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Virtual Private Network (VPN) Connectivity

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) allows students to securely connect to the AIE network to access file servers, floating licensing servers for licensing software.

Installing & Setting up VPN Connectivity on your Personal PC

For specific information on how to connect, please select the location you are enrolled at.

Note: Students with Loan Equipment won't need to complete this step, it's already been done for you.

Select your campus from the tab bar above.
  1. Login to https://sea.vpn.aie.edu with your AIE student username and password
  2. Click “Download client and configuration for Windows”
  3. Once downloaded, install the software to your computer
  1. Login to https://lft.vpn.aie.edu with your AIE student username and password
  2. Click “Download client and configuration for Windows”
  3. Once downloaded, install the software to your computer
  1. Login to https://aus.vpn.aie.edu with your AIE student username and password
  2. Click “Download client and configuration for Windows”
  3. Once downloaded, install the software to your computer

Installing & Setting up VPN Connectivity on a Loan PC

This should not be required as the VPN client will have already been installed by IT before you collected the loan PC.

Connecting & Disconnecting from the VPN

Select from the tab bar for more information.
  1. From the Windows taskbar (bottom right corner), find the traffic light symbols - this is the Sophos VPN client
  2. Either double click the icon and you'll be prompted to enter your AIE student username/password.
  3. Click "OK" and after a couple of seconds, you should be connected.
  4. You can tell you've successfully connected as the traffic light icon will become green
  1. From the Windows taskbar (bottom right corner), find the traffic light symbols - this is the Sophos VPN client
  2. Double click this icon
  3. Click "Disconnect"

Accessing Campus Servers

Once connected to the VPN, you'll be able to access campus servers much the same way you access them on-campus if you have a loan PC. A little bit of setup will be required if accessing from a Personal PC.

Accessing Classes & Reference Drives from a Personal PC

To access your Classes and References drives, you’ll need to manually connect to our file shares whilst connected to our VPN.

Select your campus from the tab bar above.
  1. First, ensure you are connected to the VPN.
  2. Open Windows Explorer and enter the share you wish to access:
    1. \\seafs1\Classes - To access your Classes drive
    2. \\seafs1\Reference - To access your Reference drive
    3. \\seafs1\ - To access any other shares you have access to
  3. You may also map these shares to a drive letter by clicking “Map A Network Drive” from Windows Explorer.
  4. Then selecting a Drive letter and entering in one of the above locations as the Folder. For example to replicate our Z:\Classes drive you would enter.


  1. First, ensure you are connected to the VPN.
  2. Open Windows Explorer and enter the share you wish to access:
    1. \\laffs1\Classes - To access your Classes drive
    2. \\laffs1\Reference - To access your Reference drive
    3. \\laffs1\ - To access any other shares you have access to
  3. You may also map these shares to a drive letter by clicking "Computer" then “Map A Network Drive” from Windows Explorer.
  4. Then selecting a Drive letter and entering in one of the above locations as the Folder. For example to replicate our Z:\Classes drive you would enter
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Accessing Classes & Reference Drives from a Loaned PC

Loaned PCs are already setup to access Classes and Reference drives, you'll just need to ensure you are connected to the VPN to access.

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