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.
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Connect to the Rowan VPN
The Rowan VPN is a web-based client that does not require user configuration. Simply point your browser to:
http://vpn2.rowan.edu
For further instructions please visit http://www.rowan.edu/download/vpn/
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Connect
to your Home Directory
You must first be connected to the VPN by going to:
http://vpn2.rowan.edu
Windows Users:
- Once you are connected to the VPN, click "Start" from the Windows Start Menu
- Click "Run"
- Enter the location of your home directory: \\filer1.rowan.edu\~
- Login using rowanads\username as your username and your Rowan network password
Mac Users:.
- Once you are connected to the VPN, click
"Go" on the Finder menu and then "Connect
to Server"
- Enter
the location of your home directory in the following format: smb://filer1.rowan.edu/~
- Login using rowanads\username as your username and your Rowan network password
All users can visit http://www.rowan.edu/myhome for quick access to their home directory as well.
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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: \\filer1.rowan.edu
- Click "OK" and
login using rowanads\username as your username and your Rowan network 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: smb://filer1.rowan.edu and login using rowanads\username as your username and your Rowan network password.
- Double
Click "Common"
- Double
Click "Openarea"
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