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Manual Configuration - FEUP - iOS (SSL Check Point® Capsule)

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Installing the Check Point® Capsule Connect

  1. In the iOS home screen, select the "App Store" option.
    iOS Home Screen
    iOS Home Screen
  2. In the App Store application, select "Search" and write "check point capsule connect” in the search box.
    App Store Application
    App Store Application
  3. In the application, select the "Get" button to start the installation.
    Get Button
    "Get" Button
  4. After completing the installation, select "Open" to start the application.
    Starting the application
    Starting the application

Configuration

  1. When installing the application Check Point Capsule Connect, select "Agree" to accept the terms of use.
    Accepting the terms of use
    Accepting the terms of use
  2. Select "New Connection" to configure a new connection
    New Connection option
    "New Connection" option
  3. Configure according to the following options:
    • Name: VPN FEUP SSL
    • Server: vpn.fe.up.pt
    Configuring a new connection
    Configuring a new connection
  4. Select the "Create” option.
  5. When the request for permission to configure the VPN connection appears, select "Allow".
    Request for permission to configure the VPN connection
    Request for permission to configure the VPN connection
  6. In the "Authentication" screen, select the option "Username and Password".
    Username and Password Option
    "Username and Password" Option

Connecting to the VPN

  1. In the VPN connections screen of Check Point Capsule Connect, select the VPN connection created.
    VPN connections screen
    VPN connections screen
  2. When the request for permission to enable the VPN connection appears, select "Allow".
    Request to enable the VPN connection
    Request to enable the VPN connection
  3. In the authentication screen, insert your Information System credentials when requested, in the form up[123456789]@[institution].up.pt[1] and the password of the Information System
  4. Select "Connect";
    Authentication Screen
    Authentication Screen
  5. If the connection is established, the status is described as "Connected" and the VPN icon will appear in the notifications area.
    Estado Ligado
    Connected Status

Notes

  1. 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