Faculty & Staff

Websafe  VPN

• Request for Remote Access

Websafe  VPN gives you the ability to access the University's systems from off-campus.

Instructions on how to obtain your Computer Name and IP address information for Windows and Mac OS.

For more information about setting up your account  to the University's systems contact the ITS help desk (x5500).

Supported Web Browsers:

• Windows 7, Vista and XP
  • Internet Explorer 6, 7 and 8
  • Firefox 3.0, 3.5, and 3.6

                *** Firefox 4 and IE 64-bit are not supported ***                       

• Mac OS 10.7 and 10.6
  • Safari 5.0 and above

Once you have your account set up you may proceed as follows

• Go to: https://websafe.siue.edu
• Login using your e-id and password
• It may take a few moments to load the page, during which you may be prompted to install a few plug-ins
• Now you will have access to your bookmarks page
• Click the 'Start' button next to 'Network Connect' near the bottom of the page
• Once "Network Connect' is installed and running, you can begin working
• Click the 'Sign Out' button at the top right when you want to disconnect

If you experience problems running or installing Network Connect from the websafe site you may download it below.

You must be running a current version of anti-virus software, otherwise you will be limited in your connection.

My Workstation (Windows Remote Desktop)

This link will give you access to your Windows desktop on campus

Click the logo of your system to download the relevant version of the Network Connect.
Windows Network Connect Host Checker	64-bit Windows Network Connect	Macintosh Network Connect