USC Aiken now uses Paloalto GlobalProtect for VPN access.
Faculty, Staff, and Students should now use GlobalProtect for off-campus access to university network resources from their personal or campus-owned computers.
Instructions:
If you have any questions about VPN, or experience issues while using it, please contact the Help Desk for assistance.
To access on-campus resources (J-drive, K-drive, etc) from off-campus, you’ll need to install a VPN (Virtual Private Network) client. USC Aiken currently uses the PaltoAlto GlobalProtect Agent for VPN access.
Please follow the instructions below to install the GlobalProtect agent on your campus-owned or personally-owned system. If you need help with the installation or have a problem, please contact the Help Desk for assistance.
Install PaloAlto GlobalProtect VPN
To install the GlobalProtect agent:
Connect to VPN
To connect to VPN, click the GlobalProtect icon in your Taskbar and click Connect.
Disconnect from VPN
To disconnect from VPN, click the GlobalProtect icon in your Taskbar and click Disconnect.
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Anytime you are connected to VPN through GlobalProtect all of your internet access and data goes through the VPN connection. You are effectively using the USC Aiken campus for all of your internet traffic. As a result, all university rules and policies regarding the use of the network and internet apply. Please treat any VPN connection as if you were connecting to the internet while on campus.
Connecting to J and K drives while connected to VPN
Here are the instructions on how to connect to the J and K drives while connected to the VPN:
For the PC go Search and then type one of the following:
For the Mac go to Go and then Connect to Server and then one of the following: