The Campus VPN service provides access to the UCSC network from off campus. The VPN service can also be used on campus when using the wireless network, CruzNet. VPN offers a secure (encrypted) connection in to the campus network so that UCSC resources are available that normally would not be available from home or CruzNet. Examples include File Sharing/Shared Drives and certain applications that require a Campus IP address.

Electronic journals and other Library subscribed resources are not available via the Campus VPN. Go to http://oca.ucsc.edu/login on the Library Site for more information.

Currently, the Campus VPN is a ‘split tunnel’ (IPv4). Many online library resources are not available with a split tunnel.