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Using Rhino/Flamingo/Bongo over VPN on your home computer

By Oisín Burns


Rhino

Download and configure the VPN client following these instructions.

Download, install and open Rhino:
https://www.rhino3d.com/download/rhino-for-windows/6/latest

When you start Rhino, you’ll be greeted with this window:

Select “Use the Zoo”

Fill in the window exactly as the image below and click “Continue”, the address is “cda-vpnlicsrv.concordia.ca”

Rhino is now licensed.

Remember to always connect to VPN(Forticlient), before opening Rhino.

Flamingo

This install assumes that you have Rhino already installed from the instructions above

Close Rhino if it’s open, download and install Flamingo:
http://www.rhino3d.com/download/flamingo/5/latest

Open Rhino, then pick the “Render” menu, then “Current Renderer”, then “Flamingo nXt 5.5”

Pick the “Flamingo nXt 5.5” menu, then “About”, you’ll be greeted with this window:

Select “Use the Zoo”

Fill in the window exactly as the image below and click “Continue”, the address is “cda-vpnlicsrv.concordia.ca”

Flamingo is now licensed.

Remember to always connect to VPN(Forticlient), before opening Rhino.

Bongo

This install assumes that you have Rhino already installed from the instructions above

Close Rhino if it’s open, download and install Bongo:
https://www.rhino3d.com/download/Bongo/2.0/release

Open Rhino, then enter “BongoTimeline” in the “Command:” text field, you’ll be greeted with this window:

Bongo is now licensed.

Remember to always connect to VPN(Forticlient), before opening Rhino.




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