Accessing Your Virtual Lab
Courseware and Lab Email:
Your Training Key will be sent in an e-mail shortly after you purchase your On-Demand content, along with a link:
https://trainingtoyou.learnondemand.net
The virtual lab contains all of the software your training will require. Retain your login information or let your browser remember your credentials for you. You will have access to this resource for 6 months from the day you redeem your Training Key.
New Users:
If this is your first time visiting the site, click “Register with Training Key”.
Enter the Training Key and click “Register”
Complete the registration form and click “Save”
Tips: Using your e-mail address as the username will ensure it is unique and easy to remember. If you receive an error that your email address is already taken, see instructions below for Returning Users.
Once logged in, click on “My Training” under the Training to YOU logo.
You should see the course name under Course Assignments.
Returning Users:
If you already have an account for this site, click sign-in and enter your credentials. Use the links to reset your password or retrieve your username if needed.
Once logged in, click on “My Training” under the Training to YOU logo.
Just below that, click on “Redeem Training Key”
Enter the Training Key and click “Redeem”
You should see the course name under Course Assignments.
Launching Your Virtual Lab
Click on the name of the course to open it.
The course information is displayed, below it is a heading for Activities.
Each activity correlates to a Lesson in the textbook and in your On-Demand Training video content.
Click the name of an activity to open it.
You will see the technical information for the lab, including the maximum duration that it can be opened in a session.
Below this information, click “Launch”
A new window will open to show the progress of the lab as it is loading. Depending on the content of the lab and your network connection, this will take between 1-5 minutes.
Once the lab is loaded, you will see a Windows 10 lock screen or login screen.
Features within the Virtual Lab Environment
Sidebar:
To the right of the Windows 10 screen, there is a sidebar with 3 tabs
The Instructions Tab:
Displays step-by-step instructions for progressing through your lab
Complete each step and check the box in the instructions tab to track your progress
The Resources Tab:
Contains buttons to enter your username and password
Has options for simulating physical media on the virtual machine
You won’t likely need to use these and will be directed to do so if you do.
The Help Tab:
Theme Color allows you to change the color of the theme
Does not affect the Windows environment, just the container it is in (mainly the sidebar)
Machine Remote Controller changes the technology by which you connect to the lab
Please only change this if directed by support
Support Information contains the instance ID, which will be needed if you experience problems with your lab that require a support ticket to be opened.
Hamburger Menu:
Three horizontal, parallel lines in the upper right of the sidebar
End your lab (merely closing the window does not end a lab instance)
Split Windows separates the sidebar and virtual machine to 2 separate windows
Bolt and Display Menus:
In the upper left corner of your lab window, there are 2 buttons
The Bolt button contains common commands and functions that would be sent to your PC if used on a keyboard and other helpful tools
Ctrl+Alt+Delete: Sends an interrupt request to the virtual machine and opens the security options menu
Alt+Tab: Displays all open windows on the virtual machine and cycles through them
Windows Key: Allows for the use of hotkeys that use the windows logo key
Type Text: Enters Username, Password or text copied to clipboard at the location of the cursor
Power: Allows to Pause/Reboot/Power Off the virtual machine— only used in troubleshooting
Virtual keyboard: displays an onscreen keyboard within the virtual machine should you need it
The Display button looks like a computer monitor and allows you to control how the virtual machine is displayed
Full Screen: Toggles full screen mode
Fit Window to Machine: Resizes the window to fit the machine to allow for more desktop space on your PC
Reconnect: When resizing or moving windows, this should happen automatically. If your video is not displaying properly, this will force a reconnection that may resolve it.
