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Starting 8/11/22, the Chancellor's Office (CO) will require campus use of Global Protect VPN to access the following legacy a specific VPN portal address (coappsvpn.calstate.edu) to access data collection and reporting applications: applications. Staff using the affected applications may follow the steps below to install/configure and reconnect their VPN client.

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.

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VPN Configuration steps:

1. Install the Global Protect VPN client

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2. Configure/Add the Chancellor's Office VPN portal

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1. Install the Global Protect VPN client

2. Configure the Global Protect VPN client to include the Chancellor's Office VPN portal

3. Connect to the Chancellor's Office VPN portal

Configuration steps

Install the VPN client

In order to access these applications, the Global Protect VPN client will need to be installed. See Step-by-step Global Protect VPN Install instructions.

Configure the Global Protect VPN client to include the Chancellor's Office VPN portal

 Mac OS configuration

 Windows configuration

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1. address (coappsvpn.calstate.edu) in the installed client settings. Follow the detailed instructions below to configure your specific device.

MacOS Configuration

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Click on the Global Protect icon in your notification bar Image Added Using the menu (three stacked lines), choose Settings. Image Added In the General tab, click the + button to add a new VPN portal address. Image Added Enter coappsvpn.calstate.edu in the Portal Address: field, and click Save.  Image Added The new VPN portal address should now be reflected in the list. Image Added The Global Protect client should now have an extra portal address (coappsvpn.calstate.edu) to select for your connection. Image Added

Windows Configuration

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Click on the Global Protect icon in your system tray. Image Added Using the menu (three stacked lines), open Settings. Image Added In the General tab, click Add . Image Added Enter coappsvpn.calstate.edu in the Portal Address field, then click Save.  Image Added The new portal address should now appear in the list. Image Added The Global Protect client should now have an extra portal address (coappsvpn.calstate.edu) to select for your connection. Image Added

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

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

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1. Connect

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1. on the Global Protect client.

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