Virtual Private Network

Virtual Private Network (VPN) will provide St. John’s University full-time faculty the ability to expand beyond our University campus locations and accommodate the needs of remote employees, distant offices and personal preference.

The goal is to provide a mirror image of your campus work experience at any off-site location (i.e. home or office).  Offered to full-time faculty members, VPN uses "virtual" connections to provide accessibility to your network drive from your St. John’s issued laptop. VPN will improve productivity and provide tremendous benefits to St. John’s University full-time faculty members:

  • Extend geographic connectivity; office drives are accessible from
    any location off-campus
  • Ability to access your H: drive from a location off-campus
  • Ability to access your Shared Folders from a location off-campus
  • Access to Outlook Email Client and all email folders
  • Reduce transit time and transportation costs for remote users


If you had additional software installed by Information Technology you should be able to run the software when off-campus using VPN. This includes the software which only worked when you were on-campus and connected to the network. Follow the same steps you use on-campus after you obtain a VPN connection.

If you are interested in acquiring or learning more about Virtual Private Network, please visit or contact:

Technology Learning Center
Queens Campus   
Bent Hall 447D              
(718) 990-6402      

Staten Island

DaSilva Academic Center Room 108A
(718) 390-4589