The typical way to access the HPC resources is through ssh (Secure Shell). You will need an ssh client on your laptop/workstation. If your workstation is a Linux or Mac system then you already have what you need. Simply open a terminal session and instantiate initiate an ssh session. If you have a Windows machine then you will have to obtain an ssh client. There are a couple of options but the recommended one is SecureCRT, which is licensed by the University of Iowa.
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