Service Description
Blinn College's VPN service is available to current Blinn College staff and faculty with supervisor approval. It can be only used on approved Blinn College-issued devices.
VPN is an acronym that stands for Virtual Private Network and its purpose is to authenticate the user and encrypt all traffic exchanged.
When you connect using Blinn College's VPN, you will authenticate with your Blinn College username, password and 2-step authentication device which verifies your identity. Once complete, you will then have access to Blinn College services that are not otherwise available from an off-campus connection.
You will need to use VPN to access network file services, AppNav, and Banner. You do NOT need to use the VPN in order to access services that do not originate from campus. These services are available over the Internet, including the myBlinn portal, eCampus, Office 365, Adobe, Zoom, and Teams.
Request Service and be sure to include the employee's name, date of access/change/removal and reason for the change.
Note: VPN requests must be entered at the Supervisor or Manager level.
What Happens Next?
Submit the Request Service form, and someone from IT will assist you within normal business hours.
Need additional information or assistance? Call the IT Help Desk at 979-830-4357 (HELP) or contact the IT Help Desk Chat Line.