VPN is used to access the wireless network at UMB campus, and to get access to internal resources (intranet, BIBSYS recources, your home area etc.) while outside of UMB.
General VPN connection - vpn.student.umb.no
Due to a firewall, it is not possible to get access to UMBs internal network from outside of campus. A VPN connection can allow a user to create a "tunnel" trough the firewall. This requires that you already have a general internet connection.
With the VPN connection you get access to UMBs intranet. Meaning you may read your mail with a mail-client, access you homearea with NetStorage or FTP, in addition to reading internal websites and use BIBSYS.
To log on to student.vpn.umb.no you should use your regular loginname and zone3 password.
Wireless connection - 10.0.180.1
VPN is also used to logon to the wireless network at campus. First, you connect to the available wireless network, then you login with a VPN connection where the server address should be 10.0.180.1
To log on to server 10.0.180.1 you should use your regular loginname and zone2 password.
VPN-tutorial
VPN for Linux
VPN for .mac
VPN for Windows 2000
(if your ISP is NextGenTel you have to change some settings on the router in order to get the VPN connection. There is a tutorial here)
Windows XP
1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Network Connections. Choose "Create a new connection", and you'll get the following window:
2. Choose "Connect to the network at my workplace" and press "Next"
3. Choose "Virtual Private Network connection" and press "Next"
4.Give the connection a name, f. ex. VPN-UMB or VPN-UMBwireless. Press "Next"
5. Choose "Do not dial the initial connection" and press "Next"
6. Write:
- student.vpn.umb.no for accessing UMBs internal resources
- 10.0.180.1 for accessing UMBs wireless network at campus
and press "Next"
7. Check the box "Add a shortcut to this connection to my desktop" and press "Finish"
8. Write your username and password and press "Connect"
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