Difference between revisions of "How To Use VPN and ubcprivate WiFi"
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| + | The UBC VPN provides access from off-campus to University license servers, as well as ssh.ece.ubc.ca, ssh-linux.ece.ubc.ca, ssh-ubuntu.ece.ubc.ca, and ssh-soc.ece.ubc.ca. '''<span style="color:red>This is the only VPN access required for completion of undergraduate course assignments, and all undergraduates have been provided with access to it.</span>''' For further information and support please see https://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/myvpn. | ||
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Access to ECE resources such as workstations, printers, and network shares is limited to ECE subnets, the ECE VPN, and the "ubcprivate" wifi network. All other access is blocked by the ECE firewall. | Access to ECE resources such as workstations, printers, and network shares is limited to ECE subnets, the ECE VPN, and the "ubcprivate" wifi network. All other access is blocked by the ECE firewall. | ||
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| − | + | On computers that are maintained by IT staff, the Cisco Secure Client VPN client can be installed on machines running Windows using the "Software Center" application, and on Macs using the "Self Service" application. The client can also be downloaded from https://ubc.onthehub.com/. | |
To log onto the ECE VPN, append <code>.ece</code> to your CWL login, and the method used for Multi-factor authentication. For example, if your CWL login is <code>''spock''</code> and you use the Duo app for MFA, log on as <code>''spock''.ece@app</code>. Password is your CWL password. | To log onto the ECE VPN, append <code>.ece</code> to your CWL login, and the method used for Multi-factor authentication. For example, if your CWL login is <code>''spock''</code> and you use the Duo app for MFA, log on as <code>''spock''.ece@app</code>. Password is your CWL password. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:06, 2 November 2025
There are two VPNs in use at ECE, the UBC VPN and the ECE VPN.
UBC VPN:
The UBC VPN provides access from off-campus to University license servers, as well as ssh.ece.ubc.ca, ssh-linux.ece.ubc.ca, ssh-ubuntu.ece.ubc.ca, and ssh-soc.ece.ubc.ca. This is the only VPN access required for completion of undergraduate course assignments, and all undergraduates have been provided with access to it. For further information and support please see https://it.ubc.ca/services/email-voice-internet/myvpn.
ECE VPN:
Access to ECE resources such as workstations, printers, and network shares is limited to ECE subnets, the ECE VPN, and the "ubcprivate" wifi network. All other access is blocked by the ECE firewall.
For access to the ECE VPN and ubcprivate, contact it@ece.ubc.ca. In your request, please specify your CWL username and your affiliation with ECE.
Please note that ECE VPN login now requires Multi Factor Authentication ("MFA").
https://it.ubc.ca/services/accounts-passwords/multi-factor-authentication-mfa
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Connecting to the ECE VPN
On computers that are maintained by IT staff, the Cisco Secure Client VPN client can be installed on machines running Windows using the "Software Center" application, and on Macs using the "Self Service" application. The client can also be downloaded from https://ubc.onthehub.com/.
To log onto the ECE VPN, append .ece to your CWL login, and the method used for Multi-factor authentication. For example, if your CWL login is spock and you use the Duo app for MFA, log on as spock.ece@app. Password is your CWL password.
Connecting to the ubcprivate WiFi network
If you have been granted access to ubcprivate, append .ece to your CWL login. For example, if your CWL login is spock, log on as spock.ece.
Connecting to ECE computing resources
When connecting to an ECE computing resource from within the VPN or ubcprivate use its fully qualified domain name, i.e. computer.ece.ubc.ca, rather than computer.
