University Computer Help Desk

Overview of WebVPN

When you are off campus, some of Illinois State University's electronic services are unavailable to you unless you establish a VPN connection.

Before You Begin

WebVPN is a web-based VPN client that uses your web browser, like Internet Explorer or Firefox.

Connecting with WebVPN

To access restricted electronic services when you are off campus, you must establish a VPN connection. Follow these instructions to connect using WebVPN.

  1. Go to https://webvpn.ilstu.edu and log in with your ULID and password.
  2. You will see the following message. Click Allow to continue.
    "A script from "Juniper Networks, Inc" is requesting enhanced abilities that are UNSAFE and could be used to compromise your machine or data:
    Run or install software on your machine
    Allow these abilities only if you trust this source to be free of viruses or malicious programs."
  3. The WebVPN Welcome page will load. Each of WebVPN's features is described below.

More Information

For more information on using WebVPN, refer to the following:

 

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  • Last Review: Oct 28, 2009
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