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Installing the Check Point® Capsule VPN
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On the Windows 10 search box, write "microsoft store" and select the respective option to access it.
Windows Search box
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In Microsoft Store, write "check point capsule vpn" in the search box and select the respective application;
Microsoft Store Search box
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Select the "Install" option to start installing the application;
"Install" Option
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If the authentication window of the Microsoft account appears, please sign in. If you would like to ignore this procedure, close the window and proceed to the installation;
Authentication Window of the Microsoft® Account
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After finishing the installation, you can execute the application to get information on how to use it;
Executing the application
Configuration
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In Windows 10, write "Settings" in the search box and select the respective option to access it;
Search box in Windows 10
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Search box in Windows 10 ;
Windows 10 Settings
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Select the "VPN" option;
"Network and Internet" tab
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Select the option "Add a VPN connection";
"VPN" tab
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In the "Add a VPN connection" window, configure according to the following options:
VPN Provider: Check Point Capsule VPN;
Connection : VPN FEUP SSL;
Name or server adress: vpn.fe.up.pt;
Type of sign-in info: Username and password
"Adding a VPN connection" Window
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Select the "Save" option.
Connecting to the VPN
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In the "Settings" of Windows 10, select "Network and Internet" and go to the "VPN" tab. On the VPN connection created, select "Connect";
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When selecting "Connect" for the first time, you will need to select the authentication method;
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Select the option "Username and password" by default;
"VPN" Tab in "Network and Internet"
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In the "Windows Security" window, insert your Information System user, when requested, in the form up[123456789]@[institution].up.pt[ 1 ] and the password of the Information System.
"Windows Security" Window
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Select "OK";
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If the connection is established correctly, the status is described as "Connected";
Connection Status
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To establish a connection in the future, you can select the network connections icon, select the VPN connection and confirm by selecting "Connect".
Connecting to VPN
Notes
- 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).
More information:
Unit of Infrastructure and Network
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