Virtual Private Network (VPN) Services
The RCNP VPN Service
The RCNP VPN Service provides a secure method to access the RCNP network from remote locations over the internet.
With this service, your devices (such as PCs and mobile phones) can work as if they were connected directly to
the private network (RCNP-GP) of RCNP.
To use the RCNP VPN Service, you are required
- to have your own RCNP computer and network account, and
- to install dedicated VPN client softwares on your devices, which are described below.
The RCNP VPN Service supports the following Operating Systems and devices:
- Supported Operating Systems (for the details, see here)
- Windows 11, 10, 8.1 (both 32-bit and 64-bit)
- MacOS 13, 12, 11 (all 64-bit)
- Red Hat 9, 8, 7 (64-bit only)
- Ubuntu 22.04(LTS), 20.04(LTS), 18.04(LTS) (all 64-bit)
- Supported Apple iOS Devices (for the details, see here)
- All iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch devices running Apple iOS 10.3 and later
- Supported Android Devices (for the details, see here)
- All devices running Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) through the latest release of Android
Setting up VPN access
To use the RCNP VPN Service, you first need to install a dedicated VPN client software on your devices,
and then access our VPN servers with the installed client software.
In the following, we describe how to install the client software and access our VPN servers.
For Windows
- Installation
- Download anyconnect-win-4.10.07062-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.msi (Username and password of your RCNP account required)
- Double-click on the file downloaded, and click "Next".
- Read through the End User License Agreement and accept it, and then click "Next".
- Click "Install".
- Choose "Yes" to authenticate the installation, and then click "Finish" once the installation is completed.
- Usage
- Launch the installed 'Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client' from the Start Menu.
- Enter the RCNP VPN server domain name, vpn1.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp or vpn2.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp, and then click "Connect".
- Enter the username and password of your RCNP acocunt, and click "OK".
- Once the user authentication succeeded, your VPN connection is ready to work!!
For MacOS
- Installation
- Download anyconnect-macos-4.10.07061-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.dmg (Username and password of your RCNP account required)
- Open the dmg file, and run the 'anyconnect-macos-4.10.07061-core-vpn-webdeploy-k9.pkg' contained.
- Click "Continue".
- Read through the End User License Agreement and click "Continue", and then click "Agree".
- Click "Install", and then you will be asked to enter the username and password of the administrator of you Mac.
- Click "Close" to complete the instllation.
- Usage
- Double-click the 'Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client' in the 'Cisco' folder inside your 'Applications', and then the Client window shows up in the display.
- Enter the RCNP VPN server domain name, vpn1.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp or vpn2.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp, and then click "Connect".
- Enter the username and password of your RCNP acocunt, and click "OK".
- Once the user authentication succeeded, your VPN connection is ready to work!!
Using built-in VPN client for MacOS
Although we strongly recommend to use the AnyConnect client software we provide when you use the RCNP VPN Service,
you may also use a built-in VPN client as well for MacOS because of allowing a smooth transition from the old VPN services.
(If you encounter any problem when you use a built-in VPN client, use the Anyconnect client software instead. We can give support only for the Anyconnect client users.)