11.8 Remote (Off-campus) Network Access Policy
Scope of Policy
Remote (off-campus) access to IT services at ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ is provided via a VPN (virtual private network) secured connection. The VPN provides a secure mechanism for EGSC faculty and staff who need to remotely access EGSC IT resources (i.e. office computer) via an off-campus connection. This policy outlines guidelines relating to utilizing the EGSC remote network access.
Guidelines of Policy
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- Faculty and staff wishing to utilize the VPN remote access service must first contact the EGSC Information Technology Department so that necessary account configurations may be made.
- Faculty and staff utilizing the remote VPN access must not disclose their VPN account credentials with others (including other faculty and staff).
- Instructions for accessing the EGSC VPN are available on the EGSC intranet web site, . For additional information / questions, please contact the EGSC Information Technology department.
- When utilizing the VPN access, faculty and staff must adhere to the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Campus Computer and Network Usage Policy and Acceptable Use Policy.
- Faculty and staff should refer to the ³Ô¹ÏÖ±²¥ Information Technology Support Services Policy for additional information regarding the Information Technology Department’s responsibility in providing support for personally owned IT equipment (i.e., PC, PDA, notebook, laptop).
- Remote VPN access will be terminated for any EGSC faculty or staff member who has violated the account credentials guideline (Guideline 2) in this policy and/or Guideline 4 in this policy, which relates to the EGSC acceptable network usage policy.