{"id":28,"date":"2020-04-06T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T08:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/?p=28"},"modified":"2021-04-30T11:37:18","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T06:07:18","slug":"accessing-iopb-network-with-vpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/accessing-iopb-network-with-vpn\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessing IOPB network with VPN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>IOPB IT team has set up a VPN server which can be used to access the IOPB intranet securely from outside the campus. You can access journals and ssh in to your desktop by using the VPN. You can configure your mobile phone or laptop or desktop computer by following this how to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First you will need to generate a configuration for VPN access. Generate the configuration at <a href=\"https:\/\/user.iopb.res.in\/vpn-access\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/user.iopb.res.in\/vpn-access<\/a> on a desktop or laptop device. After successful generation, you will see a QR code and a link to download the configuration. You will need to scan the QR code if you want to configure VPN on a mobile pbone. If you want to configure the current device, download the config. Please note that you can use the VPN on one device at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configuring a mobile phone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Install the \u201cwireguard\u201d application from the official application store (<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.wireguard.android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Play store<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wireguard\/id1441195209\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">App store<\/a>).<\/li><li>Open the application and click on the add configuration botton (plus sign).<\/li><li>Select the \u201cSCAN FROM QR CODE\u201d option.<\/li><li>Scan the QR Code generated earlier and save the configuration by some name like \u201cIOPB\u201d (It can be any thing).<\/li><li>Toggle the activation button to the right of the VPN name to activate or deactivate the VPN.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MacOS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Update your MacOS to the latest version.<\/li><li>Install wireguard from <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wireguard\/id1451685025?mt=12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MacOS store<\/a> and open it.<\/li><li>Add the configuration from the file downloaded earlier and save it by some name eg. IOPB.<\/li><li>Activate the tunnel to access the VPN.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Download the application <a href=\"https:\/\/download.wireguard.com\/windows-client\/wireguard-installer.exe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li><li>Add the configuration from the file downloaded earlier and save it by some name eg. IOPB.<\/li><li>Activate the tunnel to access the VPN.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Linux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Install wireguard using the following commands one by one. Dont copy the \u201c$\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ubuntu \/ Debian<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo apt -y update\n$ sudo apt install -y resolvconf wireguard<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fedora<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo dnf install -y wireguard-tools<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo pacman -S wireguard-tools<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Others<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Please visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wireguard.com\/install\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.wireguard.com\/install\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Configuration<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Assuming that the configuration was downloaded to the Downloads directory, use the following command to add the configuration to wireguard. If you downloaded the config file to a different directory, then please change the source accordingly.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ sudo mv ~\/Downloads\/wg0.conf \/etc\/wireguard\/<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Use the following commands to activate or deactivate the VPN.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>$ wg-quick up wg0\n$ wg-quick down wg0<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Testing Access<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have activated the VPN, navigate to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/intranet.iopb.res.in\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/intranet.iopb.res.in<\/a> to check if it is working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact <a href=\"mailto:itsupport@iopb.res.in\">itsupport@iopb.res.in<\/a> or call on <a href=\"tel:+91-9438682626\">+91-9438682626<\/a> for any support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IOPB IT team has set up a VPN server which can be used to access the IOPB intranet securely from outside the campus. You can access journals and ssh in to your desktop by using the VPN. You can configure your mobile phone or laptop or desktop computer by following this how to. First you&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/accessing-iopb-network-with-vpn\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Accessing IOPB network with VPN<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,6],"tags":[8,7],"class_list":["post-28","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it","category-it-guide","tag-guide","tag-it","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76,"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28\/revisions\/76"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iopb.res.in\/info\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}