SCI resources can be accessed from any external to SCI network by using the Campus Palo Alto Global Protect VPN Client. If you need help with the client please contact the Campus Help Desk. Once connected, you should have an IP address assigned within 10.128.73.0/24. If you do not, please send an email to with your SCI username and uNID and we’ll add you to the SCI VPN group in the Campus Active Directory.

This page describes how to clear your browsers data (including cookies) step by step for all major browsers. This can be useful if you are being blocked from viewing content due to the campus firewall.

Most licensed software that is used by people in SCI are obtained through the University’s Office Of Software Licensing(OSL), including Microsoft’s O365, Adobe, Matlab, etc. Please refer to the OSL site for what software is available and how to obtain it.

Data lies at the heart of almost everything we do in the computing world, and there are a myriad of attributes that are important in figuring where to store data and how to access it. To enable SCI users to best manage their data, SCI IT provides a number of different data storage locations. This document details those locations and their features.