What is VPN?
The CSUF VPN (Virtual Private Network) client consists of two components. The first component is the Microsoft VPN client, which is responsible for making the VPN connection. The second component is VPNGuard, which is responsible for ensuring that VPN clients connecting to the CSUF campus network meet campus security requirements.
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. When you make a VPN connection from anywhere in the world to the Geophysical Institute, your network connection is brought inside the GI Firewall and you have almost unlimited run of the GI network. You must have a username and password to access the GI VPN. A proper username and password provide some assurance to the GI network that you are actually associated with the GI and should be allowed access to network resources.
VPN is short for Virtual Private Network, it is the method selected by Victoria University to allow secure access for staff and students to the Victoria University wireless network. VPN uses encryption and other security mechanisms to ensure that only authorized users can access the network and that the data cannot be intercepted.
