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There is a VPN (Virtual Private Networking) facility for users of Windows to gain access to computers (including the wiki) from off campus. To do this, you need to install SecuRemote. Follow these [ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/pub/firewall/Securemote%20v75.20.pdf instructions].  The installation files are [ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/pub/firewall/CheckPointVPN.msi here]. If those links don't work, you may have better luck with the [ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/pub/firewall/ base directory]
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== GlobalProtect ==
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This is the newer solution. For Windows, iOS devices and macOS, you can use GlobalProtect
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To download the VPN client, connect to "gprotect.up.ac.za" from off-campus, or to "igp.up.ac.za" on campus. These are also the "portal address" that need to be used, together with your UP portal credentials.
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There is a VPN (Virtual Private Networking) facility for users of Windows to gain access to computers (including the wiki) from off campus.  
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==Securemote ==
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This is the older solution.  
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Follow these [ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/pub/firewall/Securemote%20v75.20.pdf instructions].  The installation files are [ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/pub/firewall/CheckPointVPN.msi here]. If those links don't work, you may have better luck with the [ftp://ftp.up.ac.za/pub/firewall/ base directory]
  
 
Note : [http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx Team Viewer] is an alternative
 
Note : [http://www.teamviewer.com/en/download/index.aspx Team Viewer] is an alternative
  
 
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Revision as of 16:12, 7 October 2018

GlobalProtect

This is the newer solution. For Windows, iOS devices and macOS, you can use GlobalProtect

To download the VPN client, connect to "gprotect.up.ac.za" from off-campus, or to "igp.up.ac.za" on campus. These are also the "portal address" that need to be used, together with your UP portal credentials.

There is a VPN (Virtual Private Networking) facility for users of Windows to gain access to computers (including the wiki) from off campus.

Securemote

This is the older solution.

Follow these instructions. The installation files are here. If those links don't work, you may have better luck with the base directory

Note : Team Viewer is an alternative