CoE VPN "Collaborator"
How to use the "collaborator" version of the CoE VPN. Collaborator mode is a special restricted version of the CoE VPN for users that have affiliations in the College of Engineering, but do not have access to UW paid resources. This version will give access to researcher's systems, but will not give access to CAE resources, software, or any other UW paid resources (library, etc.)
Important Note
"Collaborators" in the College of Engineering have a set of restrictions on their accounts, primarily due to the terms of software licensing. This includes restrictions on the use of software on CAE lab computers, XenApp and some or all of the Campus Software Library. As a result, collaborators will be unable to access CAE Linux or Windows instructional lab computers. This means that collaborators cannot use best-tux.cae.wisc.edu to ssh to their clusters.
There are, however, other ways to access departmental resources that are behind the firewall in the College of Engineering.
How to set up the PaloAlto VPN client with the Collaborator Profile to Access the College of Engineering's VPN service
For instructions on activating VPN and installing and configuring the GlobalProtect client, see VPN information for the College of Engineering.
If the VPN client does not install properly, please contact helpdesk@cae.wisc.edu.
Connect to the Engineering VPN
- Start the PaloAlto GlobalConnect client. It will prompt for a portal address. Enter
engr-collab.vpn.wisc.edu. - When you are asked for your username and password, enter your NetID and password.
Congratulations! If the Engineering VPN accepted your username and password, the connection was successful. If you would like to see information about your connection (IP address, etc.), go the the GlobalConnect setting and go to the "Connection" tab.
If You Cannot Use GlobalProtect
You can use PuTTY, Terminal, or similar SSH client to connect to the SSH Proxy (SSHVPN), see Access via SSH Proxy (SSHVPN) for instructions.
Home directories, userspace and groupspace are not available via the proxy, but they can be fetched vis SFTP from
sftp.cae.wisc.edu, or other methods such as myfiles.cae.wisc.edu (see An index to CAE filespace articles for more information). See Accessing Files Using SFTP on Linux for details about sftp on Linux.