Version 1.3
VPN Request Form
Bowie State University
Last revised: 04/13/2018
Prerequisites
The Requestor must have a Bowie State Network account.
Instructions
1. Requestor (Remote User) - Please fill out this form completely. Incomplete forms will be
returned and fulfillment of your request will be delayed. Forward the completed form as an email
attachment to your Authorizing Supervisor for their approval.
2. Authorizing Supervisor (Sponsor) – if you approve, forward this completed form as an
attachment to helpdesk@bowiestate.edu with subject as VPN Request Form.
3. Helpdesk Support Team – Create ticket for IT Security Team, category: Security. Remote
Access, unassigned, and attach this form to the ticket for their review.
4. IT Security Team – Review ticket and approve or disapprove access. Forward approved tickets
to Systems Engineering Team for execution.
5. Systems Engineering Team – Check that ticket has VPN form and enough information, add
the user to the SSL VPN remote access group, and close the ticket.
1. Contact Information
The Company and Affiliation sections need only be filled in for remote users who are not part of the
Bowie State University. The Sponsor must be a member of the Bowie State University and should be at
the manager, director, or department head level.
Authorizing Supervisor (Sponsor)
Note: For temporary VPN access, Sponsor should please specify end date in
“Access Until”
otherwise
form will not be processed.
2. Purpose of the Remote Access (To be completed by Requestor)
Please answer the following questions about the purpose and criticality of the remote access you have
requested.
What is your Bowie State account name.
This is usually your Bowie State Network ID
and your email address.
Please describe in general terms the
purpose of this remote access, or the
activities to be performed.
Does this activity support official business
functions of your department?
Is this activity critical to your department?