Remote Lab Access: A Powerful Tool Beyond the Pandemic

The access to the tools used in laboratory sessions outside official teaching hours is difficult for students. For that purpose, a remote access architecture has been deployed. The proposed solution has three main tools: a management tool developed by the authors, a web-based remote desktop application based on Apache Guacamole and a monitoring and control tool based on the Veyon software with which teachers are able to full monitor students' screens or even remote-control them. The architecture allows both remote teaching and a way for students to access lab resources from home. Even though the solution has been mainly used for the exceptional situation of the COVID-19 pandemic, these tools provide a powerful way to use learning resources in traditional teaching scenarios.