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Important: These instructions assume you have the default Windows XP view (not classic). To change to the Windows XP default view follow these two steps:
- Right Click your Start button and choose properties.
- Click the choice for “Start Menu” and not “Classic Start Menu” and choose Apply, then OK.
- Click on “Start” and choose “My Network Places”.
- In the left pane of “My Network Places” choose “View Network Connections”.
- In the left pane of “Network Connections” choose “Create New Connection”.
- New Connection Wizard: Click Next
- Choose “Connect to the network at my workplace” and click Next.
- Choose “Virtual Private Network connection” and click Next.
- Type in “IUSB VPN” in the Company Name field and click Next.
- Type in “vpn.iusb.edu” in the Host Name or IP address field and click Next.
- Choose “Anyone’s Use” or “My use only”, this is your choice, then click Next. (Depending on your computer’s configuration, this will determine what other users / accounts can see the network choice in their connection list on YOUR computer.
- If you want a desktop shortcut, click the checkbox for “Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop” and click Finish.
What does the VPN do?
Wireless access at IUSB – If you have a laptop or Pocket PC with Wireless capability, you need a VPN connection to confirm you are a member of the IUSB community in order receive a valid network connection on your device. If your computer can connect to “IUSB Wireless”, you only need to login through the VPN to get full network access.
Resource access from home – If you want to access network drives from home you can do so by establishing a VPN connection. You do not get any drives mapped by default, but you can access the servers and browse to your “network drives”. You can find out what server(s) your drives are on by opening “My Computer” while logged in at IUSB.
- Your O: drive should appear as “ username on ‘server-name\directory’ ”
- Your H: drive should appear as “ dept on ‘server-name’ ”
After logging in to the internet, and then logging in through the VPN connection, you can open My Computer and in the address path type in \\server-name\ to access that server, for your O: drive browse to the “home” directory (typically) then open the folder with your username. Department drives are usually located on the root directory of their server. Detailed information for accessing network resources can be found on the IT website http://www.iusb.edu/~sbit following the link for phone, internet, and video connections.
Disclaimer: Information Technologies may not be able to troubleshoot problems you have at home or on your laptop with VPN setup and functionality. There are unlimited possibilities for problems with home computers - we cannot troubleshoot these problems for all of the faculty, staff and students of IUSB. The IT Helpdesk can be reached by phone at 574-520-5555 for assistance.
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