Tools for Information Literacy

Task 01.03

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Be able to fully engage in client-server relationships on the UNC network
by installing a VPN connection

We need to set up our laptops to be able to fully engage in client-server relationships on the UNC network

Off-campus access to the UNC networks requires the use of a Virtual Private Network (VPN).

A Virtual Private Network (VPN) provides an encrypted connection (secure tunnel) from off campus to the UNC-Chapel Hill internal network. VPN allows you to access campus applications and work securely, just as if you were physically on campus. Access to some campus applications from off campus require the use of VPN (i.e., Virtual Computing Lab, Virtual Lab, and ConnectCarolina).

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Install a VPN

Go to ITS's VPN installation page, determine your client's operating system, and then download and install the Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client that is appropriate for your laptop, tablet, and/or phone.

When you have successfully installed it on your device, put a screenshot of the installation in your assignments space in Sakai to let us know that you have it.

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We may as well begin here to use a consistent file naming convention.

The structure takes advantage of how operating systems want to index things.

LastName.FirstName(s).YYYYMMDD.TaskNN.descriptor.file extension

An example might be

johnson.pat.20210823.task01.03.vpn-screenshot.jpg

Using this model, the files will sort first by last name, then by first name, then by date.

Things to remember about naming your files and directories

To do

• A good format for dates in YYYYMMDD. This format ensures that your files automatically sort in chronlogical order.
• Try to make filenames as short as possible, while remaining meaningful.
• Use capital letters to delimit words, as in UseCapitalLettersToDelimitWords.
• Always use leading zeroes in a sequence of numbers, so the sequence will read 01, 02, 03, 11 and not 1, 11, 2, 3.

*NOT* to do

• Even if your operating system allows you, do not save files containing these characters ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) ` ; > < ? , [ ] { } ' " | . You may encounter difficulties searching for or opening them
• Do not leave spaces in filenames.
  Replace_spaces_with_a_separator or Replace-spaces-with-a-separator or Replace.spaces.with.a.separator.
  Some software will not recognize file names with spaces.

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