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Making a VPN connection to the IU network on an iPhone

Note: Apple uses the term iPhone to refer to the software and configuration of both the iPhone and iPod touch. This document uses iPhone to describe both devices.

At Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) and IUPUI, UITS strongly recommends you use the IU Secure wireless network, which does not require VPN. For instructions, see Connecting to IU Secure with an iPhone or iPod touch

At other IU campuses, to access web sites and services through the IU Wireless SSID, use a VPN connection; see The basics of VPN at IU. Unencrypted access to some IU web sites is available without the use of VPN, but UITS strongly recommends VPN for added security and full access to IU resources.

Once you have configured VPN, you can switch VPN to On in Settings. This is possible only if your iPhone has been updated to 1.0.1 or later.

Note: Many services at IU do not support iPhone firmware versions older than 2.1. UITS strongly recommends all users upgrade to the latest firmware available from Apple; for instructions, see What is iPhone 2 software?

For help and information about the iPhone, see Apple's support site at:

http://www.apple.com/support/iphone/

Configuring VPN

To enable VPN access for the iPhone:

  1. From the main screen, tap Settings> General> Network> VPN> Settings.

  2. In VPN, tap Settings, and then select L2TP.

  3. Tap Server, and then enter the appropriate server address from the table below:

    Campus VPN server
    IU Bloomington ipsec.indiana.edu
    IU East vpn.iue.edu
    IU Kokomo vpn.iuk.edu
    IU Northwest 149.162.8.2
    IUPUI ipsec.iupui.edu
    IU South Bend vpn.iusb.edu
    IU Southeast vpn.ius.edu

  4. Tap Account, and then enter your IU Network ID username.

  5. If you do not want to type your passphrase every time you connect to VPN, tap Password, and then enter your Network ID passphrase. If you do not want the iPhone to remember your passphrase, go to Settings> General> Network> VPN> Settings to enter it each time you connect.

  6. Tap Secret, and then enter: hermanbwells
  7. Make sure every setting in the Proxy section is Off.

  8. Tap Save in the upper-right corner of the screen.

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