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Working Remotely

General Information

To provide NOVA faculty and staff with a consistent, reliable way to work remotely and in an effort to standardize our technical support processes, NOVA is no longer supporting the Microsoft Windows VPN Client. We are moving all remote access users onto our Cisco VPN.

  • The Cisco VPN client has been pre-configured and is available for download with installation instructions at http://www.nvcc.edu/remoteaccess.
  • Those who use Terminal Services (Remote Desktop) will continue to be able to connect as they have in the past (with or without connecting to the Cisco VPN). Remote Desktop connections to individual PC’s will not be permitted, only access to our dedicated Terminal Services Remote Application Server(s) will be available.
  • Faculty and staff will continue to have access to email via the web-mail interface (https://webmail-1.nvcc.edu/exchange) with all the functionality of Microsoft Outlook as it is installed on their desktops. The ONLY difference is that archived PST files will not be accessible over the web. These PST files reside only on the PC or mapped network drive on which they were created.
  • For those who prefer to use their own copy of Microsoft Outlook at home, there is another method available for configuring Microsoft Outlook to connect to the NVCC email servers across the Internet - Outlook Anywhere

This guide provides instruction on how to use these tools. Click here for a Print Version.

If you want to:

You need to use these tools:

  • Use Your own Microsoft Outlook to check email, calendar, etc. (No Access to Saved PST Files)
 Cisco VPN Client
  • Access College Applications & Files
  • Use Microsoft Outlook Remotely
    With Access to Saved PST Files
  • Work remotely from a public computer
 Microsoft Remote Desktop Client
  • Check Email Remotely w/o Using Microsoft Outlook (from a public computer)
 NOVA Webmail
  • Check Email Remotely Using Microsoft Outlook
 Outlook Anywhere