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VPN or “Virtual Private Network” is a private network that uses a public network (usually the Internet) to provide students, faculty, and staff with a secure connection to campus resources from home. Instead of using a dedicated, real-world connection such as Ethernet connection, a VPN uses secure, encrypted, "virtual" connections routed through the Internet from the University of Michigan-Flint private network to the remote computer. The VPN is available to students, faculty, and staff who use Windows 2000/XP or Mac OS X. (Please note: The VPN is not supported on Windows 98/ME.)
There are many advantages to using the VPN from home to connect to the UM-Flint campus network.
Outlook-Client (off-campus) When connected to the VPN, you may take advantage of using the Microsoft Outlook client from home to check your email (high-speed Internet users).
Map Network Drives You will have the ability to map your personal home drive (h:\) and your departmental drive (i:\) from home. You will also be able to FTP into your Home drive, Departmental drive, or
Progdata directory from home.
Remote You will have the ability to use
Remote Desktop integrated into the Windows platform to remotely control your office computer from home (this feature is available to faculty/staff only).
Thomas Stockwell
I am a computer science major at the University of Michigan-Flint, and I am currently working as both a HelpDesk Consultant and Computer Lab Consultant in the ITS department. Along with my programming endeavors at the University of Michigan, I am also a writer for the CodeProject website (http://www.codeproject.com). A link to my profile and programming articles can be found at: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/Profiles.aspx?mid=2196668
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