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Installing the automatic configurator
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Choose the MacOS VPN L2TP/IPsec automatic configurator according to your institution[ 1 ];
Automatic configurator download
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Execute the automatic configurator and, in the request for permission to show the VPN profile, select "Allow";
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Select the "Install" option to start installing the VPN profile (L2TP).
"Install" Option
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Select the "Install" option when you receive a notice about VPN connections;
"Install" Option
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Insert your username in the form up[123456789]@[institution].up.pt[ 2 ] and the password of the Information System.
Username Field
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Click on "Next";
Password of the Information System
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The installation finishes when the Profiles window appears and shows the institution's VPN (L2TP) connection; Next, select "Done".
"Profiles" Window
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Select "Done".
Connecting to the VPN
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In the home screen, select the "Settings" option;
"Settings" Option
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Select the "General" option;
"General" Screen
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Select the "VPN" option;
"General" Screen
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On the "Status" line, select the "Connect" button;
"VPN" Screen
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If the connection is established, the status is described as "Connected" and the VPN icon will appear in the notifications area.
Notes
- MacOS VPN L2TP / IPsec automatic configurator by institution:
Institution | Configurator |
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FADEUP |
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FEP |
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FEUP |
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FFUP |
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FMUP |
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ICBAS |
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The numbers represent your student/mechanographic number and the institution represents your home institution (cdup, arq, fade, fba, fc, fcna, direito, fe, fep, ff, fmd, fpce, icbas, letras, med, reit, sas or sp).
More information:
Unit of Infrastructure and Network
E-mail: [email protected]