In order to access certain campus resources from off-site, you may need to connect to the college VPN. A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a way of creating a secure connection between your computer and another network. While connected to the college VPN, your computer will be able to access to all of the same resources it could connect to while on-campus.
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Important: The instructions below are for faculty and staff only. For Students who need to connect to the college via VPN, please read our documentation about the student VPN service. |
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Important Information
Use of the college VPN should be limited only to the situations in which it is required. While public VPN services exist to help address privacy concerns while browsing the web, the college VPN is not designed for this purpose and should be used exclusively for accessing campus resources that are not available from off-site.
When to Use the VPN
While off-campus, certain resources will be unavailable unless you have first connected to the VPN. If you are off-campus, connect to the VPN in order to access these services:
BCVault (Includes BCShares, or the “M” drive, and Userhome, or the “H” drive)
Jenzabar via remote desktop
CCure Monitoring and Administration
MiCollab desktop client
On-campus printers
Gaining Access to the VPN
Approval is needed to gain access to the college VPN. If you have a business need to access any of the above services from off-campus, please contact LITS Support to request access to the VPN.
Disconnecting When Not In Use
It’s important to remember to disconnect the VPN when not using the above resources from off-campus. While connected to the VPN, you may notice that network connectivity (including web browsing, file transfers, etc.) will be slower than normal, even while on a fast internet connection. The VPN client may also try to keep you connected to the VPN even after you have returned to campus or after you have restarted your computer or disconnected from the internet. To prevent connection speed issues or other problems, be sure to disconnect from the VPN after using it.