Escape Studios VPN - 2024 Update

VPN at Escape Studios

How does the VPN work at Escape Studios? "VPN" stands for "Virtual Private Network", ie a service that helps users maintain privacy and security online.  

Escape Studios' VPN establishes a secure, encrypted connection between our students' home computer and the internet, providing a private tunnel for data and communications.

At Escape Studios, the VPN allows (but with important limitations - see below) our students to work remotely, accessing all the software that they would normally use if they were working on site. 

By connecting to our VPN, users open a "tunnel" that goes from their computer and through our firewall to connect to to the Escape network.

The chief limitation on the VPN is the number of workstations available. If you are working remotely during normal working hours, your chances of finding a free workstation are low.  But if you are working in the late afternoon/evening or on weekends, your chances are much higher, as many more machines will be available. 

VPN Access for Students at Escape Studios

VPN at Escape Studios

One question our students often ask is how to use the VPN at Escape Studios. "VPN" stands for "virtual private network", ie a service that helps users maintain privacy and security online.  

Our VPN establishes a secure, encrypted connection between our students' home computer and the internet, providing a private tunnel for data and communications.

At Escape Studios, the VPN allows our students to work remotely, accessing all the software that they would normally use if they were working on site. 

Normally the network inside Escape is kept separate from the wider internet.  You can access the internet from within Escape, but you can't access Escape from the internet - since it is separated by a firewall for security reasons.  

But, by connecting to our VPN, users open a "tunnel" that goes from your computer and through our firewall to connect to to the Escape network.