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Introduction

Whitman College provides a VPN server for administrative staff that allows you VPN (virtual private network) access for some employees that allows them to securely connect to our internal network over the internet.

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*Note* A VPN connection to Whitman College will not work in all locations. Some hotels, wireless hot spots and some Internet Service Providers use older firewalls, routers and wireless access points the do *NOT* support the required "Cisco IP/VPN passthrough (IPSec/L2TP)" and so the VPN connection to Whitman College will fail.

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• resources which are not normally accessible from off campus (example: Colleague).

• Contact Mike Osterman (director.et@whitman.edu) to request a VPN account

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Configure the Mac OS X VPN Client

In your Finder, click the Image Removed icon, then choose System Preferences...

 Once in System Preferences, click the Network icon. 

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In the Network screen, click the + on the bottom left to add a new network connection.

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When presented with the Interface selection, choose "VPN." The next choice, VPN Type, should be set to "Cisco IPSec" and the Service Name to "Whitman VPN".

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For the VPN Setting, set Server Address to "74.85.64.130" and Account Name to your Whitman username. You can leave Password blank for now.

Click Show VPN status in menu bar checkbox. 

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Next, click on Authentication Settings...

Select Shared Secret for authentication type, enter the "group password" you received from kelly@whitman.edu in theShared Secret field, and "whitmanvpn" for the Group Name.

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Click OK to save this value, then Apply on the next screen to save your configuration.

Connecting to the VPN and verifying VPN IP address

Connect your computer to the VPN

Locate and click the VPN icon in the menu bar, then click "Connect Whitman VPN." You will then be prompted for your VPN username and password. 

NOTE: You cannot paste your VPN password into this box. If you'd like to change your VPN password so it is easier to type, please contact kelly@whitman.edu.

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Verifying your VPN IP address

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• Additionally, you must be enrolled in multi-factor authentication (MFA) to access the VPN service.

Cisco AnyConnect Client

The Cisco AnyConnect Client is necessary for using the VPN with your Whitman-issued computer.

• For Windows: Install using Software Center

• For MacOS: Install using Self Service

Connecting your computer to the VPN

1. Open the the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

2. Type: vpn.whitman.edu in the blank box and then click Connect

3. Type in your Whitman username

4. Type your Whitman password (the same password you use for logging into myWhitman)

5. Type in the desired Duo MFA method in to the Second Password field:

   1. “push” will send a push notification to the Duo Mobile App. Review the request and select “Approve” to log in

   2. “phone” will call your registered phone (you can also use phone2 to call your second device, if registered)

   3. “sms” will have a set of passcodes texted to your registered cell phone

      1. Note: when using this option, the initial login will fail. After you have received the passcodes, use the passcodes option

   4. enter the passcode you received by any of these options:

      1. using the sms option

      2. the passcode displayed on your Duo fob

      3. the temporary passcode given to you by the Help Desk

      4. a self-generated passcode (see this article about backup codes).

   5. For questions about Multi-Factor Authentication, see the Multi-Factor FAQ article.

6. Click OK

7. Respond to the second factor as appropriate.

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Verifying your VPN IP address

• Use your web browser to open the following web page:

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• Display my IP addresses

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• will display both your "On-Campus IP address" and your "Off-Campus IP Address".

• If you have successfully connected to the VPN, then your "On-Campus IP Address" should be 10.20.2.xx where "xx"

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• between 1 to 253.

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Disconnecting from the VPN

Locate and click the VPN icon in the menu bar, then click "Disconnect Whitman VPN.

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the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client window and click Disconnect.