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WiscVPN
WiscVPN
What is WiscVPN?
There are a variety of campus network resources (e.g., protected department applications) that can only be accessed by campus-based computers. When you use a commercial Internet Service Provider (ISP) such as Charter or TDS, your network traffic carries an Internet Protocol (IP) address from that vendor, which may prevent you from accessing these resources.
WiscVPN (Virtual Private Network) software allows eligible users to access these restricted resources even though they are using a commercial ISP. It accomplishes this by establishing an encrypted tunnel between a home/remote PC and the campus network. All campus-bound traffic is routed through the tunnel with a campus IP address, making that traffic appear to be originating from on-campus.
VPN also encrypts data while it is in transit, both through regular and wireless networks. Since wireless networks are notoriously insecure, using VPN can give you another layer of security and protection, particularly when you’re sending sensitive information.
By default, WiscVPN provides a dynamically assigned IP address, meaning that you will get a different IP every time you log in. If you need your IP address to stay the same when you log in, WiscVPN has a Static IP service available. Static WiscVPN is limited to departmental use only. Please see the Static IP page for more information.
Please read the FAQs before downloading. You must have a NetID and Internet access to use WiscVPN.
Installation Directions and Downloads
| Windows 2000, XP, Vista | Download | Directions |
| Mac OS 10.4, 10.5 | Download | Directions |
| Mac OS 10.3 or older | Download |
| Profiles | Downloads |
|---|---|
| Off Campus | WiscVPN-OffCampus.pcf WiscVPN-OffCampusStatic.pcf |
| On Campus | WiscVPN-OnCampus.pcf WiscVPN-OnCampusStatic.pcf |