Notice
- Effective from 1 Sept 2008, you can use a single VPN server name, vpn.cuhk.edu.hk, for any ResNet/ClassNet/CUHKNet connection. And previous server names, like ipsec-classnet.cuhk.edu.hk still work.
- Max.
Connection Time Per Session: 8 hours with 1 hour idle time out. You can make the connection again when the session expires.
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To set up a VPN client onto your computer, simply follow the two steps below.
Step 1
Prepare the following before setting up VPN clients,
a. a computer installed with LAN card
b. your CWEM computing ID and password
Step 2
Click below for Windows L2TP IPSec Protocol setup procedures for:
- Windows Vista (English)(Chinese)
- Windows XP (English)(Chinese)
- Windows 2000 (English)(Chinese)
Other VPN Connection methods for:
- Mac OS X 10.3
- Mac OS X 10.4
- Mac OS X 10.5
- Windows Mobile
- iPhone and iPod Touch with firmware 2.x
- Fedora Linux 8
- Ubuntu Linux version 7.10 (gusty) / 8.04 (hardy) / Debian 4.0
Details of VPN Servers:
- Hostname: vpn.cuhk.edu.hk (for all VPN services)
- Max connection time per session: 8 hours with 1 hour idle time out
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Total Max. No. of Concurrent Users Supported
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5 Cisco 7206 / CPU MPE-400
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5000 |
ClassNet + Wireless LAN with SSID=classnet
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2 Cisco 7206 / CPU MPE-200 |
1000 |
CUHKNet
(via Public ISP Network)
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2 Cisco 7206 / CPU MPE-400 |
1000 |
Reminder:
The ITSC would suspend your VPN access to the Campus Network and
disable your current network connections when a huge amount of abnormal network
traffic was generated from your computer.
For more details, please refer to http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/itsc/security/protectpc/ants.html
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Campus-wide E-mail (CWEM)
