University of California, Riverside

Virtual Private Networking



Connect to WebVPN


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  • You will be taken to the WebVPN Home page.
  • To access a site, e.g. the Library homepage, type its address in the address bar; for the Library, type library.ucr.edu
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  • When you are logged into WebVPN through a browser window, you will see a small toolbar in the upper right corner of each page you browse to. This toolbar allows you to control your WebVPN session and access new websites without losing your WebVPN connection. The toolbar buttons have the following functions:
    • Click the arrow to move the toolbar to the other side of the browser.
    • Click the signpost icon to enter the URL of a new website, then click "OK."
    • Click the house to return to the WebVPN home page.
    • Click the "X" to end your WebVPN session.
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Important: You must use the VPN toolbar, not your browser's address bar, to browse to a new URL. Typing a new URL into the address bar will terminate your WebVPN session, and campus-only resources will no longer be available. To navigate to a new website, use links in the pages or click the signpost icon on the small toolbar and enter the site's address. You can use your browser's Back and Forward buttons for navigation, as long as you do not navigate back to a page prior to your login to WebVPN.

Also, please note that certain of the functions of the small toolbar may be blocked by your browser's security features. For example, in Internet Explorer 7, clicking on the "Go" button will bring up an information bar on the top of the browser asking if you want to allow the "scripted window". Click on the information bar and temporarily allow scripted windows in order to enable this function of the toolbar. Users of other browsers may have to take similar actions to utilize the small toolbar.

More Information 

General Campus Information

University of California, Riverside
900 University Ave.
Riverside, CA 92521
Tel: (951) 827-1012

Department Information

Computing Support Services
Computing & Communications Bldg.

Tel: (951) 827-3555
Fax: (951) 827-4541
helpdesk@ucr.edu (Faculty & Staff)
helpdesk@student.ucr.edu (Students)

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