User Guide

Important Note:

• Please also ensure that you have an up-to-date anti-virus software with current DAT files (Maximum 2 week old) for your client device, e.g. notebook or other wireless device, and that is fully patched, i.e. you have run the latest Windows Update and have installed all of the critical patches.
• Please read the Nanyang Polytechnic Remote Access Policy before access to the SSL VPN. The policy can be access here.

 Welcome to NYP SSL VPN Configuration Guide

(a) We expect most staff to have an anti-virus software already installed in their home PC. A copy of the Symantec Norton Anti-Virus could also be obtained from your school Software Liaison Officer (SLO) here.

(b) SSL VPN supports the following access to Internet such as ADSL (e.g. Singnet Broadband) and Cable Modems (e.g. Starhub Broadband). The minimum requirement for SSL VPN is an Internet browser.

NYP SSL VPN supports the following browsers:

Windows OS

• Microsoft(r) Internet Explorer, version 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, or 7
• Netscape(r) Navigator, version 4.7x or 7.x
• Mozilla(r) version 2.0, 3.0

Mac OS

• Mozilla(r) version 2.0 and 3.0 on Apple(r) Mac OS(r) X 10.4 and 10.5 systems (PPC and Intel Platforms)
• Safari(r) version 3.0 on Apple(r) Mac OS(r) X 10.4 systems
• Safari(r) version 3.0 on Apple(r) Mac OS(r) X 10.5 systems

Steps to get connected

To connect to NYP SSL VPN, you can just following the following steps:

Step 1:

Make sure that you have Internet access from your PC/laptop

Step 2:

Save the following file onto your desktop (Right Click on the Icon and select "Save Target AS: NYP SSL VPN (Internet Shortcut)" or alternatively you can type the url "https://sslvpn.nyp.edu.sg" in a new browser window

Follow the configuration guides below to setup the connection to NYP SSL VPN:

 NYP SSL_VPN_Procedure

Step 3:

Once connected to NYP SSL VPN, you can access to NYP Intranet (e.g. Staffassist) and Outlook Web Access (OWA) as usual.

To access to Staffassist, just open another browser and type in the url of staffassist (http://staffassist.nyp.edu.sg).

To access to email, just launch your browser and type in the url of OWA (https://webmail.resoe.gov.sg/owa/).