Ball State University

VPN Connection Required

The Ball State application or resource you are attempting to access requires a VPN connection.

Many Ball State services are available via the internet using any internet browser, but a VPN connection is required for some secured sites and resources.

Primarily, you need to use the VPN to connect remotely to on-campus network drives or servers (sometimes known as "network shares"). You'll also need to use the VPN to connect to on-campus computers through a remote desktop application.

Ball State also currently requires VPN access to the following applications:

The Technology HelpDesk also maintains a complete list of Ball State applications and resources that require the VPN.


If you need to set up the VPN client on your computer, please visit the Ball State VPN website to download and install the VPN client. Further instructions on installing and setting up the Ball State VPN client can be found in this Technology HelpDesk Knowledge Base article.