Information Technology · Staff
VPN
Reach the college network from home with OpenVPN.
For staff with a college laptop
Sign in with the same username and password you use on your campus computer. Don't see the OpenVPN keyhole icon on your desktop? Email lcit@louisburg.edu, and IT will install it for you.
One-Time Setup
Set up the VPN from home
You only do this once. If IT already set up the VPN on your laptop, skip to Connect to the VPN.
Before you start: connect the laptop to the internet at home or elsewhere, wired or Wi-Fi. It must not be on the college network.
- Open OpenVPN from the keyhole icon on your desktop.
- When it asks you to import a profile, choose URL at the top, type https://vpn.louisburg.edu and click Next.
- Click Accept.
- Enter your campus computer username and password.
- Click Import, then click Accept again.
Every Time
Connect to the VPN
Once your profile is set up, this is all it takes.
1 Open OpenVPN
The keyhole icon on your desktop.
2 Click your profile
The one you set up above.
3 Enter your password
Your campus computer password.
4 You're connected
It takes a few moments.
Need a program that's only on your work computer? Once you're on the VPN, use Remote Desktop to sign in to your computer at work. Leave your work computer turned on before you head home.
Can't connect to the VPN? Email lcit@louisburg.edu and tell us which step stopped working.
Still need a hand?
Tell us what you were doing, any error message, and the room or computer. Students in the residence halls can also ask a Residence Life staff member to contact IT.
Email: lcit@louisburg.edu
Phone: (919) 497-1273 or (919) 497-1272
Visit: IT office, Main Building, Room 107
Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm