OpenVPN

Whichever OS you are using to connect you will need to create an OpenVPN certificate on https://portal.er.kcl.ac.uk/access/vpn and download the generated file.

Info

The requirement to visit the MFA page when using OpenVPN is no longer required

OpenVPN on Ubuntu

1. On Ubuntu desktop open Settings -> Network and click the + to add a VPN.
2. Choose 'Import from file...' and select the file downloaded in the step at the very top of this page.
   • select the IPv4 tab at the top of the dialogue
     • check the box Use this connection only for resources on its network
   • select the IPv6 tab
     • check the box Use this connection only for resources on its network
   • and click 'Add'
3. In a terminal add the dns servers and domain:
   • sudo resolvectl dns tun0 172.17.6.79 172.17.6.80
   • sudo resolvectl domain tun0 "~er.kcl.ac.uk"

OpenVPN on MacOS

1. Install the latest stable release of Tunnelblick from https://tunnelblick.net/downloads.html.
2. Details on how to start Tunnelblick and import the configuration file are on https://tunnelblick.net/czUsing.html.

OpenVPN on Windows

1. On KCL Windows machines OpenVPN can be installed using the "Software Center", in Software Center the app required is "OpenVPN (x64)"
   • for private machines the OpenVPN GUI Client can be downloaded from https://openvpn.net/community-downloads/
2. Start OpenVPN, it may show a message saying that there is no configuration file.
   • right-click the OpenVPN icon in the system tray and select Import -> Import file...
   • browse to the file downloaded in the step at the very top of this page and open it
   • you should see a confirmation message that the file was imported succesfully
3. Right-click the system tray icon and select connect.