Virtual Private Network

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Virtual ECNet is a secure way for the faculty and staff community of Emerson College to access Emerson College computer networking resources remotely.

Note: This service may be considered ready for production use. However, unlike other computer services we offer, the success of this service depends on factors outside of our control, such as the quality of service afforded by your ISP and the quality of your home computer setup. If you encounter problems, please let us know. It is otherwise quite difficult for use to evaluate and improve this service. Send your comments to helpdesk@emerson.edu.

This service provides secure off-campus access to IP restricted services. For example, you will be able to map to network file shares from off campus. This service is not necessary to access email unless you want to use Microsoft Outlook 98, 2000 or XP. You do not need to use this service if you use Outlook Express, Eudora or another POP/IMAP program to access your Emerson e-mail. To access e-mail over the web from off campus go to http://ecmail.emerson.edu

Please shut off your VPN connection when you are finished accessing Emerson College provided resources. Your Internet connection will be faster if you avoid doing extra routing and encryption when you don't need it.

The installation of the VPN client software used to establish secure communications with the Emerson College network consists of the following steps:

  1. Sign up to use the VPN.
  2. Download the appropriate client installation software and instructions for your Mac or your PC. You will be prompted for your ECnet username and password to obtain access the clients and documents.
  3. Install and configure the client software on your computer according to the instructions for your platform.
  4. For detailed information, read the installation and configuration guides for PC or Macintosh.

The Macintosh Client supports systems with the following requirements:

  • Operating System: MacOS
  • System Version: 10.2 or higher

The Windows Client supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 95
  • Windows 98
  • Windows 2000
  • Windows Me
  • Windows NT, SP 6a
  • Windows XP

There is native Windows support in the following operating systems:

  • Windows Vista

 

Still have more questions? See our FAQ about VPN at Emerson.

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