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1Sep/09N/A2

USyd Campus Wireless on OS X Snow Leopard

For any of you who have upgraded your mac to Snow Leopard since its release, you'll know that the VPN client provided on the USyd website no longer works and that their ICT desk is about as much use to you as Michael Hussey is to the Australian cricket team.

You can set it up using the new built in VPN though, using the steps shown below:

  1. Go to 'System Preferences', then 'Network'.
  2. Click the '+' button to add a new profile. Set 'Interface' to 'VPN' then 'VPN Type' to 'Cisco IPSec', and 'Service Name to 'wireless' (all lower case).
  3. Now set the 'Server Address' to 'vpn.usyd.edu.au'. The username and password are just your UniKey details.
  4. Now go to 'Authentication Settings'. The 'Shared Secret' is 'jacaranda' and 'Group Name' is 'wireless' (both lower case), then click 'Ok'.
  5. Now click 'Apply' and then hit 'Connect'. With any luck you should be prompted for your unikey details and you'll be connected to USyd wireless. Proxy settings work as detailed on the USyd website (or as they did when you had it all working under Leopard).

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  • dan
    Awesome that someone actually put this up!
    Suggest that if you need to access the internet for anything other than browsing you can also setup an advanced connection: duplicate the settings above, but for login, use your unikey with "!10" added at the end. ie. if your unikey login is "adcd1234", use "abcd1234!10" this will bill you for all traffic, but will enable things like remote desktop, and FTP for those who are interested.

    Regards
    Dan.
  • Name
    Awesome, thanks!
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