VPN — Connect to CSE/K17 Networks

Set up OpenVPN to connect to the CSE/K17 networks from Windows, macOS, Linux and iOS.

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Attachments

Download the certificate and OpenVPN configuration file:

Overview

You can access most UNSW network services from off-campus using the UNSW VPN.

If you specifically need access inside CSE networks, you can connect to the CSE VPN instead.

Windows

Install the Windows OpenVPN client from here (for your Windows version).

Download the certificate and configuration file from the attachments. Save both files in: C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config.

If you Import the files from the OpenVPN GUI, they will be placed in C:\Users\%USER%\OpenVPN\Config. To avoid confusion, we recommend you avoid using this folder, and remove any config files present.

Set the OpenVPN GUI to always run as Administrator:

Go to C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\bin.
Right-click openvpn-gui.exe and select Properties.
On the Compatibility tab, click Run this program as an administrator.
Click OK.

Run OpenVPN GUI from the Start menu, then:

Right-click the OpenVPN icon in the system tray, move to the connection profile name vpn01 and click 'Connect'.
Enter your zID and zPass when prompted.

macOS

Install the OpenVPN client Tunnelblick.

Download the certificate and configuration file from the attachments. Save both files to your Downloads folder, as you will be importing them from within the client.

To install the configuration:

Double-click the .ovpn file in your Downloads folder.
Choose to install for Only Me or for All users on your Mac.

To connect, click the Tunnelblick icon in your menu bar, and select 'connect vpn01' from the dropdown.

Linux

Install an OpenVPN client:

apt-get install openvpn   # or equivalent for your distribution

Download the certificate and configuration file from the attachments. Put the certificate file into /etc/openvpn and the .ovpn file into your home directory.

To start the service, run:

sudo /usr/sbin/openvpn --config $HOME/cse_vpn.ovpn

Enter your zID and zPass when prompted.

iOS

Instructions here.

Setting up multiple connections

If you connect from two different computers using the same username, the first one will be disconnected when the second logs in.

To avoid this, you can add a suffix to your username when connecting to uniquely identify your connection.

For instance, you can log in as z1234567.desktop and z1234567.laptop to have both computers connected at the same time.