Remote Access & Control (VPN)

Remote access and Remote control to your PC from off-campus

Remote Access

Remote access can be setup for accessing specific websites (such as empcenter), or for accessing the entire Brandon University system (including Novell drives).

1. Install the VPN Client. (Sonicwall Netextender)

(watch the video)

Follow this step if you don’t necessarily wish to remotely control your office computer, but would rather connect your off-campus computer to the BU network. This allows your off-campus computer to sign into Novell from home over the internet, to use network applications, view restricted websites such as empcenter, etc. All of which can be done with step 2 except that in step 2 you are remotely controlling your office computer. Step 1 doesn’t require your office computer to be on.

NOTE: You must connect using either Internet explorer or Safari to install this client.

Go to vpn.brandonu.ca
Sign in with your Novell username and password.
Click the Netextender Icon.
Click continue to webpage if you see the website certificate message
Click on any popups that appear, and say yes or agree to install them.
You should get connected.

You may then close the sonicwall window, as well as the internet explorer/safari page and you will remain connected. Now use your computer as needed.
Please disconnect the netextender when finished with your programs that required BU network access.

You now have the client installed and to reconnect you just need to open it from with your Programs menu under Sonicwall VPN-Netextender.

Note: You may alternatively install this program by connecting to the Novell system on campus and saving the file from the M:\Sonicwall Netextender folder, and then taking it home to be installed. (Enter BUVPN for the domain, and vpn.brandonu.ca for the server) Or download the file for windows here

Remote Control

The following guides will show you how to gain control of your office computer from off-campus. (note that your office computer must remain turned on when you wish to do so)

Each step also includes a windows tutorial video.

2. Initial steps to setting up remote control.

First you will need to go to the computer you wish to control such as your office PC. You will need to do 3 things:

Enable “allow remote control” on that office PC. (video)
Make sure your windows account has a password. (video)
Find the network IP address of that computer. (video)

3. Setting up the VPN connection from your off-campus computer.