Launch Apporto

1. Login to Canvas
2. Open your course
3. Click the Apporto Lab(s) in your course navigation menu (see image listed below)

 

Courses with Hyper V, MacOS, Linux, or Specialized Software

Certain courses will utilize Hyper V, MacOS/Linux desktops, or specialized software. Follow the steps listed above, but the link will be presented as  "Apporto Virtual Lab" click that link to access the Apporto desktop.

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.

If you are unable to locate an Apporto link, please reach out to your professor. You may also report the issue directly to FSECloudClassroom@asu.edu.

How to Use Apporto 

First Launch
Upon first login to Apporto, it may take some time to launch an app. This is because your profile is being created. 

Some applications like persistent virtual machines may take a few minutes to launch, in these cases a popup will notify the user when the server is starting

Notification 
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.

 

New User Tutorial
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.

 

Cloud Mounter
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.

Apporto Menu 
The top menu bar 

	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.
	Upload Files	Select File Upload in the menu bar to upload a file from your computer to the Apporto desktop.
	Download Files	Select File Download in the menu bar to download a file from Apporto to your computer
	Save or Restore a Snapshot	Select Snapshots in the menu bar to save or restore a “snapshot” of your files.
	Share Your Screen	Select Share Screen to share your screen with another user and collaborate in the current session.
	Open Messenger	Select Messenger to open and use Messenger.
	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.
	Turn Sound On/Off	Select sound to turn on or off
	Settings	Select Settings to view microphone and clipboard browser settings