Connect to Files@Iowa
Off Campus, Iowa-domain PCs

Are you off campus and need to access Files@Iowa while using your work computer?

This page describes two ways to access Files@Iowa from off campus. If you have high-speed Internet access, you may install the AnyConnect client and use the Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access the Home (H:) and Shared (L:) drives. If you are using dial-up access (or just want quick access to a file), you may use your web browser to access these file locations.

Using the AnyConnect Client to Access Home (H:) and Shared (L:) Drives

If your laptop PC is in the Iowa Domain, you can use the Virtual Private Network (VPN) to access your Home and Shared drives when you are off the campus network. (How to check if your computer is in the Iowa domain.) If you install the AnyConnect client on your computer, when you are off campus you can log on to the AnyConnect client and access your home and shared drives as if you were on campus. (If these drives are not configured, click here for a page with directions.)

Using a Web Browser to Access Home (H:) and Shared (L:) Drives

If you just want quick access to a file on your Home or Shared drive, you may connect to the Virtual Private Network through your web browser and download files to your computer, or you may use MyFiles to access these files via the web: