By Audience: Off-Campus Students

Links of particular interest to students in off-campus housing:

• Work from home scenario
  This scenario explains how to securely connect to UIUCnet from an off-campus location, and how to protect your computer while you're networked.

• Dialup Access to UIUCnet
  This page contains information on how to connect to the UIUCnet campus network via a modem and telephone line. If you use UIUCnet Dialup, you will be viewed as an on-campus user and will be permitted access to more resources than users coming from a connection that's viewed as off-campus.

• VPN for Remote Users
  The campus VPN system will also identify you as an authorized user of UIUCnet, so that you can receive on-campus access rights through a faster connection than dialup. The campus VPN works with any network connection and with most operating systems.

• CITES Help Desk
  If you need support, contact the CITES Help Desk.

• Software WebStore
  The Software WebStore distributes many no-cost security programs such as antivirus software, Secure Shell/Secure FTP, PasswordVault, and more. Many other applications (by Macromedia, Microsoft, and others) are available to students at a significant educational discount.

• Antivirus CD
  If your computer is infected with a virus, you should use a copy of the Antivirus CD to remove the virus. You can also perform additional security steps such as patching and firewall installation by following the instructions on the CD.

• File sharing
  This section describes different types of file sharing and their associated security issues.

• Laptop security scenario
  This page describes how to keep your laptop secure, though many of the recommendations also apply to desktop computers.

• Travel security scenario
  This page describes extra security precautions to take when you connect to different networks from different locations, whether in a coffeehouse on Green Street or halfway around the world.