How to install the CloudFlare WARP client. This is used by powerusers to access servers and databases.
Install the CloudFlare WARP Client
Windows
Download latest WARP client using the link provided at Windows desktop client · Cloudflare WARP client docs.
Open the "Make Me Admin" app and click "Grant Me Administrator Rights"
Open the WARP client installation file and proceed with the installation. Once it's installed, you'll get a pop-up or two. Accept the Privacy question.
Click on the taskbar caret in the lower right corner of the screen.
Click on the CloudFlare icon.
Click the Gear icon in the lower right.
Click Preferences
Click Account → Login with Cloudflare Zero Trust
Acknowledge a couple popups. Enter the Team Name of "geneseo". Click OK.
Click "Open" in the browser window that opens
Click on the Cloudflare icon in the taskbar. (You may need to click on the caret to find the icon.)
Click the switch to enable your Cloudflare connection.
The app should show "Connected"
Macs
Download latest WARP client using the link provided at Download WARP · Cloudflare Zero Trust docs
Open the Privileges app to make yourself an Admin
Open the WARP client installation file (.pkg file) and proceed with the installation. Once it's installed, you'll get a pop-up or two. Accept the Privacy question.
Click on the Cloudflare icon on the taskbar in the upper right corner of the screen.
Click the Gear icon in the upper right.
Click Preferences
Click Account → Login with Cloudflare Zero Trust
Enter the Team Name of "geneseo" in the pop in and click Done. Accept the Privacy pop-up.
Click "Open Link" in the browser window that opens.
Click the switch to enable your Cloudflare connection.
The app should show "Connected"
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Making a VPN Connection
For the best internet performance, connect to VPN only for the services you need and then disconnect when you are finished. Please reference the section below on when a VPN connection is needed.
Windows
Click on the taskbar caret in the lower right corner of the screen.
Click on the CloudFlare icon.
Click the switch to enable your Cloudflare connection.
The app should show "Connected"
What is VPN?
At SUNY Geneseo, many information services can be used anywhere, but some are restricted to on-campus access, such as file servers, databases, websites, and privileged applications. Anyone who needs to use these campus-only services can either physically travel to the campus or connect remotely through a virtual private network (VPN). A VPN provides a secure, encrypted connection from an off-campus computer or device to Geneseo's on-campus network.
When do I need to use VPN?
The following list is a sample of Geneseo services and systems that require a VPN connection from off campus:
Appworx
Banner Admin Pages
EMS desktop client
Files server - including in/out boxes and personal, departmental, and project spaces
Library databases
Printing to a campus networked printer
Software licensed by the campus (ArcGIS Desktop, Mathcad, MATLAB, Minitab, Spartan, SPSS, Vectorworks)
Xtender
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