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Instructions and utilities for Faculty and Staff to create a VPN connection to access Campus Resources.

You should use the Campus Virtual Private Network (VPN) anytime you access UC Davis restricted resources from any off-campus location, including your home. The VPN encrypts traffic from your computer to the UC Davis network, creating a secure connection. For the latest instructions, visit the https://kb.ucdavis.edu/?id=6637 website. The variation is the Roles described in step 7 below.

Installing the Ivanti Secure Access VPN Client

macOS 

Mac OS X Installer

Windows OS 

Windows 64-bit Installer

Configuring the VPN

 

  1. Open your Pulse Secure client and click the [+] icon to add a new connection. 

    Ivanti Secure Access

  2. Enter the following information, then click Add:

    1. Name: UC Davis VPN
    2. Server URL: vpn.ucdavis.edu
    Pulse Secure Config
  3. When back at the main menu, click the Connect button.

  4. You will receive a dialog box from Campus, click Proceed to continue after reading.

    Ivanti Prompt
  5. Enter your Kerberos ID and Password/Passphrase in the the corresponding CAS fields, then click Connect.
  6. Acknowledge access via Duo
  7. Select your Role using an option below, then click Connect.
    1. BFTV-Users: For BFTV Administrative Cluster Staff
    2. FST-VEN-Users: For Faculty/Staff/Researchers in the Food Science and Technology as well as Viticulture & Enology.
    3. FST-VEN-APP-Users: For FST and VEN Faculty/Students who want to have access to special applications such as Comsol Multiphysics.
    4. Ivanti role prompt
  8. Click Proceed after reading the dialog box at the next window, then after a few seconds you will be connected.

Contact bftvtech@ucdavis.edu if there are any issues.

VPN Requirements

If you do not have anti-virus software on you computer, you will need to install an approved anti-virus software package on your machine before you can use the BFTV Pulse Secure VPN. The new VPN requires a valid anti-virus program to be running on your computer and be up to date. If you have questions about selecting an anti-virus software, please contact bftvtech@ucdavis.edu for assistance.