When To VPN?

When is the VPN necessary?

If your specific task requires that you use any of the applications listed below, you will need the VPN:

• Web focus
• Banner
• Enclave
• Files saved on local computer hard drive
• Any specific applications only available on your office computer

You don’t need the VPN to do the following:

• Web conferencing – Always use the local computer (not the remote computer). Your local computer is where you are located when web conferencing. 
   
• Email – Use via a browser and access the O365 web version of your Eastern email: https://outlook.office.com/mail/inbox
   
• eWeb – Use a browser to access eWeb via the O365 portal using a browser: https://www.office.com/?auth=2
   
• MS Office productivity software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) – the online versions can be accessed via a browser using Eastern’s O365 portal: https://www.office.com/?auth=2
  • Students, faculty, and staff can install the desktop version by downloading the home use software. Visit our MS Office 365 knowledgebase article for full details: https://easternct.makekb.com/entry/477/
     
• OneDrive – cloud individual storage: https://www.office.com/?auth=2
  • For further information, visit our knowledgebase article Getting Started with OneDrive and SharePoint Commons: https://easternct.makekb.com/entry/508/
     
• SharePoint – cloud departmental storage: https://www.office.com/?auth=2
  • For further information, visit our knowledgebase article Getting Started with OneDrive and SharePoint Commons: https://easternct.makekb.com/entry/508/
     
• Adobe Acrobat and all other Adobe Creative Cloud products
  • Students can get Abobe software at a discount by visiting: https://easternct.onthehub.com/WebStore/OfferingDetails.aspx?o=b9430f83-d531-e311-93f6-b8ca3a5db7a1.
  • Faculty or staff can install the desktop versions by downloading the home use software. Visit our Installing Adobe Creative Cloud Applications knowledgebase article for full details: https://easternct.makekb.com/entry/467/