InfoEd eRA
V1.0 Updated 6/10/2015
How to Connect to the InfoEd How-To Materials
via the UITS Web VPN (Web Access Proxy)
Web VPN (Web Access Proxy) is a service provided by University of Connecticut Information Technology Services (UITS) which
allows faculty, students and staff to access web pages restricted to campus computers via a secured connection from off
campus locations (e.g. home, hotel, or other non-UConn network location). You do not need to use the Web VPN if you are
accessing the restricted InfoEd how-to materials from an on campus computer. You only need the Web VPN for accessing the
restricted InfoEd how-to documents, not InfoEd itself. The how-to documents provide step-by-step instructions on performing
various functions within the InfoEd portal. The Web VPN service works best with Internet Explorer for Windows or Safari for
Mac. Note: the how-to instructions are required to be placed under restricted access per an agreement with InfoEd.
Connect Via the Web
1.
Go to http://sslvpn.uconn.edu/.
2.
The UConn Web VPN Portal will open. In the NetID field, enter your NetID. In the password field, enter your NetID password. 3.
Click the + sign to the right of Web Bookmarks area to add a bookmark to the restricted OVPR web site that houses the
InfoEd how-to materials. You only need to create this bookmark once to add it to your Web VPN bookmarks.
4.
A new bookmark page appears. Create the New Bookmark with the following details and display options:
a. Bookmark Name:
InfoEd Restricted How-to Documents
b. Description:
InfoEd How-to Documents on the Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) secure
website
c. Url:
http://restricted.research.uconn.edu/pdf/
d. Under Display Options, check all the boxes to open the bookmark in a new window and to display as a favorite.
InfoEd® eRA Portal is maintained by the UConn Office of the Vice President for Research. For technical issues with the
eRA system please email [email protected], call 860-486-7944, or visit http://training.research.uconn.edu.
5.
InfoEd eRA
Click the Add Bookmark
button.
Note: You only need to
create the bookmark once
and it will be retained for
subsequent Web VPN
service use.
Access the Bookmark Link
6.
The bookmark has been
added to your Web VPN
secure page, under your
list of bookmarks. Click
the “InfoEd Restricted
How-to Documents”
hyperlink in the Web
Bookmarks area.
7.
You will be directed to a
page displaying the list of
PDF files on the OVPR
web server. Click on the file you are interested in viewing to see the how-to instructions. Save and/or print these documents
as needed. Use the browser’s back functions to return to the main file list for another documents.
To access the secure how-to Documents on the OVPR website in the future, login to the Web VPN (Step 1-2) and then
access your InfoEd Restricted how-to Document bookmark (Step 6). Again, whenever you are on campus, you can directly
access the How-to site at http://restricted.research.uconn.edu/pdf/ without needing the Web VPN service and bookmark.
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