Remote Access

Remote Access to Dominican Systems

Important: Only use the VPN website to access systems that are ONLY available via that interface. For ALL other systems, access them directly through their own web addresses.

Web Email   |   Self Service   |   Blackboard   |   Virtual Private Network

Web Email

Gmail & Google Apps (New System)

Web Address: http://gmail.dominican.edu

• Access your Dominican Gmail-based email from off-campus

Web Email - Outlook (from off campus) (Old system)

Web Address: https://xmail.dominican.edu

• Access your Dominican Exchange-based email from off-campus
• If you have your Dominican email setup to forward to another system, you don't need to use this.
  

Self Service

Web Address: https://selfservice.dominican.edu

(available at the same web address from both on-campus and off-campus)

• Information on course times, schedules, locations and more.
  
• Tool for faculty and advisors.
  
• Will be used by students soon as well for online registration, online bill pay, and more.

Blackboard (my.dominican.edu)

Web Address: http://my.dominican.edu

(available at the same web address from both on-campus and off-campus)

• Online courses

Virtual Private Network Access (from off-campus)

Web Address: https://vpn.dominican.edu

• Provides remote access to:
• The faculty/staff intranet
  
• Your network share (dataworker)
• More, depending on your role
• Notes on using this system:
• The address has an "s" after the http. Be sure to go to "https://vpn.dominican.edu".
• To access this system, you need a valid Dominican ID and password. Contact IT at 415-257-0123 if you need help.
• Do not use the VPN to get to blackboard, email, self-service, or the public dominican website. Use the VPN only to access the faculty/staff intranet and other systems that are not available remotely via other direct web addresses.