This article explains how to connect to a computer at EKU using the Remote Desktop application along with how to connect to our VPN solution.
To connect to VPN, be sure you have an internet connection, your PC you want to connect to your campus PC, the name of your work computer (see step 1 below), be sure your work PC on-campus is left turned on when you leave work, and you have the Microsoft Authenticator app for two-factor authentication (2FA).
Step One: While at your work PC, find the computer name
Click the Windows key and start typing This PC
Right-click This PC and choose Properties
You can find your computer name and we suggest taking a snapshot on your phone so you can easily access it at home or another location.
Step Two: Setup VPN Client
You must follow Step 1 and Step 2 above first or this step will not work.
Visit https://sslvpn.eku.edu. You will see a PaloAlto Networks login screen. Use your EKU AD username (usually your last name and first initial) and email password to login on this screen.
Then you will see the GlobalProtect Portal that you will use to download your software. If you own a Windows PC, you will need to know if it is a 32- or 64-bit system first. Click on the agent you require to start the download.
After the software download, double-click to start the install. On Windows PCs your User Access Control (UAC) may ask permission to install. Go ahead and give it.
Click the Next> button on each panel of the Setup Wizard to install the software and the Close button at the end.
When the software is installed the Welcome to GlobalProtect box will appear. The portal address is: sslvpn.eku.edu Then click the Connect button.
On the Sign In screen, use the same AD credentials as the username and password. Click the Sign In button to connect.
Once your authentication (and 2FA) occur, you will see a Connected box. To Disconnect, click that button.
At this point,
You can login to university systems that require connection to the network
You can connect to your work PC if (1) it was left powered on and (2) you know the computer name [Step 1]
Step Three: Remote connect to your campus work PC
You must follow Step 1 and Step 2 above first or this step will not work.
Be sure you are connected to the GlobalProtect VPN Client [Step 3]
Press the Windows key and star typing Remote Desktop Connection to open the program.
