Connecting to campus

Connecting from off-campus

The campus does not have any special arrangements with third-party Internet Service Providers (ISP). You should be able to access the campus network from your home ISP connection, any wireless connection, or any other way you manage to connect to the Internet. The only firewall the campus provides is a block on the Windows file-sharing ports; if you need to access Windows file shares from the Internet, you will need to use the Campus Virtual Private Network (VPN) service (see below). You may also need to use the VPN to access certain Library resources.

Campus VPN service

Use the campus VPN services to provide secure authentication from outside of the UC campus system. VPN offers encryption of data transmitted over the Internet. Using VPN provides authorized users to access UC campus systems by providing an authenticated connection and bypassing any port blocking at the campus border.

Use the campus VPN service if:

• You need access to restricted network services.
• You use specific network protocols to connect to a host or service on campus.
• You require access to Windows disk shares from campus servers on your home computer.

Please go to http://www.net.berkeley.edu/vpn/ for more information and to download the VPN installer. If you have any questions, contact your LSCR support team.