SI provides the entire Técnico´s community with a virtual private network (VPN) service, which can be configured and used outside Técnico´s campuses on different operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, etc.).
Through the VPN it is possible to access from any place of the Internet to services only available in the internal Técnico’s network, as for example the service b-on.
Generic parameters for the configuration of VPN
The VPN generic configuration settings are the following:
| Parameter | Value |
| Internet Address | vpn.tecnico.ulisboa.pt |
| Additional Software | OpenVPN (Windows and Linux) or Tunnelblick (Mac OS X) |
| OpenVPN Configuration File | tecnico.ovpn |
| Username | istxxxxx@tecnico.ulisboa.pt, where istxxxxx corresponds to your Técnico ID |
| Password | Password associated to your Técnico ID |