What
is a VPN client?
Our
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Client allows you to access
Rowan University Network resources from home as if you were
on campus. A VPN is a secured private network connection
built on top of publicly accessible infrastructure.
We
provide two connections at Rowan. The "RowanVPN"
connection is for normal use and the "RowanLibrary"
connection is specifically used for connecting to the Library's
databases and should only be used for that purpose as it
will slow down your connection to non-Rowan web sites.
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Download
the VPN Client
You
will prompted to login with your Rowan Network username and
password in order to download this file
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Installing
the VPN Client
Install
the VPN Client on a Windows PC:
- Once
you've downloaded the file, double-click it.
- Double
Click "Setup"
- Click
on "Next" on the "Welcome to the Installshield
Wizard" screen.
- On
the License Agreement Screen click "Yes"
- Click
"Next" on the following screen to install the
VPN to the Program Files directory.
- Click
"Next" on the following screen to add the the
VPN program to the Accessories Folder
- You
MUST Restart your computer before attempting to use the
VPN.
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Install
the VPN Client on Mac OSX (You must be using 10.2 or
higher)
- Once
downloaded, the VPN software will be on your desktop and
unzipped.
-
Double click on the vpnclient icon and
 then
on the VPNClient.mpkg icon
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The Install Cisco VPN Client wizard will open.
- On
the Introduction screen - click Continue.
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On the License screen – click Continue.
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At the disagree/agree dialog box - click Agree.
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Click on Macintosh HD. Click Continue.
-
Click Install
- At
the Authenticate dialog box, type in your Macintosh’s
Administrator password and click OK.
- The
VPN client will then be installed. When “The software
was successfully installed” appears, click on Close.
- Restart
your computer. (NOTE: The VPN Client will not work
unless your restart your computer.)
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Using
the Cisco VPN Client to connect to Rowan University
How To Use the Cisco VPN Client to connect to Rowan University
on a Windows PC
- Double
click the VPN icon on either the desktop or in Start->
Program Files->VPN Client
- You
will see this screen:
- Choose
the RowanVPN connection and click on the Connect button
circled in red.
- You
will be asked for for a Username and Password. Use Network
username and password.
- Once
it is connected it will pop up a screen that looks like
this:
- After
clicking continue, the screen will drop down to the task
bar and will display a lock icon.
-
You are now connected to the Rowan Network.
- The
status of your connection can be displayed by right clicking
on the Lock icon in the task tray and clicking on statistics.
- To
disconnect from campus, right click on the Lock icon in
the task tray and click Disconnect.
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Using Outlook
from home
How
To Use the Cisco VPN Client to connect to Rowan University
on Mac OSX
- Double
click on Macintosh HD > Applications.
-
Double click on VPNClient
- The
VPN Client application will open. Click to highlight rowanvpn.
-
Click Connect in the toolbar.
- At
the VPN Client | User Authentication for “rowanvpn”
dialog box, use your Rowan username and password and then
click OK
- At
the VPN Client | Banner dialog box, click Continue and the
VPN window will go to the Dock.
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Connect
to your Home Directory
Connect
to your Home Directory (H:\ Drive) on a Windows PC:
- Find
the location of your Home Directory by visiting http://www.rowan.edu/myhome
-
Once you have found your Home Directory Location Click "Start"
from the Windows Start Menu
-
Click "Run"
- Enter
the location of your home directory in the following format:
\\nwuser#.rowan.edu (substituting your home directory server.
For example: \\nwuser2.rowan.edu)
- Click
"OK"
- Login
using your Rowan Network username and password
- You
should now be able to browse to your home directory by selecting
the appropriate "Home#" then the "Students"
or "Employees" folder and then the folder with
your username.
- IF
YOU USE INTERNET EXPLORER you can click on
the appropriate link from the MyHome page and your HomeDirectory
will open automatically. You must be using Microsoft's
Internet Explorer Browser for this feature to work.
- NOTE:
If you have problems logging in - set your "Windows"
username to be the same as your Rowan username. Newer
versions of Windows may require that your Windows username
is the same as your Rowan username to login correctly.
Plus, if your "Windows" username and password
matches your Rowan Network username and password you
will not have to log in at all.
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Connect
to your Home Directory on Mac OSX
- Using
the VPN client you can securely connect to your H Drive
the same way you connect at Rowan.
- Click
"Go" on the Finder menu and then "Connect
to Server"
- Enter
the location of your home directory in the following format:
nwuser#.rowan.edu (substituting your home directory server.
For example, nwuser2.rowan.edu)
- Login
using using your Rowan Network username and password
- You
should now be able to browse to your home directory by selecting
the appropriate "Home#" then the "Students"
or "Employees" folder and then the folder with
your username.
- If
you do not know your home directory location you can always
find it by visiting http://www.rowan.edu/myhome
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Edit
your Personal Website
Once
you have connected to your home directory
you can edit your personal website just as you would on
campus. Open your public.www folder and make the desired
changes to your html page and save it back to the public.www
folder on your home directory.
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Connecting
to the Openarea
Connect
to the Openarea on a Windows PC:
- Click
"Start" from the Windows Start Menu
- Click
"Run"
-
Enter the following: \\150.250.64.231
-
Click "OK" and
login using using your Rowan Network username and password
- Double
Click "Common"
- Double
Click "Openarea"
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Connect
to the Openarea on Mac OSX :
- Click
"Go" on the Finder menu and then "Connect
to Server"
- Enter
the following: 150.250.64.231 and login
using using your Rowan Network username and password.
- Double
Click "Common"
- Double
Click "Openarea"
Using
the Library's Databases
You
can connect to the Library's databases from home using the
VPN client. When you open the client you will see this screen:
You
will need to choose the RowanLibrary connection and login
as you would normally.
This
is the only time you should use this connection. The RowanLibrary
connection sends ALL of your web traffic
through the Rowan connection (and will slow down non-Rowan
traffic) where as the normal RowanVPN connection only sends
Rowan traffic through the VPN connection.
Troubleshooting
the VPN Client
Our
Cisco VPN Client will NOT WORK with AOL
ICS
error message when trying to install the Cisco VPN (Knowledgebase
Article)
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