OWL for University members using VPN
This service makes use of the Remote Access accounts and Cisco VPN service that OUCS offers to all University members. Our wireless access points are configured to broadcast the settings of this service, making it very easy to configure. The VPN application provides all the authorization, encryption and accounting that is required for a wireless network.
The following sections explain how to connect to and use this service on a
variety of platforms, but there are some prerequisites. Make sure you have the
following before continuing:
- A valid and active OUCS Remote Access account
- The Cisco VPN Client installed and configured on your system. There are complete instructions for this elsewhere on our pages. It is highly recommended that you test the operation of the Cisco VPN client with a regular wired connection
- Newer iPhones and iPods Touch have the Cisco VPN client already installed (the configuration instructions show you how to find out if yours does).
- For Palm, Pocket PC or other PDA devices there is currently no support for the Cisco VPN Client. Third-party products do exist, but have a cost which we are unable to cover through University funding. If you are interested, please see the Bluefire website for further details. This product is neither endorsed nor supported by OUCS.
