About Microsoft Always On VPN

Explains what Microsoft Always On VPN is and how it lets employees on state‑owned Windows devices securely connect to campus resources as if they were on campus.

Overview

This article explains Microsoft Always On VPN (AoVPN) and how it allows Minnesota State University, Mankato employees to securely connect to campus networks from state-owned Windows 10 or 11 devices. 

State-Owned Devices: Equipment provided to university employees and managed by Minnesota State University, Mankato. The steps, tools, or solutions in this article may not work on personal devices due to administrative restrictions or licensing requirements. 

Microsoft Always on VPN (AoVPN) is a VPN service for Windows 10 and 11 that allows you to securely connect to MSU, Mankato's network and function as if you were locally on campus for many of the services and systems you are used to connecting to such as MavDISK, logging into your computer after resetting your StarID password, Windows Updates, ISRS, and many others.  Unfortunately, with the current implementation not everything will be available through the Microsoft Always on VPN and you still may need to use the Cisco AnyConnect client to access those resources.  Microsoft Always on VPN is not available for personal devices.

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