A case study concerning the remote lab use in introductory module for Electronic Engineering studies is presented. During the preparation stage of a forthcoming lab session, students access remote experiments using web browser pages for each instrument which are fully controlled and acquire data in real time. Instead of using virtual instruments or performing only computer simulations students are able to accumulate experiences about the forthcoming lab session and thus prepare more efficiently for it. Preliminary research shows that there is a considerable improvement in students' performance.