SCU VPN - A Guide for SCU Law Faculty and Staff

SCU VPN - A Guide for SCU Law Faculty and Staff


VPN access is currently setup for SCU Faculty and staff only.

For faculty and staff, read this first to find out more about connecting to SCU resources via VPN.



SCU IT has issued a university assigned computer, i.e. a Dell laptop or Apple Macbook.
Cisco VPN secure client is already installed on all university assigned laptop computers. To use the VPN, do the following,
  1. Locate the Cisco secure client by either searching in your applications folder or use Windows or Apple local search to find "Cisco secure client" and run the application.
  2. You will then enter vpn.scu.edu, if it is already not entered for you and then the ENTER key.
  3. When prompted, enter your Network User ID (SCU email address minus the @scu.edu, e.g. BBronco) and then your MySCU password.
  4. In your Duo 2FA app, you will want to authenticate yourself to activate the VPN.

If you need to download the VPN client,
  1. Go to https://vpn.scu.edu
  2. Use your SCU Network ID (SCU GMAIL w/o "@scu.edu") and current password (same as MySCU portal or Gmail)
  3. Download the client for your OS



Also, visit SCU's online guide on working remotely


NOTE: You will need the DUO app on your phone because VPN requires dual-factor authentication
The methods of authentication are:

1) Phone callback
2) Push to Duo app on your registered mobile phone
3) Passcode generated by Duo
4) Passcode generate by the key fob provided to you by SCU IT

Most users have at least use two methods with passcode generator being one of them as the default. 

If you have the Duo app on your phone and opt to use the passcode method, you can open the Duo app and get a passcode generated. Once you get that passcode, you go back to the vpn login page and enter the password, separated by a comma, and the DUO generated passcode. See example below.


juser has a MySCU password that is M3g@la3yiRs! and then passcode generated by Duo app is 919 456

USERNAME: juser
PASSWORD: M3g@la3yiRs!,919456 
(the comma tells the VPN client that a passcode is being passed along with the MySCU password)

How to install SCU VPN on Windows OS
How to install SCU VPN on Mac OS



For those departments that have shared network drives, University IT has a resource guide on how to map networking drives after you have connect to the campus network via VPN.

1. Log into the network drive mapping page to see what specific mappings are associated with your account
2. Follow University IT's network drive mapping instructions on how to map network drives for Windows 10 or Mac OS.