Difference between revisions of "How To Use VPN and ubcprivate WiFi"
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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 " | + | 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/. |
The client should connect to the server <code>myvpn.ubc.ca</code>. | The client should connect to the server <code>myvpn.ubc.ca</code>. |
Latest revision as of 13:30, 27 June 2025
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 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/.
The client should connect to the server myvpn.ubc.ca
.
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
.