FSE Cloud Classroom

FSE Cloud Classroom provides engineering students immediate access to software used in many of your courses from any internet connected computer without having to install software or worry about your computer’s capabilities. You are ready to go now from your personal laptop, computer, or in any of ASU’s computing sites. The FSE Cloud Classroom runs in the cloud and is independent of your computer’s operating system so Windows based software can be accessed on a Mac laptop and vice versa!

The Apporto environment is accessed by navigating to https://asu.apporto.com/ or clicking the button below and logging in with your ASURITE account. 
FSE Cloud Classroom. See Getting started with FSE Cloud Classroom below for step-by-step instructions for your first session.

FSE Cloud Classroom can be accessed from all popular browsers with an Internet connection. No installation is required. All of the processing takes place in the cloud.

See Software Available in FSE Cloud Classroom below for a list of available software.

Students can get help on accessing and using the FSE Cloud Classroom by emailing [email protected]

Faculty and staff can get assistance, such as how to get a new virtual environment created for your courses by submitting a request to FSE Cloud Classroom Support in ServiceNow.

To access FSE Cloud Classroom, go to asu.apporto.com to launch Apporto. On the Welcome page click the Log In button.

At the Microsoft Services Login page select Student and log in with your ASURITE and password. Do not select Faculty/Staff/Student Worker. You will not be able to proceed and you will have to clear your browser cache and return to the Login page if you do.

After logging in you will be taken to your Apporto Desktop Selection Menu. This should have two desktops by default: a GPU Windows Desktop and a Windows Desktop. Depending on your enrolled courses you may see more selections on this screen.

Upon launching a desktop environment the Apporto page may prompt you to allow notifications and access to see clipboard content. You may choose to allow or block these notifications.

You will be given a brief tutorial on how to use the Apporto tools provided as part of the FSE Cloud Classroom. Feel free to look through these screens to help you get the most out of the tools.

Double-click the Cloud Mounter icon to add a cloud drive to Apporto and access files easily from your ASU cloud account such as Google, oneDrive, or Dropbox. Use this if you need to transfer files out of the cloud classroom systems or need to work across multiple cloud classrooms

Congratulations! This concludes the basic steps to use your FSE Cloud Classroom. If you have any further questions contact your professor or see How can I Get Help? above.

After logging in to Apporto, select the App Store tab on the left hand Navigation bar. Locate the desired app or desktop and click Launch. The selected app or desktop will open in a new browser tab.

When you first login to Apporto, it may take up to 30 seconds to launch an app. This is because your profile is being created. After this, applications will launch much faster, typically between 7-15 seconds.

Some applications (e.g. Persistent Virtual Machines) may take a few minutes to launch, because the server needs to start before the application can be launched. In these cases, a popup will notify you when the server is starting. Starting a server typically takes 1-2 minutes.

About the Menu

The available options are displayed as icons in the top menu bar.

1. Change Display Mode
   • Select Fullscreen in the top menu bar to toggle the display to full-screen mode.
   • Select Exit Fullscreen in the menu bar or press the <Esc> key to return the display to normal mode.
     In full-screen mode, the top menu bar is hidden by default. Hover your cursor at the top edge of your browser to reveal the menu.
2. Upload / Download Files
   • Select File Upload in the menu bar to upload a file from your computer to the Apporto desktop.
   • Select File Download in the menu bar to download a file from Apporto to your computer.
3. Save or Restore a Snapshot
   • Select Snapshots in the menu bar to save or restore a “snapshot” of your files.
4. Share Your Screen
   • Select Share Screen to share your screen with another user and collaborate in the current session.
5. Open Messenger
   • Select Messenger to open and use Messenger.
6. Use Multiple Monitors
   • When you select Multi Monitor a new browser tab will open.  Simply drag it to another monitor and resize as needed. You must launch the desktop in Multi Monitor Mode in order to see the Multi Monitor icon in the menu.
7. Turn Sound On/Off
   • Select Sound to turn sound on or off.
8. Settings
   • Select Settings to view microphone and clipboard browser settings.

Additional Student Guides for Using Apporto

• Uploading, Downloading and Deleting files
• Mounting a Cloud Drive
• Copy and Paste
• Sharing Screens
• Using Messenger
• Using Multiple Monitors

Instructors must enable Apporto (FSE Cloud Classroom) from Canvas before students can access it. To enable Apporto:

• Log into Canvas and click on Settings. Under the Navigation List, drag the “Apporto Visual Lab” option up to the visible options as shown in the picture below. Scroll to the bottom and hit save.

• Now you should see “Apporto Virtual Lab” listed in your navigation list on the left-hand side of your screen as shown below. Please click this link to configure access for your class (If you do not click this link access will not be provided automatically). Clicking this link automatically gives permissions to your students to the general windows and our GPU windows desktop environments.

Your students should see a screen similar to the one below and they can launch the desktops they need for your course. If you do not see any desktops available or need additional access (Mac, Linux environments) please submit a ticket here:

• Students can get help on accessing and using the FSE Cloud Classroom by emailing [email protected]
• Faculty and staff can get assistance, such as how to get a new virtual environment created for your courses by submitting a request to FSE Cloud Classroom Support in ServiceNow.

Additional Faculty Guides for Using Apporto

• Using Presenter Mode
• Using Virtual Classroom