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VPN to KTH for KTH Ubuntu

This page provides instructions on how to connect to the KTH VPN using a KTH Ubuntu computer.

If you are working remotely and need access to KTH network resources, you must use a VPN client.
See the instructions below for how to install and configure the VPN client.

  1. Go to the KTH LAN VPN webpage, www.lan.kth.se/vpn/ , and click on download here.
  2. Click on Linux 64 bit under Cisco Secure Client – the gz file will be downloaded.
  3. Double-click on the downloaded file, then click the file and select Extract.
  4. A catalogue containing all the files from the package will be created; open the catalogue, then open the vpn catalogue.
  5. In the catalogue, there is a file called vpn-install.sh. Run it in the Terminal from the same catalogue where the file is located: sudo ./vpn_install.sh
  6.  Start the Cisco Secure Client application and enter: vpn.lan.kth.se 
    Then click Connect.

  7. Sign in with your KTH email address and Network Secret. You find an instruction on how to locate your Network Secret here.