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Mac VPN Connection
How to connect to VPN, the terminal server, and your office computer from your personal Mac computer after VPN has been installed. VPN is only for off campus use. Use the terminal server to access your network drives and internet. This servers acts just like a computer on campus.
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Note: You must have VPN installed on your computer before connecting to it. Click here for instructions.
Connect to VPN
You will not have internet access while connected to VPN. Connect to the terminal server if you would like to access your network drives and the internet at the same time.
Step 1:Open the Applications folder and select Cisco, then Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client.
Step 2:
Type "vpn.etown.edu" in the bar. Click Connect.
Step 3:
If prompted, enter your computer's username and password and click Allow.
Step 4:
Enter your E-town email address and password. Click OK. 
Step 5:
Enter the code sent via your preferred authentication method. You will only receive a code sent to the option set as primary.
Disconnect From VPN
Step 1:Click the VPN icon in the upper right corner. Select Disconnect.
Connect to Office Computer or Terminal Server
Before you can connect into one of the Terminal Servers or your E-town desktop, you need to create the Remote Desktop Connection. If you have already created this connection, skip to step 4.
If you have a college-owned computer in your office that you wish to access from your home computer, make sure to find your office computer's name. It will be on a label on the outside of a desktop computer or inside, above the keyboard on a laptop computer. Leave your office computer on when you want to connect to it at home.
If you do not have a college-owned computer, you can connect to a terminal server, through which you can access network drives at home. The terminal server is simply a college computer that you can use from home, or even your office.
Step 1:Download the Remote Desktop Connection Client for Mac, if you do not already have it. Open the app.
Step 2:
Click the plus sign, then select Desktop. Step 3:
If you are connecting to your office computer, type the name from the white label. If you are trying to connect to the terminal server, type "ecfsHome-ts" if you are faculty/staff, or "ecStudent-ts" if you are a student. If you are a staff member with access to Jenzabar, you will need to connect to "ecTeams-ts." Click Add.
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