Genemapper

About

GeneMapper® Software is a flexible genotyping software package that provides DNA sizing and quality allele calls for all Life Technologies® electrophoresis-based genotyping systems. Genemapper Website

The GeneMapper Remote Desktop is shared among all of the researchers who make use of our facility for fragment analysis applications. Before setting up your initial connection to the desktop, and each subsequent time you access it for data analysis, you must schedule a session on our Online Calendar at http://www-app.igb.illinois.edu/biotech_schedule/.  Sessions are limited to 4 hours per customer per day.

Please follow the steps carefully and do not skip any of them. If you have questions or problems, please contact us at dna-seq@illinois.edu or 217-333-9520.

Access

• Please fill out the genemapper access form at http://www.biotech.illinois.edu/content/biotech-genemapper-access-form
• Once your account is activated you will be able to make reservations and login to Genemapper.

Reservations

To schedule a session, first go to the Online Calendar at http://www-app.igb.illinois.edu/biotech_schedule/. You’ll be granted access to the calendar when we confirm that you are a UIUC customer (I try to do this as soon as I receive the e-mail request). After you receive confirmation, you may log back on to calendar and reserve a time slot. To do so, select Go to the Online Scheduler under ‘My Quick Links’. Choose GeneMapper Remote in the ‘View schedule’ drop-down box. On the calendar, click on the time slot you want to reserve (all times are CST). In the ‘New Reservation’ window that appears, choose the starting and ending times of your session (please remember the time limit of 4 hours/day) and click Save to make your reservation. The scheduler will send you an e-mail confirming your reservation. Use the ‘My Reservations’ section on the control panel to view, edit or delete reservations.

Connecting

Genemapper Servers

• genemapper1.biotech.illinois.edu
• genemapper2.biotech.illinois.edu

Windows 7

• Launch the Remote Desktop Connection client. Go to the Start button, then All Programs> Accessories> Remote Desktop Connection.
• In the "Computer" field, enter "genemapper1.biotech.illinois.edu" DO NOT CONNECT YET!
  • Click on the arrow next to "Options." It should expand to a window with several tabs.
• Set up your connection preference.
  • On the "General" tab: Enter your username in the "User name" field. This will be your netid if you are part of the U of IL campus, or "cbc_[username]" if you are outside campus. You will be asked for credentials when you connect.
  • On the "Display" tab: Choose "Large" for the full-size remote desktop screen. Choose "Highest Quality (32 bit)" for the colors. If your computer seems really slow, you may want to change this setting.
  • On the "Local Resources" tab, Click "More" under the "Local devices and resources" section. Expand the "Drives" option and choose your "Windows (C:)" drive.
• Make a folder on your computer to be available for use on the Remote Desktop. We recommend that you create a unique folder for this purpose, so that other users on the Remote Desktop cannot access your personal files via the "My Computer" or "Home" folders. Use this folder to archive copies of your GeneMapper projects as you create them. We have unfortunately had instances in the past when the Remote became corrupted and all data was lost. Please do not use the Remote Desktop as an archive for your files!
  • Click on the "Experience" tab and under "Performance," select your connection speed (i.e., dial-up, LAN, etc.) Choose LAN for use here on campus.
• Click the "Connect" button. The GeneMapper window will open and you will see a Windows desktop. Launch the GeneMapper software and choose the icon with your name, or login using the same username and password that you used to set up the remote connection. Proceed with your analysis, and please remember to keep an eye on the time.
• At the end of your session, first exit out of the GeneMapper software and then disconnect from the remote server one of these two methods. Please note that if you simply close the remote window you will not be logged off and others will be prevented from accessing the computer.
  • In the remote window, go to Start> Log Off. Do not use the "Disconnect" option because it will not log you off.

OS X

• If you don't have Remote Desktop Connection for Mac, you can download it here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18140
• When it is installed, before connecting to the GeneMapper server, go to the top left of your screen to set up your connection preferences. Click on RDC > Preferences. It should open a window with several tabs.
• On the Login tab:
  • Enter your username ‘XXXXXXX’ in the User name field. Your username is your netid if you are on campus, or "cbc_[username]" if you are outside campus.
  • Enter your password ‘XXXXXXX’ in the Password field.

• On the Display tab:
  • Choose ‘1024 x 768’ for the size of the display to obtain the best performance.
  • Choose 'Thousands' for the colors.  'Millions' will slow down the connection to the remote computer.

• On the "Drives" tab, select a folder on your computer to be available for use on the Remote Desktop.

• We recommend that you create a unique folder for this purpose, so that other users on the Remote Desktop cannot access your personal files via the "My Computer" or "Home" folders. Use this folder to archive copies of your GeneMapper projects as you create them. We have unfortunately had instances in the past when the Remote became corrupted and all data was lost. Please do not use the Remote Desktop as an archive for your files!

• Now type "genemapper1.biotech.illinois.edu" in the Remote Desktop Connection for Mac window and click "Connect"

• • If you get a dialog box warning you that the identity of the computer can't be verified, go ahead and click "Connect."
  • Click "Ok" and then "Other User"
  • Type in your username and password. Your username is your netid if you are on campus, or "cbc_[username]" if you are outside campus.
  • Launch Genemapper.
  • When you are finished, click on the Start button, and "Log off"

Running Genemapper

• When you first open Genemapper, you will put in your username and the temporary password of "biotech". Then you can reset your genemapper password.

• Select a folder on your computer to be available for use on the Remote Desktop. We recommend that you create a unique folder for this purpose, so that other users on the Remote Desktop cannot access your personal files via the ‘My Computer’ or ‘Home’ folders. Use this folder to archive copies of your GeneMapper projects as you create them. We have unfortunately had instances in the past when the Remote became corrupted and all data was lost. Please do not use the Remote Desktop as an archive for your files!

• Click the Connect button. The GeneMapper window will open and you will see a Windows desktop. Launch the GeneMapper software and login using the same username and password that you used to set up the remote connection. Proceed with your analysis, and please remember to keep an eye on the time.

• At the end of your session, first exit out of the GeneMapper software and then disconnect from the remote server one of these two methods. Please note that if you simply close the remote window you will not be logged off and others will be prevented from accessing the computer.

• In the remote window, hit Control-Alt-Delete on your keyboard and choose the "Log Off" option in the window that appears (middle button on top row). Do not choose any of the other buttons because they will not log you off.
• In the remote window, go to START > Log Off.  Do not use the "Disconnect" option because it will not log you off.

• Click the Connect button. The GeneMapper window will open and you will see a Windows desktop. Launch the GeneMapper software and login using the same username and password that you used to set up the remote connection. Proceed with your analysis, and please remember to keep an eye on the time.

• At the end of your session, first exit out of the GeneMapper software and then disconnect from the remote server one of these two methods. Please note that if you simply close the remote window you will not be logged off and others will be prevented from accessing the computer.

• In the remote window, hit Control-Alt-Delete on your keyboard and choose the "Log Off" option in the window that appears (middle button on top row). Do not choose any of the other buttons because they will not log you off.
• In the remote window, go to START > Log Off.  Do not use the "Disconnect" option because it will not log you off.