Cloudflare WARP Client Piloting and Implementation
As part of a collaborative SUNY-wide initiative, SUNY Fredonia is partnering with the SUNY Information Technology Exchange Center (ITEC) to begin piloting the Cloudflare WARP Client for secure access to campus-hosted services—including Banner, OnBase, and Argos.
This transition marks an exciting opportunity to pilot a modern, secure connectivity solution that enhances performance, privacy, and reliability for our campus community. Over the fall 2025 semester, we need volunteers to pilot this solution on laptops and desktops before rolling this out to the rest of the campus sometime tentatively during the spring 2026 semester. We appreciate your support and partnership as we move forward together.
What are the benefits of using the Cloudflare WARP Client?
Encrypts your internet traffic for data privacy
Guards against threats on public Wi-Fi networks
Improves connection speeds via Cloudflare’s global infrastructure
Integrates with Cloudflare Zero Trust for advanced security and access control
To become a volunteer, please email security@fredonia.edu. Please note, the pilot users can toggle this on and off at their discretion if they experience any issues. Thank you!
Steps to Use the Cloudflare WARP Client
Manual Installation
If you would prefer to have the software pushed to your computer, please ensure that you supply your Computer Name in the email above requesting to be a volunteer. If the software is pushed, you might experience the WARP client automatically asking about the Privacy Policy without any intervention from yourself.
From your Start Menu, open Software Center
In Software Center, select Cloudflare WARP and click Install
Once installed, it will skip to Step 2 of Launch and Connect below automatically
Launch and Connect
Click the WARP icon to open the app
Accept the privacy agreement and initial setup screens
One of the setup screens will open your browser to authenticate in Microsoft 365.
If you have any errors at this step, please reboot your computer and try again.
Toggle the switch to enable WARP—this activates the secure VPN connection
Verify Connection
Once connected, your traffic is encrypted and routed through Cloudflare’s network
You will now be able to access Banner, OnBase, or Argos.
Note: During the Pilot, the ability to turn the WARP client on/off will remain. Once permanently implemented, and you initially connect the WARP client on a given computer, it will automatically connect in the future.
Need Help?
ITS Service Center
W203 Thompson Hall
(716) 673-4357