VPN Now Available for iOS4 Devices
Campus VPN connections are now possible on iOS4 devices such as the iPad, iPhone and iTouch. Juniper Networks has release their SSL VPN application called Junos Pulse which can be freely download in the App Store (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id381348546) for Apple iOS4 devices. To configure the app for connections to UMBC, press Configuration | Add new configuration.
Name: UMBC (or whatever you would like to call it)
URL: vpn.umbc.edu
Certificate: None
Now press Save and you’re ready to connect. After pressing connect, you are presented with the familiar UMBC login page. Provide your credentials and press the Log In button. You are now connected to the campus VPN and you will see “VPN” in your device's status bar.
At this point you may place the app in the background by pressing the home button on your device. When you are ready to log out of the VPN, return to the Junos Pulse app and press Disconnect.
Posted: February 17, 2011, 1:09 PM