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 = Installation of XPS software =
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 '''Download and install:'''<br>
-To install the last version of Avantage (Thermofisher seems to have stopped at version 5.9925; we did not yet transition to version 6.x), please click the top link below. This will open a shared folder on [https://files.dtu.dk files.dtu.dk] which is an internal DTU file service that works like Dropbox; log on using your DTU initials and password.
+To install the last version of Avantage (Thermofisher seems to have stopped at version 5.9931; we did not yet transition to version 6.x), please click the link below.
-* [https://files.dtu.dk/a/C2Qk3k7kJNwZZCTa/c424f19b-58a5-4a80-b863-6813be405ff2?l https://files.dtu.dk/a/C2Qk3k7kJNwZZCTa/c424f19b-58a5-4a80-b863-6813be405ff2?l]
+* Download link https://mymicroscope.thermofisher.com/public-downloads.
-* The internet download link [http://www.surfsciftp.co.uk/avant5/download.php http://www.surfsciftp.co.uk/avant5/download.php] has been offline in some periods.
 '''License:'''<br>
-Unzip the file and run the install file. At some point a nine digit computer number (for your installation) will be given and you will be prompted for a processing licence. To get a license, write an email to Thermo [mailto:msd.support.nordic@thermofisher.com msd.support.nordic@thermofisher.com] requesting a standard processing license. You will also have to inform for which system the license has to be used:
+Unzip the file and run the install file. At some point a nine digit computer number (for your installation) will be given and you will be prompted for a processing licence. To get a license, write an email to Thermo [mailto:msd.support.nordic@thermofisher.com msd.support.nordic@thermofisher.com] requesting a standard processing license - since the license only applies to DTU staff and students, your official DTU email must be used. You will also have to inform for which system the license has to be used:
 * XPS K-Alpha: System ID KA1002, [mailto:msd.support.nordic@thermofisher.com?Subject=Processing%20license%20for%20user%20of%20K-Alpha%20System%20ID%20KA1002 click here].
 * XPS Nexsa: Serial number NXA9953214, [mailto:msd.support.nordic@thermofisher.com?Subject=Processing%20license%20for%20user%20of%20Nexsa%20System%20with%20Serial%20number%20NXA9953214 click here]
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 '''Download and install:'''<br>
-Download CasaXPS version 2.3.22PR1.0 from [https://files.dtu.dk files.dtu.dk] (see explanation on files.dtu.dk above) on
+You can find and download the latest version of CasaXPS at http://www.casaxps.com/berlin/. For the DTU users of our lab, we have a download version (CasaXPS version 2.3.22PR1.0) on the cleanroom drive at U:\Nlab\CleanroomDrive\XPS\CasaXPS.
-* [https://files.dtu.dk/a/EbnbGFQ52xsDudsc/16dbd9e1-3e3a-4b7f-90b2-2cc5eb3bd33f?l https://files.dtu.dk/a/EbnbGFQ52xsDudsc/16dbd9e1-3e3a-4b7f-90b2-2cc5eb3bd33f?l].
 Unzip the file and you will generate a folder called ''Casa2325rev1-0P'' that contains the executable file ''CasaXPS.exe''. The file is '''not''' an install file but the CasaXPS application itself. Therefore
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 == For non-DTU academia and commercial users ==
-The users that do not have a valid DTU email address (non-DTU academia and commercial users) are not covered by our license. Getting a license for Avantage is unreasonably expensive and it is therefore not realistic to request external users to acquire one. As a consequence, we have established another solution that will provide access to the following software packages to non-DTU afiliated users of the XPS tools:
+The users that do not have a valid DTU email address (non-DTU academia and commercial users) are not covered by our license. The price of a license for Avantage is unrealistically high for the average external user and it is therefore not realistic to request external users to acquire one. As a consequence, we have established another solution that will provide access to the following software packages to non-DTU afiliated users of the XPS tools:
 * Avantage
 * CasaXPS
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 The solution is a virtual PC with Avantage, CasaXPS and OMNIC installed that only users on a specific list can log on to for the purpose of analysing XPS data. What to do:
 # Write to Jonas (jmli@dtu.dk or click [mailto:jmli@dtu.dk?Subject=Request%20for%20access%20to%20nlab-xps-avanta here]) requesting to be added to the list.
-# You need a VPN connection to DTU. To get that log on to https://vpn.ait.dtu.dk/ and download/install the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (if not already done).
+# You need a VPN connection to DTU. To get that, you need to do the following:
-# Log on with win\''xxxx'' where ''xxxx'' is your DTU initials.
+## Make sure that you have configured your Multi Factor Authentication (MFA or 2 factor login) at DTU basen. Go to [https://dtubasen.dtu.dk https://dtubasen.dtu.dk] which is a DTU webpage that also requires MFA. It will guide you while setting it up.
-# Using the Windows Remote Desktop Connection, log on to nlab-xps-avanta with the same login.
+## Log on to https://net.ait.dtu.dk/vpn and download/install the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client (if not already done).
+# Open the Cisco AnyConnect VPN application. Connect to "vpn.dtu.dk".
+# Log in using your DTU initials and your password.
+# Acknowledge the log in using the Authenticator app to access the VPN.
+# Using the Windows Remote Desktop Connection, log on to nlab-xps-avanta with win\xxxx where xxxx is your DTU initials.