Accessing MSOE's VPN
Start with the directions
at https://helpdesk.msoe.edu/support/solutions/articles/1000023935.
They were current as of October, 2021. You should only need the directions
listed below if those directions have been deleted. The remainder of this
page is kept for historical purposes.
Most campus servers are "behind the firewall" and so must be accessed in one
of three ways:
- Connecting to MSOE wireless (not MSOE-Guest).
- Plugging in a campus network cable.
- Running software such as Global Protect to access the campus VPN
(virtual
private network) so that the network considers you to be on campus.
You generally only need to use Global Protect while outside the campus
network (that is, off-campus).
This page describes connecting via the VPN for school
laptops, other Windows
computers, Macs, and Linux
systems.
School Laptop
Laptops with the MSOE image. If you've installed Windows yourself, go to
the next section.
- Use the start menu to run GlobalProtect. It may also be in your
system tray. If not, use Software Center to install it.
- When GlobalProtect starts up, click on the Settings tab and enter
your campus user name (without @msoe.edu), campus password,
and vpn.msoe.edu as the portal.
- Click Apply.
- Right click on the notification icon
and select Connect.
If you are not able to connect, try
uninstalling GlobalProtect and reinstall it as described in the next section.
Windows
Point your browser
at https://vpn.msoe.edu, enter
your username and password, and download the appropriate agent. Windows
users would generally download the 64-bit client, but you can
see How-To
Geek to make sure. Install the software and go to
the school laptop section. If Global Protect does not
prompt for a username and password after installation, try rebooting the
computer. It should then prompt for the information when you restart Global
Protect.
iOS devices
As of 2018 (at least), connection using iPhones and other iOS devices is
not supported. There is a GlobalProtect iOS client, but it is not covered
by MSOE's license.
Macs/OS X
As for Windows, point your browser
at https://vpn.msoe.edu, enter
your username and password, and download the appropriate agent. Install the
software, run it, set the gateway to vpn.msoe.edu, and connect.
If Global Protect does not prompt for a username and password after
installation, try rebooting the computer. It should then prompt for the
information when you restart Global Protect.
Ubuntu 14.04
- Open a terminal window and enter
sudo apt-get install -y network-manager-vpnc
sudo reboot
- Once the laptop reboots, open System Settings and select Network.
- Click on the + in the lower left
- Set the interface to VPN and click Create...
- Set VPN Connection Type to "Ciso Compatible VPN" and click Create...
- Enter "MSOE SSL VPN" for the connection name
- On the VPN tab, set the Gateway to vpn.msoe.edu
- Enter your username
- Set password status to Saved and enter your password
- Set the Group name to "MSOE"
- Set the Group password status to Saved and enter "raiders"
- Click Save...
- Leave the domain blank
- Close the network connections window
- Select VPN Connections from the connections dropdown on the top right
and connect