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Welcome
to the SJC Virtual Private Network (VPN) instruction page. The
VPN allows you to connect to campus computing resources from anywhere
off-campus. There are 3 sections to these instructions. Click
on the links below to get to the desired information:
1)
Connecting for the first time
2)
Login and Preferences
3)
Links, Drives and Files
1)
Connecting for the first time
Important Note: If you are using Internet
Explorer 7, click HERE for instructions
to install security certificate. For IE 6, use the instructions
below.
The
first time you connect to the VPN web site, you will receive a
Security Alert. You should follow the steps below to install the
Security Certificate and avoid the warning in the future. This
is a one-time setup procedure.
Connect
to the site http://vpn.sjcme.edu . When you first visit
the VPN website you will be informed of a security alert.
On
the prompt, click “View Certificate” to display
the certificate.
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On
the displayed certificate, select the “Install”
option to begin the installation process.
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Select “Next”
at the Import Wizard screen
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Make sure to select “ Automatically
select the certificate store based on the type of certificate
” and then click “Next”
 
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Complete
the installation by clicking “Finish” and
selecting “Yes” to the following prompt.
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Once
you've installed the certificate, you should receive a pop-up
message stating the import was successful. Click “Okay”
on that message, and “Okay” on the
certificate beneath it. When returned to the original prompt,
click “Yes” to proceed.
If
you run into any problems, contact the Helpdesk at 7851
  
2)
Login and Preferences
To
log onto VPN, enter your network name
and password and click “Sign In” . This is the
same username and password as your email account.
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Once
you've logged in,
you will be brought to a screen similar to the
one below.
Note
the navigation bar in the upper right hand corner.
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Home
– A link that will bring you to the home page with your bookmarks
and files.
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Preferences –
A page that will allow you to change the order of your bookmarks
and files and change your password.
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Help –
A basic “help” feature that will assist you if problems occur.
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Sign Out
– A log-out feature to terminate your VPN session.
3)
Links, Drives and Files
Outlook
Web Access is a quick link to SJC E-mail, just as you would find
it on the school website. However, this version of Web Access
will keep you linked in with VPN. While trying to access this
page, you may receive a “warning” regarding the web page's certificate.
This is okay! Click “Continue”
You
will notice the website is almost identical to the regular Web-Access
Page—the only difference being a small menu at the top-right of
the page.
The
two arrows will let you push the menu to the left of the screen.
You can put it back by clicking it again.
The
second button will bring you back to the VPN main page.
The
third button (the single arrow) collapses the menu.
The
fourth button (life preserver) will bring you to the help menu
The
brown door will log you out.
TIPS:
Under Web Bookmarks, there is a little white box in the right
corner of the section. Clicking this will open a link in a new
window.
Personal
Drive: When you access your personal drive, the M-drive
, you will be brought to a directory.
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Select your graduation year to begin (class of 200_).
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Select your username.
You
do not have access to folders other than your own
Instructional
Drive : When you access the I-drive ,
it is the same as on campus; simply browse for desired file/folder.
FROM
YOUR HOME COMPUTER
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You may view or download any file you have on
your available drives.
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To download a single file, click on the title of that file.
When
prompted, click on “save.” If you choose “open” instead,
it will not be saved on your computer, and you will not be able
to access it once it is closed. You will also loose any changes
you
make if you only ‘open' a file.
You
will then have the option to change the file's name.
Enter what you wish, and click “Save.”
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To download multiple files or entire folders, select the check-box
before the folder/document and click the “Download” button
You'll
be forced to save multiple files to a zip folder, and you'll be
asked
to name that folder. Enter a name for the zip, click the “download”
button
one more time and click “save” when prompted.
You'll
then be asked again to name the file; do so, and hit “save” one
last time.
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You may upload files to your available drives.
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To upload files to your network drive, click the “Upload Files”
button.
Similarly
to attaching a file to an e-mail, you will see a “browse” button.
Click the first
browse button. Find the file you wish to upload and double-click
it. (If you do not double click,
you can single click and hit “open”)
Repeat
as desired. (You may upload up to 5 files at a time!)
Once
you've selected all your files, hit the “Upload” button towards
the bottom of the screen.
A grey box will appear with a green status bar. Do not close the
bar until it says “Done.”
NOTE:
ANY CHANGES YOU MAKE TO DOCUMENTS THROUGH VPN WILL
NOT BE SAVED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT
If
you need to edit a file, ‘ save' it to your computer!
You can then upload it back onto your drive.
If
you only ‘open' it, there will be no record of it on your computer!
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