working outside university

Working outside the University

Users who have an IDUL/NIP from Université Laval must connect through the VPN. Go on the
[DTI-ULAVAL](https://www.dti.ulaval.ca/connexion-au-reseau-de-lul/reseau-distance) website
and follow the instructions to install AnyConnect (Mac or Windows) or OpenConnect (Linux).

Externals users must have an account on the gate server. This account is not automatically created.
You must make the request to the bioinformatics platform.

Once you have your account on gate, use OpenVPN to connect to our servers.

Windows 7

1. Download and install OpenVPN Community Edition
   https://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html
2. Download OpenVPN configuration files for IBIS
   https://pag.ibis.ulaval.ca/seq/fr/OpenVPNconfig.zip
3. Unzip the archive and execute ConfigurerOpenVPN.bat batch file
4. Import the file client.ovpn in OpenVPN, then do connect
5. Launch OpenVPN. You should see an OpenVPN icon in your system tray
6. Right click the icon and select Connect
7. Use your login information to connect
8. Once connected, the OpenVPN icon will change to green

Linux

1. Depending on your distribution, install OpenVPN
   https://openvpn.net/index.php/download/community-downloads.html
2. Download OpenVPN configuration files for IBIS
   https://pag.ibis.ulaval.ca/seq/fr/OpenVPNconfig.zip
3. Edit the client.ovpn file.
   Add the path to the file ca.crt file at this line:
   ca ca.crt
   for
   ca /path/to/ca.crt (ex: /home/joe/OpenVPN/ca.crt)
4. Start OpenVPN with root privileges:
   sudo openvpn --config client.ovpn
5. Use your login information to connect

Mac

1. Download and install Tunnelblick:
   https://tunnelblick.net/
2. Download OpenVPN configuration files for IBIS
   https://pag.ibis.ulaval.ca/seq/fr/OpenVPNconfig.zip
3. Launch Tunnelblick
4. From the OpenVPNconfig.zip archive, drag and drop the client.ovpn file onto the
   Tunnelblick icon in the menu bar
5. Click on the Tunnelblick icon and select Connect
6. Use your login information to connect
7. You can safely ignore the warning message about your ip address