# VPN Access

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-step-1.-go-to-start-" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; height: 1116.67px;"><colgroup><col style="width: 50%;"></col><col style="width: 50%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr style="height: 68.6458px;"><td style="height: 68.6458px;">Step 1. Go to Start and find the Application called **Global Protect.** If you do not have this application, please follow the <span style="color: rgb(53, 152, 219);">[instructions for VPN Installation](https://iss-kb.iss.k12.nc.us/books/windows-software/page/vpn-installation)</span></td><td style="height: 68.6458px;">Step 2. Launch **Global Protect** and it should open in the bottom right of your screen and you may have to hit "**Get Started"** the first time you launch it</td></tr><tr style="height: 455px;"><td style="height: 455px;">[![image.png](https://iss-kb.iss.k12.nc.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/scaled-1680-/image.png)](https://iss-kb.iss.k12.nc.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/image.png)

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</td></tr><tr style="height: 63.0417px;"><td style="height: 63.0417px;">Step 3. In the text box type **vpn.iss.k12.nc.us**</td><td style="height: 63.0417px;">Step 4. <span style="color: rgb(224, 62, 45); background-color: rgb(251, 238, 184);">YOU MUST BE SIGNED INTO GOOGLE WITH YOUR ISS ACCOUNT,</span> it should bring you to a popup that says Authentication Complete, and then you can click **Open GlobalProtect**</td></tr><tr style="height: 470.396px;"><td style="height: 470.396px;">[![image.png](https://iss-kb.iss.k12.nc.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/scaled-1680-/x81image.png)](https://iss-kb.iss.k12.nc.us/uploads/images/gallery/2023-07/x81image.png)

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