how to set up university of southampton vpn

Quick guide

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How to set up VPN on Mac OSX10.6-10.9

Open System Preferences then the Network preference pane.

Configuring an existing VPN (PPTP) type connection.

Along the left hand side there should be a VPN (PPTP) item listed

Select the VPN type item you wish to configure and enter in the following settings:

o Configuration: Default

o Server Address: vpn.soton.ac.uk

o Account Name:

o (e.g. abc12u11 without the < > brackets)

o Encryption: Automatic (128 bit or 40 bit)

Tick Show VPN status in menu bar

Make sure there are no spaces in the text either side of the Server Address or your University of

Southampton Username.

For security reasons, we advise that you DO NOT enter or store your password in this section.

Finally click Apply to save these settings

Click the Advanced button and tick to send all traffic over VPN connection

To check/change the service order, click on the cog wheel in the bottom left of the Network

pane (illustrated opposite) and choose Set Service Order from the menu.

Drag and Drop the UoS VPN service to be ABOVE the Ethernet and Wireless services

again, as shown opposite.

Under the VPN > Advanced Settings

Click on the VPN icon in the menu bar and choose Connect UoS VPN from the menu.

Enter in your University of Southampton Password when prompted and click OK.

Detailed steps


iSolutions - VPN Service - Macintosh 10.6-10.9 Setup Guide

This is a guide to configuring a Macintosh to use the VPN (virtual private networking) service. This is

required for connecting to resources and services which are restricted to University of Southampton

domains only.

Before you begin

1. You should not generally need the VPN service if connecting on site.

2. To connect to this service you first require an active Internet connection.

3. These instructions are intended to work for most computers. If you experience difficulties,

please contact our iSolutions ServiceLine for advice.

Macintosh with OS X Operating System Versions 10.6 (Snow Leopard) and later

1. Open the 'System Preferences' window and then open the 'Network' preference pane

You can find a link to System Preferences in the Apple menu.

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2 Creating a VPN connection

1. Click on the + button at the bottom left of the Network Preference pane:

2. Then choose and enter these details:

o Interface: VPN

o VPN Type: PPTP

o Service Name: UoS VPN

o (The Service Name can be anything you like that best describes what it is

connecting to)

3. Click Create:

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Then, with the new VPN interface in the interface list selected, enter in these VPN settings:

o Configuration: Default

o Server Address: vpn.soton.ac.uk

o Account Name:

o (e.g. abc12u11 without the < > brackets)

o Encryption: Automatic (128 bit or 40 bit)

Tick the Show VPN status in menu bar checkbox

Make sure there are no spaces in the text either side of the Server Address or your University of

Southampton Username.

Detailed steps


For security reasons, we advise that you DO NOT enter or store your password in this section.

Finally click Apply to save these settings and then move onto Section 3

3. IMPORTANT - Advanced Configuration: All traffic must be routed across the VPN (otherwise your

connection will be refused)

Enable Send all traffic over VPN connection checkbox in the VPN Advanced settings.

4 Advanced Configuration: Setting the Service Order

Detailed steps


In order for the VPN to work correctly in OSX 10.6 and above, the Service Order of the VPN must be

ABOVE all other services.

To check/change the service order, click on the cog wheel in the bottom left of the Network pane

(illustrated opposite) and choose Set Service Order from the menu.

Detailed steps


Drag and Drop the UoS VPN service to be ABOVE the Ethernet and Wireless services again, as

shown below:

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5. Connecting to the VPN service.

Click on the VPN icon in the menu bar and choose Connect UoS VPN from the menu.

Enter in your University of Southampton Password when prompted and click OK.

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This will then attempt to connect to the VPN server address (This is where you will need a working

Internet connection already running). If successful you should see the status change to Connected

and a VPN timer will appear in the menu bar counting up your connected time, second by second :

You can also see feedback on VPN activity under the Network System Preference pane, including

connection time, the assigned IP address, data being sent and received over VPN. Notice also that

the traffic light indicator for the UoS VPN connection has turned green, and that connection has

moved to the top of the list, above the other connected network interface (in this case Wi-Fi):

If you cannot initiate this connection successfully, then please check your username and password,

the Server address, or consult our support web pages.

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6. VPN Connection, Status and how to Disconnect.

You should now have an active VPN connection to the universitys data network. There will now be a

connection symbol and a timer in the menu bar while the VPN connection is active.

All of your internet traffic is now being routed via the university network and firewall and your

computer should now have a University IP network address. This will allow you access to university

network and online library resources but be aware that you are now subject to the universitys

network and Internet usage policy.

To disconnect you can click on the VPN connection status icon and click the Disconnect button.

These instructions are intended to work for most computers. If you experience difficulties, please

see the VPN (virtual private networking) service and VPN Support and Troubleshooting pages for

more information or contact our iSolutions ServiceLine for advice.

http://www.soton.ac.uk/isolutions/computing/net/vpn/troubleshooting.html

University of Southampton

Last reviewed: 07/02/2014 by ARN/NW

http://www.southampton.ac.uk

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