Securely Provide Access to Your Student Information System - Aspen – Schoolzilla Pro

Schoolzilla connects to Aspen using VPN* and ODBC**.

To get started, Schoolzilla needs to be able to securely access the server on which your Aspen database is hosted. To do that, we will need to confirm VPN type (e.g. Cisco, F5, IPSec, Juniper, L2TP, Pulse, SonicWall, and Windows (SSTP)) and your team will need to create a VPN account for Schoolzilla. Please note, we do not require access to any other parts of your network.

Once you’ve confirmed VPN type, Schoolzilla will add a VPN-specific form for you to securely submit credentials for the created account. Please do not send these over email.

In addition, for all VPN types, you will need to complete the Aspen Credentials form on My Data.

Host: Select who hosts Aspen
Username: A username set up with read-only access to your Aspen database
Password: Credentials for the user with read-only access
Server: The server where Aspen database is hosted (e.g. 172.00.00.000)
Port: Port that can be used to access the database (e.g. 1433)
Database Name: Database name of your product Aspen database (e.g. district name)
System Version Number: Version number

*Virtual Private Network (VPN): VPN gives Schoolzilla a highly secure way of connecting to the server that hosts your SIS. Think of this as the “pipe” that connects Schoolzilla to your data.

**Open Database Connectivity (ODBC): ODBC lets Schoolzilla pull important data out of your SIS and transport it through the secure VPN “pipe.” Think of this as the “valve” that lets Schoolzilla pump data out of your SIS and into your dashboards.