And also for those with interesting FW/port filters in their EDU networks that wish to use SoftGrid...

Kinda on the same theme as my previous post below (Bringing SoftGrid to untrust machines), you may also be grappling with FW and restrictions in ports and what the options are when using SoftGrid in this type of situation.  The best read for this can be found here.  In short, yes, SoftGrid can utilize TLS, HTTP/S, RTSP/S, to be as secure as needed...