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Automatic Configuration - Windows

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Installing the automatic configurator

  1. Choose the Windows VPN L2TP/IPsec automatic configurator according to your institution[1] and the Windows operating system (32/64 bits)[2];
    Automatic configurator download
    Automatic configurator download
  2. Extract the downloaded file;
    Extracting the downloaded file
    Extracting the downloaded file
  3. Execute the automatic configurator and select the "Yes" option when asked if you want to install a VPN;
    Installing the VPN
    Installing the VPN
  4. Select the "All users" option and check the "Add a shortcut on the desktop" option (if you wish);";
    Configuration Options
    Configuration Options
  5. Click on "OK"
  6. The installation finishes when the "Network Connections" window and the "VPN Authentication" window appear;
    Network Connections
    Network Connections
  7. If you chose the option on the screenshot, a shortcut will also be added to your desktop to indicate the VPN connection installed.

Connecting to the VPN

  1. In the "VPN Authentication" window, insert a username in the format up[123456789]@[institution].up.pt[3] and the password of the Information System.
  2. Click on "Connect";
  3. To save the access data of the VPN connection, check the "Save password" option;
    Saving the access data for the VPN connection
    Saving the access data for the VPN connection
  4. If the connection is established, the status is described as "Connected" after selecting the "Network" option.
    Connected Status
    Connected Status

Connection problems

If the connection is not established, select the "Properties" option in the "VPN Authentication" window and check if the configuration options selected are the following:

  • Select "I am already connected to the Internet");
  • "Settings saved as" Home <default>;

Next, click on "OK";

VPN Connection Properties
VPN Connection Properties

Notes

  1. Windows VPN L2TP / IPsec Automatic Configurator by institution
    Institution 32 bits Configurator 64 bits Configurator
    FAUP faup_32bits.zip faup_64bits.zip
    FBAUP fbaup_32bits.zip fbaup_64bits.zip
    FADEUP fadeup_32bits.zip fadeup_64bits.zip
    FCNAUP fcnaup_32bits.zip fcnaup_64bits.zip
    FDUP fdup_32bits.zip fdup_64bits.zip
    FEP fep_32bits.zip fep_64bits.zip
    FEUP feup_32bits.zip feup_64bits.zip
    FFUP ffup_32bits.zip ffup_64bits.zip
    ICBAS icbas_32bits.zip icbas_64bits.zip
    FMDUP fmdup_32bits.zip fmdup_64bits.zip
    FMUP fmup_32bits.zip fmup_64bits.zip
    FPCEUP fpceup_32bits.zip fpceup_64bits.zip
    REITORIA reitoria_32bits.zip reitoria_64bits.zip
    SPUP spup_32bits.zip spup_64bits.zip
    SASUP sasup_32bits.zip sasup_64bits.zip
  2. To check the type of operating system, write "settings" in the Windows 10 search box and click on the result of the search. In "Settings", select the "System" option. Next, select the "About" option and check the type of the operating system.
  3. The numbers represent your student/mechanographic number and "institution" represents your home institution (cdup, arq, fade, fba, fc, fcna, direito, fe, fep, ff, fmd, fpce, icbas, letras, med, reit, sas or sp).

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Last update: May 26, 2020