University of Florida VPN Service

Welcome to the University of Florida Virtual Private Network Service Site. The UF VPN Service is designed to allow University Faculty, Staff, and Students to securely "tunnel" into campus over commodity networks, such as the Internet, and access services as if they were on campus. It is also ideal for use over campus wireless networks. Additionally, Network Services will create customized "Departmental VPN Tunnels" for academic and administrative departments on campus, which provide a custom configuration and IP space. Please see the Gatorlink VPN FAQ for more information.

New Cisco Anyconnect Client

Network Services has released a new generation of SSL based VPN clients, which are more reliable and have wider operating system support than either the legacy IPsec or L2TP based clients. To get started using the Anyconnect VPN client, simply browse to https://vpn.ufl.edu. Once you authenticate with your gatorlink account, the VPN client will be automatically installed onto your machine. Prior to installation, please read the Gatorlink VPN Installation Instructions. Some clients require minor changes to the browser or operating system to install properly. Once the client is installed, you will want to review the Gatorlink VPN Operations Guide for more information on using the client.

Although the SSL based client is heavily recommended for all users, instructions on installation and operation of the legacy IPsec and L2TP based clients is available by going to the Legacy Client Guide.

If you would like to keep up to date on the latest developments to the VPN service, please subscribe the vpn listserv vpn-l by sending an email to listserv@lists.ufl.edu with the body "Subscribe vpn-l" (that's an L not a 1). Support can also be obtained by contacting the UF Computing Help Desk during their hours of operation by calling (352) 392-4357(HELP) or via email at helpdesk@ufl.edu.

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