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IITM - VPN

IIT Madras provides VPN access to its network via Fortigate SSL VPN. In order to enable VPN, student/faculty/staff should make a request to Computer Center. VPN can be accessed through FortiClient by using LDAP username and password.

Instruction for VPN connection :

For students: Send request through Faculty advisor to netadmin@iitm.ac.in
For supporting staff: Send request through “The Registrar, IIT Madras” to netadmin@iitm.ac.in
You will get a confirmation from netadmin@iitm.ac.in

Installation

Windows, MacOS, IOS & Android

• Download and install Forticlient from FortiNet Website
• Direct download links :
  
  

  Windows (7 or higher)
  Windows 10 and Windows Phone 10
  MacOS (v10.8 Mountain Lion or higher)
  IOS (9.0.0 or higher)
  Android (4.1 Jelly Bean or higher)
  

Ubuntu & Debian

• Download and extract FortiClient for Linux from here

CentOS, Fedora & Other Linux

• Download and extract FortiClient for Linux from here

Usage

Windows, MacOS, IOS & Android

• Launch FortiClient
• Create a new VPN profile with following parameters:
  
  

  Name: IITM
  Type: SSL VPN
  Server: vpn.iitm.ac.in
  Port: 10443
  Username: your-ldap-username
  Password: your-ldap-password
  

• Save the profile and connect
• You can now use any browser to get IITM internal websites

Windows :

Android :

Linux :

FortiClient

• Launch forticlientsslvpn from 32-bit or 64-bit folder
• Enter administrator password when prompted
• Accept license when prompted
• Click on Settings
• Click on + button under Connection Profiles
• Enter the following details :
  
  

  Connection: IITM
  Server: vpn.iitm.ac.in
  Port: 10443
  User: your-ldap-username
  Password: your-ldap-password
  

• Click Create -> Done
• Select IITM from Connection
• Click Connect