For the students in the United States I would suggest that a virtual private network be developed in the university. This VPN would be accessible as long the person accessing it is within the United States. This would enable students to access the site and get the login page with much ease. A virtual private network is a network that is an extension of the private network. It will allow users to send and receive information as though they were communicating directly with the private network. With this network, the students will get access to fast registration system from any location in the United States. Students will be required to key in their registration numbers in order to be allowed into the system (Huhtanen, Silverajan, & Harju, 2007).
If the students are non-US residents, there would be the need to integrate tunneling to the university network. This is where the VPN is included in the internet. This will enable students to access the university registration system from any location using the internet infrastructure. The students who are far would still enjoy the connectivity of the registration system as though they were within the university.
Even if the university had such a registration system, there is no use of tunneling. And there is no use of VPN. This is where my proposed system would be effective and successful. With this, there are many advantages that come with my system as compared to the system that the university has already installed. The use of a virtual private network is an effective way of enabling reliable and fast communication (Uskov, 2008).
References
Huhtanen, K., Silverajan, B., & Harju, J. (2007). Utilising IPv6 over VPN to enhance home service connectivity. Campus-Wide Information Systems, 24(4), 271-279.
Uskov, A. (2008, March). Highly effective IPsec VPN solutions for information security of university networks. In Proceedings of the Seventh IASTED International Conference (Vol. 610, p. 804).
