In order to access your Shared Drives from an off-campus location, you must connect to a VPN.
This page includes:
Connecting to AnyConnect
- Go to vpn.uwec.edu and log in with your UWEC username and password.
- Click the words 'Start AnyConnect' as shown below.
- AnyConnect will proceed to download a small program onto your machine. Follow your own machine's instructions to allow and install so the program will download.
Troubleshooting
On Windows 7 you may have the following pop-ups during the downloading process:
Note: You may first have a yellow bar appear at the top of your screen; click on the bar and then click Install This Add-on for All Users on This Computer.
On Mac OSX you may have the following pop-ups:
Using AnyConnect - Mac OSX
- Click the AnyConnect menu on the top toolbar and select Bring AnyConnect to Front.
Note: If AnyConnect is not currently active, you will need to navigate to the Cisco AnyConnect Client under the Applications shortcut inside the Cisco folder » Click on Cisco AnyConnect Client » log in.
- Click the Select button in the middle of the AnyConnect window.
- Log in with your UWEC username and password.
- When you are connected, you can log onto the drives the same way as on-campus. Learn how to do that here.
- Access your information (documents, etc...)
- Disconnect the Cisco AnyConnect by clicking on the AnyConnect icon
» From the menu, click Disconnect.
Using AnyConnect - Windows 7
- If AnyConnect is not currently active, go to your Start button
and click on the AnyConnect icon 
- Log in with your UW-Eau Claire username and password.
- When you are connected, you can log onto the drives the same way as on-campus. Learn how to do that here.
- Access your information (documents, etc...)
- To disconnect from the drive, click on the AnyConnect icon on the Connection tab, click Disconnect.
