Use the SecureCRT icon, select a connection to cis.stvincent.edu and enter your ID and password when prompted. The Linux server can also be accessed over the network from various PCs on campus. This package can be fully customized to allow the use of the function keys, colors, etc. Other packages may give basic connectivity but not provide as much customization as may be needed. Should you need to use a telnet client, follow its directions to set up a telnet session with cis.stvincent.edu.
Exact directions depend on the telnet client.
An interesting alternative is to use vnc viewer to run XWindows on the Linux server. The viewer is available free from the Web site given below. Directions on setting things up and establishing a connection can be read on the Linux machine by using the help command and using the help option for XWindows. Linux, like most versions of UNIX, is case-sensitive. At this point you can enter any of a multitude of Linux commands.