ 1. If, instead, you are connecting from a different remote site, then you will first have to connect to anyconnect.noao.edu using a Cisco VPN and log in with your VPN account. Once you have done this, connect to mayall-7.kpno.noao.edu using VNC and log on as
     {{{
 observer
-pwd[2]
+pwd[1]
     }}}
+ 1. If there is a local observer, select the "view only" option in the VNC settings which are located in the hidden menu at the top center of the VNC window.
  1. Open a terminal window and
     {{{
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     }}}
  1. Start the mayall-idl VNC viewer window using the VNC gui. If you open this on the mayall-2 screen, you will not need a password. Try and arrange windows so they don't overlap. I like the following arrangement:
- 1. Here are some useful links that could be used to monitor weather, telescope status. Some of these don't work at night. The 4m-webcam-2 does provide useful night-time data if the dome is  open. You need to log in as "anonymous" on this one - just use the provided button. In the NOAO Remote Ops room, I like to put most of these on the large TV monitors on the left and right ends, and expand the main mayall-2 display to fill all 4 screens of the central display.
+ 1. Here are some useful links that could be used to monitor weather, telescope status. Some of these don't work at night (4m-webcam-3). The 4m-webcam-1 image will show the white spot light up (faintly) during calibrations. The 4m-webcam-2 does provide a useful night-time image if the dome is  open. You need use safari for 4m-webcam-2, log in as "anonymous" on this one - just use the provided button. In the NOAO Remote Ops room, I like to put most of these on the large TV monitors on the left and right ends, and expand the main mayall-7 display to fill all 4 screens of the central display.
     a. KPNO weather [http://www-kpno.kpno.noao.edu/Info/Mtn_Weather/]
     a. 4m weather station display - [http://4m-weather.kpno.noao.edu]