VPN Login and Remote Access for Students

For general information and to request access to remote control labs see Article 625 VPN and Citrix Access 

To connect to the ECSU VPN server:

• Use your browser to connect to https://ecsu-vpn.easternct.edu/
• Alternately, from the ECSU home page, select the Faculty and Staff Menu Item, and choose VPN from the Square Buttons in the center of the page.
  
  
• The first time you connect, your web browser may display a pop-up message asking if you would like to accept the site's security certificate. Click Yes to accept and proceed.
• The login screen for the VPN server appears next, requiring a username and password.
• When typing your username, type only your Technology Account username. Do not use the @my.easternct.edu.
• Type your password just as if you were logging in to your office computer.
• Click Sign In when complete.

To remotely access assigned lab devices (find the device name using the information in Article 537: VPN Access to General Purpose Labs

• Within the VPN user interface, enter your assigned lab device name into the HTML5 Access Sessions field as highlighted below.
  
• Click the "Launch" button to begin a remote session within your browser.
• If prompted to provide credentials, do so using your full Eastern username preceded by EASTERNCT\ as shown below.
  
• If the remote computer states that your credentials are invalid, you can re-enter your credentials at the remote sign-on menu as you normally would.
• When your scheduled session time is complete, please sign out of the device using the Start Menu, or close the browser tab.
• Note that, 5 minutes after your course session is scheduled to end, you will be automatically logged out of the remote lab computer.