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VPN for Macintosh OS 10.2 and 10.3

Last Update: 9/13/07

Configuring the VPN Connection

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1. Open your harddrive icon on your desktop.
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2. Open Applications and then Open Internet Connect.
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3. Select VPN.
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4. This step for OS 10.3 ONLY: Select PPTP and click Continue.
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5. Type voyager.uccs.edu for Server address. Insert ufp\your IT username for Account Name. Insert your IT password for Password. Click the drop down menu Configuration and choose Edit Configuration.
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6. Type UCCS VPN in the Save As field. Click the Save button.
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7. Click OK.

Connecting the VPN

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8. Open your harddrive icon on your desktop.
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9. Open Applications and then Open Internet Connect.
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10. Click the Connect button.
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11. Verify the connection is established. The VPN (PPTP) window will say Connected To.

Once connected, you can now access:

  • Kraemer Family Library Online Databases access
  • Student IT accounts access on Excelsior (step 14)
  • Faculty and Staff IT accounts access on Enterprise (step 19)

Option One: Kraemer Family Library Online Databases

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12. Go to http://web.uccs.edu/library. Click Periodical Indexes by Name or Subject or Print and Electronic Journal Holdings.
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13. Click the Disconnect button when you're finished.

Option Two: Student IT accounts access on Excelsior

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14. Click on your desktop to enable Finder. Click Go and select Connect to Server.
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15. Insert cifs://excelsior.uccs.edu/students$ for Server Address. Click the + icon to add the server connection to your favorites.
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16. Click the Connect button. Insert UFP for Workgroup/Domain. Insert your username for Account Name. Insert your password for Password.
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17. Click the OK button. An icon that says STUDENTS will appear on the desktop.

18. Open the STUDENTS folder to access Student IT folders.

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19. Click the Disconnect button when you're finished.

Option Three: Faculty and Staff IT accounts access on Enterprise

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20. Click on your desktop to enable Finder. Click Go and select Connect to Server.
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21. Insert cifs://enterprise.uccs.edu/faculty$ for Server Address. Click the + icon to add the server connection to your favorites. (Replace faculty$ with staff$ for staff accounts.)
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22. Click the Connect button. Insert UFP for Workgroup/Domain. Insert your username for Account Name. Insert your password for Password.
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23. Click the OK button. An icon that says FACULTY will appear on the desktop (or STAFF if appropriate).

24. Open the FACULTY (or STAFF) folder to access IT folders.

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25. Click the Disconnect button when you're finished.