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INFS 110
VPN Access Lab
This lab is designed to help you access to UCCS network from home and other location
so that you can access your NT account remotely.
First we will need to set up the VPN (virtual private connection) to do this follow these
instructions:
1. Click on “Start”, go to “Settings”, then “Control Panel”, and then select “Network
Connections” and select “New Connection Wizard.” See screen shot for help.
2. At the welcome screen just push the “Next” button.
3. At the network connection type window select “Connect to The Network at My
Workplace” and then push “Next.”
4. At the network connection window select “virtual private network connection”
and then push “Next.”
5. At the connection name window enter “UCCS” and push the “Next” button.
6. At the “Public Network” window select “Do not dial the initial connection.”
*If you were making a connection from your home and you have a dial up
connection you would select “Automatically dial this initial connection:”
and select your dial up connection.
7. In the VPN Server Section enter the following host name “voyager.uccs.edu” and
then push “Next.” See screen shot.
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8. At the connection availability window you can just push next since the “create
this connection: ‘for me only’ is already selected.
*If you were at home and you wanted other users on your local computer
to have access to this new VPN connection you set up then you would
want to select “Anyone’s use.”
9. At the “Completing Network Connections Wizard” window push “Finish.”
Now you should see a new window that has appeared, in this window you will have to
enter your user name and password. This will be the same user name and password that
you used to log onto the computers at school. After you enter your user name and
password push the “Connect” button.
In the bottom right corner of the screen there should be connection icon appear, which
lets you know that you are connected to the network.
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Now you are going to access the servers do the following:
1. Go to Start then click on Run.
2. Type in the following \\enterprise\users\gstringe.
3. Now that you are in Professor Stringer’s outbox | Infs 110 folder and copy over
the file called INFS110_syl_SP04.doc.
Now we are going to map a network drive. This will provide you with a simple way to
connect to your student account from home. This will give your student NT account a
drive letter under my computer. Do the following instructions:
1. Open My Computer.
2. Go up to Tools and select “Map Network Drive.”
3. Now you are going to enter the folder name that you would like to map. In the
example we will list here we are going to use the user jdoe4. In the folder text
box type \\excelsior\students\j\jdoe4. Then push Ok. Note if your name was Phil
Smith you would type in \\excelsior\students\p\psmith.
Now that you have successfully created a VPN connection you need to go home and set
up the VPN connection again, but this time you are going to copy a Power Point slide
show “my_intro_week1.ppt”, which can be found at the same place as the
INFS110_syl_sp04.doc. After you have copied the files over from both at home and on
campus show your lab instructor to get full credit. If you do not have a dial up
connection at home the instructions to set one up are below.
NOTE: You may need the Windows XP CD to complete this help sheet.
After connecting successfully, you will be able to gain access to UCCS's computing
resources such as:
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E-mail
Internet
CyberClass
UCCS Library databases
UCCS NT user accounts
1. Adding a New Connection
Click on Start, then choose "Control Panel".
Choose "Network and Internet Connections".
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Choose "Create a connection to the network at your workplace".
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Click "Dial-up connection" and click Next.
Type UCCS in the Company Name field, and click Next.
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Type in the phone number 5930109 and click Next.
Make this dial up access available to anyone on the computer, if you want to, then
click Next.
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Choose to add a shortcut to the desktop and click Finish
You're halfway done with the set up. Click on Start again and hover over "Connect to"
and then right click on UCCS then select Properties
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Select the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" option and click on Properties.
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Click on "Use the following DNS server addresses:" and insert the following numbers
128.198.1.250 and 128.198.1.117 as shown.
Click on Advanced and the following window will open. Click on the WINS tab, and
click Add. Enter 128.198.1.51 and click Add, then repeat the process using the number
128.198.1.73.
Click OK, click OK again, then click OK again.
2. Starting the Connection
You should have an icon on the desktop named UCCS. Double-click that icon.
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Once the Connect to window comes up, there are two fields called User name: and
Password:. Enter your NT account username and UNIX password. If you don't know
your UNIX password, it's probably the first 8 digits of your student ID number. (Social
security number for staff and faculty.) Now click on the Connect button.
Dial-up Networking should dial the telephone number you entered and your modem will
make the typical modem noises.
If your computer connects successfully, it will acknowledge the connection. At this point
you should be connected to the UCCS campus network.
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