Talk to your manager about your need. Your manager can contact the service desk at 503-491-7448 or email #Service desk to request VPN access for you. Once approved, a Service Desk representative will contact you with information on how to setup.
Please remember VPN is likely not necessary for most employees.
The following services/products can be accessed remotely and require no special access/setup:
- Portal
- Email (utilize webmail at email.mhcc.edu)
- Office 365/OneDrive (recommended individual collaboration tool)
- If you only have a few documents from you M: or G: drives you would like to share with others and are familiar with and/or already using Office 365, we recommend moving those documents to Office 365 instead of accessing them via VPN
- Blackboard
- Faxing
Our VPN (Virtual Private Network) provides access to other college systems and shared drives and will be needed to access programs such as:
- CX
- Feith
- Testing Services
- Mapped Drives (i.e., the M: and G: drives)
- Local MHCC Printers
- Other department specific or specialized college applications
Instructions for managers to request temporary VPN access for their team members:
- Submit a request through the service desk
- A form will be sent to the requesting manager to collect the info we need
- Once the form is completed and returned, access will be set up
- If a number of team members need access, please list the team members with a brief description of the primary need for VPN and email Linda Vigesaa (linda.vigesaa@mhcc.edu) with your request. It can be short such as: Financial Aid CX functions, etc.
- More instructions on how to utilize remote sources can be found on the Intranet: https://home.mhcc.edu/InformationTechnology/Documentation-Instructions.aspx