Once you have set up Venn on your Windows computer, you can start using Venn's Blue Border to securely access work apps, websites, and files.

Learn how to get started with Venn's Blue Border on a Mac.

Overview Video Tutorial

Open and Log in to Blue Border

Venn's app, Workplace, will automatically launch when you start your computer. To manually open Venn, click to open the Workplace app from the Start menu or your Desktop. Learn how to find and open apps on a Windows PC.

When you open the Workplace app, you will be prompted to log in using the same username and password you used during enrollment. You may need to verify your sign-in by completing multifactor authentication on your mobile device.

Open Work Apps and Websites in Blue Border

Once you've logged into Venn, the app will open.

To access apps or websites for work, open them from Blue Border or a window with a blue border to ensure they open in Blue Border rather than using the Start menu or your Desktop.

The Homepage of the app shows your starred apps and websites for easy access. Use the tabs at left to access the full list of work Apps and saved Websites that your company has set up for your use in Blue Border. The first time that you access an app or saved website in Blue Border, you may need to sign in and configure the app. Learn more about launching a new app using Venn for the first time.

Supported Browsers

To access websites in Blue Border, ensure you have a supported browser installed: Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.

Websites saved in Blue Border and any links you click in Blue Border will open in your Windows default browser if it's supported, or in a supported browser you have installed if not.

Starred Apps and Websites

You can star and unstar apps and websites on the Apps or Websites pages to customize which apps and websites appear on your homepage.

Click Organize on the homepage to reorganize your starred apps and websites.

Uninstalled Apps

Each app must be installed on your computer in order to access it using Blue Border. You may notice that some apps in your list appear with a brown download icon. This icon indicates that the app cannot be detected on your computer by Venn. Typically, this means that you need to download the app before you can use it on your computer. Learn how to download work apps not detected on your computer.

Learn more about using work apps and websites in Blue Border.

Open Work Files in Blue Border

When working in Blue Border, you will store files in your company's chosen cloud storage solution. Venn has Windows integrations with OneDrive, Google Drive, and Venn's proprietary file system, Workplace Drive.

To access your secure file system folders:

1. Click the app called Files or File Explorer on the Home or Apps page.

   

2. File Explorer will open inside Blue Border.

3. Double-click to open the Venn Disk (V:) drive under This PC in File Explorer.

   

4. Double-click to open Workplace Drive, OneDrive, or Google Drive.

Learn more about using our supported file systems:

• Workplace Drive
• OneDrive
• Google Drive

Learn more about using other file systems in Blue Border.

Work and Personal Use on the Same Computer

We know that work and life overlap and that there is rarely a complete separation of work and personal time in our modern interconnected world—people use the same device to listen to music from their personal library while working during the day, check work email while online shopping in the evening, and more. Blue Border was designed to isolate and protect work activity from personal use on the same computer. Learn more about how Blue Border works.

Any work apps, websites, or files that you open from Blue Border will have a blue border around them. This indicates that these applications are open in a company-controlled Secure Enclave on your Windows PC.

Applications that you open outside of Blue Border (for example, from the Start menu or your Desktop) are personal and will open without a blue border. They are completely isolated from work applications, almost as though they were running on separate computers.

You can even have the same application open inside and outside of Blue Border at the same time. For example, you can have Google Chrome open with a blue border for work and have Google Chrome open without a blue border for personal use at the same time.

Venn does not monitor, track, access, or record any of your personal data or activities, including private personal information, browsing activities, and personal files. Learn more about how Venn protects your privacy.

Your Company's Policies

In order to secure company data, your company may choose to put policies in place that restrict what you can and can’t do in Blue Border. 

• Data Loss Prevention policies restrict what actions you can take in Blue Border (e.g., copying and pasting, taking screenshots, printing, etc.). 
• Web policies control the websites that you can access in Blue Border.

Some companies also have Device policies in place, which require that your device pass Security Compliance Checks in order to use Blue Border. Learn how to fix Security Compliance Check failures.

Data Loss Prevention Policies

Data Loss Prevention policies restrict what actions you can take in Blue Border (e.g., copying and pasting, taking screenshots, printing, etc.). 

Every application that you have open in Blue Border will have a round Badge on the side of the application window when the window is active. If you click on the Badge, you can see a list of your company’s Data Loss Prevention policies.

For example, your company may set a policy that ensures that anything you download from the internet while working in Blue Border will automatically be saved in a secure folder. 

Policies with a lock to the left of them are current restrictions that your company has in place. These policies only apply in Blue Border.

Learn more about Data Loss Prevention Policies.

Web Policies

Web policies control the websites that you can access in Blue Border. 

Most companies block websites by category, domain, and/or specific URL. Some companies choose to block all sites by default and only allow access to specific domains and URLs.

If you attempt to access a website that is blocked by your company, you will see an access denied page.