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  1. Open a new terminal window.
  2. Enter the root shell:
    ~$ sudo –i
    [sudo] password for username: password
  3. Use the command below to launch the VPN client, substituting NetID with your UConn NetID in lowercase: 
    root@:~#/opt/pulsesecure/bin/pulselauncher -U vpn.uconn.edu -u NetID –r UConn -l UConn-Users

    Note
    This command is case sensitive and will only work as entered here.


  4. You will be prompted for a VPN Password. Enter your NetID password. It will not be displayed or saved.
  5. After the VPN tunnel is created successfully, the terminal window will remain blank and must remain open.  If the terminal window is closed, this will close the VPN connection.
  6. You can check the status of the connection by opening a new terminal window and using the following method:
    :~$ ifconfig
    tun0 Link encap:UNSPEC  HWaddr 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00

    inet addr:67.221.68.214  P-t-P:67.221.67.78  Mask:255.255.255.555
    UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1400  Metric:1
    RX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
    TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
    collisions:0 txqueuelen:500
    RX bytes:560 (560.0 B)  TX bytes:299 (299.0 B)

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