Instructions For Windows
- Download OpenVPN configuration file from here and download OpenVPN client for windows https://openvpn.net/community-downloads. Provide Email address and email Password to download the config file.
- Right click the downloaded OpenVPN executable file and choose `Run as administrator' for installing OpenVPN.
- After installation open the OpenVPN client which will shown on the desktop with name of OpenVPN GUI or search in the all programs or click on the monitor type icon which was at right corner task bar and import the config file which was downloaded.
- Once after it shows file import was successful then again click on the monitor type icon which was at right corner task bar and select connect.
- It will ask for the credentials to connect please provide your full email id and password and click on connect. It shows you are connected and changes the colour to green then you are successfully connected to the IIIT Network.
- You can disconnect the VPN by clicking on the disconnect option.
VPN service will only work when you are trying to use it from outside campus. VPN will not work when you try to use it from inside the campus network.
Instructions For Linux
- The easiest method is to use network manager, but requires an additional package called network-manager-openvpn-gnome or something similar (Installed by default in ubuntu-based distros). Now you can directly import it in the vpn section of your settings. You just have to select "Import from file" and import the downloaded ovpn file. Here's a demo. For other distros you may have to use `nm-connection-editor`as gui if you don't have VPN option in settings.
- There is another method that uses openvpn command line utility. Use this when you need more debug info.
- For Ubuntu and debian-based distros download the ovpn file from Click here. Provide Email address and email Password to download the config file.
- Install OpenVPN using terminal, use this command `sudo apt install openvpn`
- After installation use this command `sudo openvpn --config <path to your downloaded ubuntu.ovpn>` to start OpenVPN tunnel.
- When asked for username and password, please enter your IIIT email address as username and password.
- It will show that 'Process Initialisation Complete' message then your VPN was successfully configured.
- To disconnect just press 'Ctrl+C' in terminal in which you have started openVPN client.
- Others Linux OS - Download ovpn file from here
- Install OpenVPN package using yum, pacman, dnf, synaptic, yast etc. based on which Linux distribution you are using. All standard Linux distriubtion support openVPN installation using standard repositories.
- After connecting to VPN If you are facing any issues like ssh. Please add dns and name server in /etc/resolv.conf as shown in the below steps.
- Open terminal with sudo permission and open file `/etc/resolv.conf' and add line `nameserver 10.4.20.21’ at top of this file.
- To disconnect just press 'Ctrl+C' in terminal in which you have started openVPN client. Also remove entry for `nameserver 10.4.20.21’ from `/etc/resolv.conf' file. You need to do this everytime you connect.
- There are other alternative approaches, where you can install packages like this (for arch-based distros), which allow you to use ubuntu.ovpn too (but requires a small change: changing nogroup to nobody in the group section).
VPN service will only work when you are trying to use it from outside campus. VPN will not work when you try to use it from inside the campus network.
Instructions For Mac OS
- Download Tunnelblick 6.0.1beta from the official site: https://tunnelblick.net/downloads.html.
- Install Tunnelblick then download the generic file from here. Provide Email address and Email Password to download the config file.
- After Tunnelblick installation was done open it from apps. You can see the opened Tunnelblick at right corner of the screen at status bar with the symbol of reverse U.
- Then open the generic config file it will ask for only user or all users, select based on your usage.
- Now your generic config file was successfully imported to Tunnelblick.
- Now open Tunnelblick and click on connect it will ask for username and password. Please provide the full email address and email password and click on connect generic.
- After authorisation you will be connected to the VPN and it will show as connected. (Please ignore if any warnings)
VPN service will only work when you are trying to use it from outside campus. VPN will not work when you try to use it from inside the campus network.
Instructions For iPad/iOS
- Download and install the Open VPN app from the app store https://apps.apple.com/in/app/openvpn-connect
- Generic ovpn config file will work for the iPad. Which can be download from our vpn site here. Provide Email address and Email password to download the config file.
- After downloading the file on iPad, import the generic file in the openVPN app and click on connect the VPN. It will ask for the username and password.
- Please provide the IIIT full Email address and Password. Now you are connected to the VPN.
VPN service will only work when you are trying to use it from outside campus. VPN will not work when you try to use it from inside the campus network.
Instructions For Android
- Download and install the OpenVPN app from the PlayStore.
- Download the config file from our official site. here. Provide Email address and Email password to download the config file.
- Import the android config file to the openVPN app and connect the VPN, It will ask for the username and password.
- Please provide the IIIT full Email address and Password. Now you are connected to the VPN.
- Note: For new version of Andriod OS, download VPN file android_new.ovpn
VPN service will only work when you are trying to use it from outside campus. VPN will not work when you try to use it from inside the campus network.