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Starting 8/11/22, the Chancellor's Office (CO) will require a connection to Global Protect VPN specifically designated VPN portal address to access legacy data collection and reporting applications.

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Applications affected:

  • Academic Planning Database (APDB) 

  • Enrollment Reporting System (ERS) 

  • Cash Management Operations (CMO) 

  • Employee Salary Projection System (ESP) 

  • Financial Information Record Management System (FIRMS) 

  • Grievance and Arbitration (GRARB) 

  • Academic Calendar Database (ACAL) 

  • Space and Facilities Planning Database (SFDB) 

Previously, campus users have connected to these applications from campus network IP ranges without the added safeguard now being required to protect the sensitive data they store. On average (depending on campus and department size) there are 11 users per campus at any given time.

Configuration steps:

  1. Install the Global Protect VPN client.

  2. Configure/Add the Chancellor's Office VPN portal address (coappsvpn.calstate.edu) in the installed client settings.
    Follow the detailed instruction below to configure your specific device.

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Click on the Global Protect icon in your system tray

Using the menu (three stacked lines), open the Settings dialog.

In the General tab, click the Add button to add a new VPN portal.

Enter coappsvpn.calstate.edu and click the Save button. 

The new portal address should now be reflected in the list.

The Global Protect client should now have a drop down menu that will allow selection of the portal to use.

Once the configuration is complete, you are ready to connect:

In order to connect to the Chancellor's Office Global Protect portal, it may be necessary to first disconnect from the Cal Poly Global Protect VPN portal (if connected).

  1. Disconnect from the Cal Poly Global Protect VPN portal (if connected)

  2. Using the Portal selection list, choose the option for coappsvpn.calstate.edu

  3. Click the Connect button on the Global Protect client

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