At IU, how do I make a VPN connection with my iPhone?

To access Indiana University web sites and services with your iPhone while on an IU campus, UITS recommends that you make a VPN connection, just as you would with any wireless computer; see The basics of VPN at IU. Unencrypted access to some IU web sites is available without the use of VPN; see At IU, what is unencrypted wireless access? Note, however, that using a VPN on any wireless network will provide more secure data transmission when accessing email.

You can make two types of VPN connection with your iPhone: L2TP and PPTP. UITS recommends that you use L2TP for greater security; however, if that is not possible, on the IUB and IUPUI campuses a PPTP connection will also function.

Once you have entered the VPN properties, in Settings you can switch the VPN setting to On when you need to make a VPN connection. This is possible only if your iPhone has been updated to v1.0.1 or later. See Apple's support site for more information on updating iPhone software.

For help and information about the iPhone, see Apple's support site at:

L2TP VPN settings

To enable L2TP VPN access for the iPhone:

1. From the main screen, tap Settings > General > Network > VPN > Settings.
   
   
2. In VPN, tap Settings and select L2TP.
   
   
3. Tap Server, and enter the appropriate server address from the table below:
   
   

   Campus	VPN server
   IU Bloomington	ipsec.indiana.edu
   IU East	vpn.iue.edu
   IU Kokomo	vpn.iuk.edu
   IU Northwest	149.162.8.2
   IUPUI	ipsec.iupui.edu
   IU South Bend	vpn.iusb.edu
   IU Southeast	vpn.ius.edu

   
   
4. Tap Account and enter your IU Network ID username.
   
   
5. If you do not want to type your passphrase to make a VPN connection, tap Password and enter your Network ID passphrase; the iPhone will remember it. If you do not want the iPhone to remember your passphrase, you will need to go to Settings > General > Network > VPN > Settings to enter it each time you make a VPN connection.
   
   
6. Tap Secret and enter: hermanbwells
7. You don't need to change anything in the Proxy section; Off is the appropriate setting.
   
   
8. Tap Save in the upper right corner of the screen.

PPTP VPN settings

To enable PPTP VPN access for the iPhone:

1. From the main screen, tap Settings > General > Network > VPN > Settings.
   
   
2. In VPN, tap Settings and select PPTP.
   
   
3. Tap Server, and enter the appropriate server address from the table below:
   
   

   Campus	VPN server
   IU Bloomington	pptp.indiana.edu
   IUPUI	pptp.iupui.edu

   
   
4. Tap Account and enter your IU Network ID username.
   
   
5. If you do not want to type your passphrase to make a VPN connection, tap Password and enter your Network ID passphrase; the iPhone will remember it. If you do not want the iPhone to remember your passphrase, you will need to go to Settings > General > Network > VPN > Settings to enter it each time you make a VPN connection.
   
   
6. You don't need to change anything in the Proxy section; Off is the appropriate setting.
   
   
7. Tap Save in the upper right corner of the screen.