Lightburn access in remote desktop to prepare your laser cuts

1. Connect to remote desktop

2. Import your DXF or SVG file onto the remote desktop

3. Finalize the cut on the physical computer controlling the laser

To access Lightburn, you need first to take control of our remote computer (a physical machine on the network, not a VM). These remote computers have a lightburn licence installed on it.

The steps to follow are:

1. Ensure you are connected to the EPFL network (wifi or VPN)
2. Go to the following webpage : make.epfl.ch/remote-pc
3. Read the procedure on how to connect/disconnect properly + store data (see next chapter)
4. At the bottom of the webpage, click on Remotely (& possibly locally) accessible computers for special purposes
5. The PC number DLLSTIGEPC22 is the one with lightburn installed on it. Note that up to 12 users can connect to this computer simultaneously
6. Copy DLLSTIGEPC22 and paste it into the remote desktop app
7. Once connected to the computer, a new window (see image under) to the remote computer will open on your laptop. On the remote desktop window, a shortcut to open Lightburn is available (red arrow)

You have the following options to import your DXF or SVG documents into Lightburn (remote desktop) from your own laptop

1. Copy from your laptop, paste it on the remote computer
   1. Get out of the remote desktop window (Esc key), go back to your own desktop
   2. Copy your file from your computer
   3. Go back on the window of the remote desktop and paste your file somewhere, open the file from lightburn
2. Browser option
   1. Open a browser on the remote desktop and access your email or a shared collaborative drive on which you can access your file
3. Install RDP config file to create a bridge to your personal hard drive (best alternative if you plan to use the remote computer to prepare your files often)
   1. Download the RDP config file here lightburn_server.rdp
   2. Follow the instruction, once installed, a bridge is created to your personal drive
   3. You can now, directly from the remote desktop hard drive, access your own personal hard drive

Once your file is prepared to be cut on the laser, you still need to open it on the physical computer controlling the laser. In order to transfer your lightburn file from the remote desktop to the physical desktop computer:

1. Use a simple USB key, work all the time and everywhere. Make sure to save your cut with the lightburn extension
2. Use myDocuments (intranet folder) to save your file (still using the lightburn extension). On the computers of the SPOT, you can access the myDocuments folders (at SKIL you can't)
3. Enjoy your cut and the sweet smell of MDF burning