Connecting to campus

Connecting to the Campus systems via modem, broadband, or VPN are available options.

Modem, broadband, and Ethernet Options

Using the free Connecting@Berkeley CD is probably the easiest way to connect your PC or Macintosh computer to UC Berkeley Campus systems.

You can set up your computer to connect to the Internet via UC Berkeley in the following ways:

• Dial in to the UC Berkeley modems from home or when you are travelling.
• Use an Ethernet connection in your campus office.
• Use the AirBears wireless network on campus.
• Switch between any of the above connection methods (for example, when you're using a laptop).
• Complement any other Internet service you may have, such as your service through Comcast, SBC, America Online, or EarthLink; keep all your existing connection settings and add connections through UC Berkeley that you can use when you're on campus, or as a backup to your current Internet service.

The C@B 2005 CD is available free to UC Berkeley students, faculty and staff (with a campus picture ID). It is available for Windows (with a blue cover) and Macintosh (with a white cover). See the Connecting@Berkeley website for system requirements, CD pickup locations, and other information.

Campus VPN service

Use the campus VPN services to provide secure authentication from outside of the UC campus system. VPN offers encyrption of data transmitted over the Internet. Using VPN provides authorized users to access UC campus systems by providing a static IP address and bypassing any port blocking at the campus border.

Use the campus VPN service if:

• You need access to restricted network services.
• You use specific network protocols to connect to a host or service on campus.
• You require access to Windows disk shares from your work computer on your home computer.

Please go to http://www.net.berkeley.edu/vpn/ for more information and to download the VPN installer. If you have any questions, contact your LSCR support team.