1. What is VPN and
how it can help you

2. Table of Contents
1. What is VPN
2. How VPN can help you work from off-campus
3. Types of WU computing resources
4. VPN Client vs. VPN Clientless
1. Which VPN Service should you use
2. Step-by-step “how-to” directions to set up and use VPN

3. What is VPN?
 VPN is a service that allows
faculty and staff to
remotely access WU
computing resources
 Certain systems are only
available on-site, but VPN
allows you to access these
resources from off campus
 *Part time staff can use VPN too!

4. How VPN can help you.
 The VPN service allows you to do 3 tasks from off-campus:
1. Access Wilmington University's Web-based Apps (CAMS,
Document Center, Business Portal, etc.)
2. Access your department's Shared Drive
3. Print to the office printers
*This feature can only be done from a University owned Laptop.
That is, personally owned PCs used for work purposes can’t print
to on campus printers because the print drivers are not installed

5. DO use VPN when:
2. Travelling or working from home 3. An Internet
connection is available
1. Accessing any restricted-to-campus
network services (such as your
department’s shared file drive)

6. DON’T use VPN when:
1. You are on campus
2. Surfing the web (it makes surfing
slower especially large web pages or
videos)
3. Connecting to:

7. 2 types of WU computing resources
1. Web-based Apps
 Accessed through the
Internet Explorer web
browser
2. Network Resources
 Departmental Share
Drives
 Printers

8. WU computing resources
Type 1: Web-based Apps
CAMS Enterprise
https://webconsole.wilmu.edu/
Employee Intranet / Document Center
https://portal.sharepoint.wilmu.edu/
Web-based
Apps include…
Business Portal
https://bp.wilmu.edu/BP/Employee/
Report Manager - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
https://reports.wilmu.edu/Reports/Pages/Folder.aspx
WebNow
https://webnow.wilmu.edu

9. WU computing resources
Type 2: Network Resources
Departmental file share drive
Network
Resources
include…
Your department’s
copier/printer
*Certain desktop applications
connected to a database on the
network (apps include Compliance and
ImageNow)

10. Summary of the 2 Types of VPN Services
Cisco AnyConnect VPN
Client
Web-based VPN
What can you
access:
Access both Wilmington
University’s web-based apps
AND network resources
Only gives you access to
Wilmington University’s
web-based apps
How is it accessed is a desktop application that
must be installed on your
computer
is a web-based app available
at https://connect.wilmu.edu
Recommended
computer:
Recommended for University
owned laptops and personally
owned computers that you use
regularly for work.
Recommended when using a
shared computer at a hotel,
relative's house, library, or a
personal computer that you
don't wish to install the
AnyConnect application.

11. Which VPN service you should use depends on
the WU Computing Resources you need to access
Web-based VPN (https://connect.wilmu.edu)
• CAMS Enterprise
• Employee Intranet / Document Center
• Business Portal
• Report Manager - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• WebNow
Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client
• Departmental file share drive
• Your department’s copier/printer
• *Certain desktop applications connected
to a database on the network

12. Step-by-step “how-to” directions to set up and use
Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client
Step 1: Check to see if the Cisco AnyConnect VPN
Client is installed on your PC
Step 2: Launch and connect to the VPN
AnyConnect Client
Step 3: Access Shared Drives

13. Step 1: Check to see if the VPN
AnyConnect Client is installed

14. Step 1 continued:
Installing the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client
 Don't see the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client application
installed?
 Watch this video for directions on how to download the AnyConnect
application: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01FZ3HH244c
 *AnyConnect should already be installed on all University owned
Laptops. This is for installing AnyConnect on a personal PC that is
used for work purposes.

15. Step 2: Launch and connect to the
VPN AnyConnect Client

16. Step 2 continued:
Launch and connect to the VPN Any Connect Client
 Watch this video for detailed directions on how to launch
and connect to the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=behoaaAQUFs

17. About the S-Drive
 The S-Drive is the shared disk space that the
Wilmington University community uses to store and
share documents. Each department at the University
has a shared folder on the S-Drive.
 The name of the S-Drive’s location is
department$(ncitsfa02) (S:)

18. About the S-Drive (cont.)
 When you are on campus and you
login to your work computer, a
special script runs that gives you
access to any share drives you have
permissions to access.
 After the script runs when you login,
you see a message similar this.

19. Instructions for Accessing the S-Drive
from on campus

20. Step 3: Accessing Shared Drives
from off-campus
Your drives won’t show up even after you’ve connected to the Cisco VPN AnyConnect Client
because the login script has already ran. To access the share drive:

21. That’s it!
Remember, the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client gives you access to:
Network Resources
• Departmental file share drive
• Your department’s copier/printer
Web-based Apps
• CAMS Enterprise
• Employee Intranet / Document Center
• Business Portal
• Report Manager - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• WebNow

22. Don’t forget to Disconnect

23. Step-by-step “how-to” directions to use
Web-based VPN (https://connect.wilmu.edu)
Step 1: Open up this link in the Internet
Explorer web browser:
https://connect.wilmu.edu/
Step 2: Type your credentials you use to
login to your work computer,
then click login
Step 3: Click Continue
Video tutorial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=yyzEZMpUCZA

24. That’s it!
Remember, the web-based VPN gives you access to:
Web-based Apps
• CAMS Enterprise
• Employee Intranet / Document Center
• Business Portal
• Report Manager - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)
• WebNow

25. Considerations
 VPN Client access is recommended for
University owned laptops and personally
owned computers that you use regularly for
work.
 VPN Clientless access is recommended when
using a shared computer at a hotel, relative's
house, library, or a personal computer that
you don't wish to install the AnyConnect
software application.

26. Questions