How do I access my Penn State VPN?
Click on the globe icon with the "x" to open the VPN client. If you are asked for a portal address, type "secure-connect.psu.edu". Click "Connect". Global Protect requires both 2FA and Microsoft Office 365 authentication.
How do I access Penn State files from home?
WebFiles allows you to access and manage your files residing on Penn State's central file services through any web browser, and allows you to easily copy files from external services such as Google Drive, Dropbox, and OneDrive to and from your PSU space.
How do I access Penn State Portal?
Go to pennstatehealth.org/myhealth. Please bookmark this page before clicking the login link to visit My Penn State Hershey Health in the future. There is a menu item on the pennstatehealth.org and pennstatehealth.org/childrens website homepages dedicated to Patient Portal.
How can I access my PC power supply?
You will be asked for your portal address; enter secure-connect.psu.edu. (In the future when you use this software, this address should already be selected.) Click Connect. A window will pop up asking for your username and password.
What online storage service does Penn State provide for storing and backing up your work?
The Crashplan Service makes backing up and restoring files from all devices, including external hard drives, fast and easy. Faculty and staff may purchase a subscription to this service at Penn State's Software Store.
What is pass space?
Penn State Access Account Storage Space (PASS) provides universally-accessible disk space/file storage space for use by anyone at Penn State. PASS is also available for departmental and course use.
Is Penn State Ivy League?
Penn State is not an Ivy League school — UPenn is. The Ivy League is made up of Harvard, Columbia, Yale, Brown, Cornell, Princeton, Dartmouth, and UPenn. What started as an athletic conference in 1954 has become synonymous with social and educational prestige.
What is MyPennState?
MyPennState provides you with resources for making a college decision and important materials regarding your offer of admission. MyPennState provides you with resources for making a college decision and important materials regarding your offer of admission.
Is Penn State a good school?
Penn State ranks No. 63 overall among national universities in U.S. News & World Report's 2020 "Best Colleges" rankings. In addition, U.S. News ranked the University at No. 23 nationally among “Top Public Schools,” and No.
How does Penn State use the cloud?
Cloud Services allows you focus on your own services, research, or end users by reducing the administrative and technical debt associated with purchasing, powering, and maintaining servers. IaaS and PaaS replace up-front infrastructure expenses with low variable costs that scale to individualized needs.
What are Web files?
web file. noun [ C ] IT, INTERNET (also Web file) a collection of information from a website that is stored on a computer as one unit under one name: A standard place to put web files is in a directory called "www" in the top-level of your home directory.
What is the summer start at Penn State?
Incoming students at all 19 Penn State Commonwealth Campuses can choose to begin their college coursework during the Summer session, that is scheduled from June 29–August 12, 2022. Starting college in the summer provides an opportunity to choose from a variety of courses taught by experienced and dedicated instructors.
PURPOSE
This policy defines the stipulations for accessing Mont Alto data network resources and servers from a remote location. Recognizing the security risks inherent to remote access, this policy must be followed to ensure data integrity and security.
SCOPE
This policy applies to any device and personnel seeking to gain remote access to resources that are ordinarily accessible only via the local Mont Alto data network. Computer systems secured by a De-Militarized Zone are not affected under this policy.
DEFINITIONS
Device – A computer, electronic tool or communication apparatus with the ability to connect to a data or communication network. Internet - A worldwide system of computer networks VPN (Virtual Private Network) – A technology used to allow a user or network to connect in a secure and virtual manner via open or public communication channels.
POLICY
Requests for remote access to the Mont Alto data network must be submitted in writing to the Director of Information Technology and must include a comprehensive statement of need. The Director of Information Technology will review the request and provide a written response.
What is RealVNC for Athletics?
Athletics is using software called RealVNC to allow personal computers to remotely control their work computers as if you are sitting in front of your work PC. The setup is two-fold, first requiring Athletics IT to setup your work machine and then for you to install the RealVNC Viewer on your home PC/tablet. *Using RealVNC on a tablet or cell phone may result in slow performance and a difficult experience.
How to access Penn State resources?
There are two methods to access Penn State resources on your home PC. You may setup and install software on your PC directly or you may remotely control your work PC using a program called RealVNC. IBIS access can be done using either method. However, accessing the Athletics U: and W: drives from personal computers not issued by Athletics requires the RealVNC method.
What is RealVNC?
Athletics is using software called RealVNC to allow personal computers to remotely control their work computers as if you are sitting in front of your work PC. The setup is two-fold, first requiring Athletics IT to setup your work machine and then for you to install the RealVNC Viewer on your home PC.
Can Cisco phones be remotely managed?
Cisco Phones in the office can be remotely managed, including receiving voicemail. Call forwarding can also be set up by visiting: https://sites.psu.edu/mvp/
Can Cisco phones be extended to PCs?
Cisco Phones can be extended to PCs through the use of Cisco Jabber. Penn State allows for your Cisco office phone to be connected to up to 3 other devices through this software, seamlessly extending the phone number of your office phone to these devices. If you believe this service would benefit you, please read about Jabber here. You will then have to request Jabber service by filling out this form. Once permitted, you can download the Jabber software and begin using it.
What is Penn State WebAccess?
The Penn State WebAccess system provides an environment in which users can authenticate/log in one time with their respective Penn State Account user ID and password to a central server in order to access multiple services protected with WebAccess without needing to re-authenticate. For example, a user can authenticate via Penn State WebAccess and then access services, such as the Penn State Portal, Office 365, and a variety of other WebAccess-enabled services, without needing to authenticate again to those services.
What is WebAccess based on?
The system used by WebAccess is based on session cookies. These session cookies (which are not saved when you exit the web browser) are used to identify you to WebAccess and each protected service. They do not contain any information about you.
Do you need to log out of WebAccess?
In order to protect their respective digital identities, users are highly encouraged to log out from WebAccess when finished using a WebAccess-protected service. Each WebAccess-protected service should provide a log out link, or the WebAccess log out function on the services pagemay be used. Users also are encouraged, once log out is complete, to exit/quit the web browser completely for added security.
