NYU Does not officially support or maintain documentation on how to connect to NYU's VPN service using Linux.
NYU's official VPN help page can be found here. This article details how to connect using KVpnc Client software on
Ubuntu Linux.
Using Ubuntu Software Center found on the Applications menu, find and install both the vpnc and KVpnc client
software.
Once the KVpnc software is installed, restart the computer.
Configuring KVpnc on Ubuntu for NYU VPN Connectivity
1.
Open KVpnc and begin to create a new profile. Select new Profile (Wizard) from the Profile menu.
2.
Click Next > when the Welcome screen opens.
3.
At the Type selection window choose the Cisco (free) type and click Next >
You may see a prompt informing you that "The required daemon (vpnc) is not available, you will not be able
to use this connection until the daemon is installed." Click Ok and proceed as follows.
4.
At the Cisco selection window, choose Enter data manually and click Next >
5.
At the User settings window enter your NetID as the Username and leave all check boxes and the password
field blank.
6. At the Cisco settings window, enter:
IPSec ID: nyu-vpn
Group password: nyu-net
Select checkbox for Save group password and Click Next >
7. At the Network settings window, choose Network device: default
8. At the Network routes window, leave entries blank and Click Next >
9. At the NAT settings window select the Use UDP and Use NAT check boxes and click Next >
10. At the Connection status check window uncheck Use connection status check and select the Reconnect after
connection lost checkbox only and click Next >
11. At the Connect options window, uncheck Connect after creating new profile and click Next >
12. At the General settings window enter the following information:
Profile name: NYU-VPN
Description: leave blank
VPN gateway: vpn.nyu.edu
13. At the Finish window click Finish.
Connecting to NYU VPN using KVpnc
Navigate the Application menu to Internet > KVpnc to open the KVpnc software. You may be prompted for your
username and/or password.
Once the KVpnc software is loaded, click the Connection icon.
When the Enter account data screen appears enter the following:
Username: Your NetID
Enter group password: nyu-net
Password: Your Password for your NYU NetID account
Select Save username
Select Save PSK
Congratulations!!! You are successfully connected to the NYU VPN Network. If you have any questions or need any assistance with this set up please call the NYU Poly Help Desk at x3123 or send us an email at help@poly.edu Document created: 9/23/2013 Last Updated: 9/23/2013