Secure Access from Home Rumba VPN

 

General Information

The Rumba VPN service provide students and staff a simple and secure connection from outside the university to the closed university network such as: Access to software and office computers for faculty  as well as for access to public computers for students . 

Electronic journals and full-text university libraries now have a new login method that does not require a VPN. Use the OpenAthens link.

Rumba  allows browsing with or without a client installation. Access to these services requires an RA user. It is recommended that you also have an AD username and password that you use to access Savion, public computing or public folders (CC or EKMD).

Administrative staff is required to identify themselves with a password generator card (OTP) or for those who do not have with a one-time password SMS message.

The Rumba service can be accessed directly through the browser http://rumba.huji.ac.il. Additional information, including client installation- https://en.huca.huji.ac.il/book/rumba

 

 

 

 

Rumba

The Rumba service has replaced the old Samba service.

It is recommended to work without downloading the client, except for exceptions.

 

Enter the site http://rumba.huji.ac.il

Pay attention to the new identification method. Now the login is not through a permanent password but through a password generator card (OTP) or through a one-time password that comes as an SMS to the phone or as a code to an email address.

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After choosing the option that suits you, you will go to a window where you will be required to type the RA username in the format username%ra and then click on Logon

Rumba Login Screen

Enter the one-time code or authenticate with a password generator (OTP) card and then click on Logon 

Rumba Login password screen

 

Every user will receive a slightly different windows, depending on the privileges of your username.

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Rumba- Working with a Client

The Rumba client can be used in place of the Samba client to  perform all operations that require a VPN client (for example working on a SAP GUI installed on your computer),

To use click on VPN Client.

  vpn client

Click Download and start installing the software.

At the end of the installation, return to the Rumba website and click on VPN Client again.

Once clicked, a window will pop up asking you if you want to open the software. Click on Open F5 Networks VPN

rumba client

 

 

Wait for the connection process to finish. You will see a green Connect message when you are successful. 

rumba client connected

When you have finished working, press the Disconnect button.

Connecting to MyPlace – Administrative Staff and Students

MyPlace is a virtual terminal that allows administrative staff to access administrative software and for students to remotely access all software found on public computers with ease. It is recommended using the Rumba service instead of the VPN client since it uses fewer computer and internet resources.

Click on the MyPlace icon.

Myplace icon

 

A window will open for entering details. Under username enter your Savion username if you work at the University or the public computers account if you are a student.  Under password enter your password and under domain enter CC. When finished, click Logon.

MyPlace  Authentication Screen

Please notice that the Icon has changed to Minhali or Farms.  Please click on it.

MInhali icon

  

You are now connected to the virtual terminal with all the necessary software to work from home, including CC shared drives.

EKMD users can click on "EKMD Drive Mapping" . After entering your EKMD code and password you will see your EKMD drives on My Computer.

To exit your virtual terminal simply close your browser. For more information on MyPlace 

 For more information on working with EKMD drives from home, click here

 

Recorded Instructions for Connecting via Rumba for Administrative Staff