Client port

Our client port allows you to quickly and easily get connected to the virtual network. You can connect using either OpenVPN or a PPTP client. Access using PPTP is probably the easiest way to get started, while OpenVPN provides you with more advanced and secure configuration options.

PPTP access

Quick configuration

• Server name: anortr.ucis.nl
• User name: anonet
• Password: anonet
• It's recommended to either accept the default gateway, or manually add routes for 1.0.0.0/8, 198.18.0.0/15 and 172.22.0.0/15.
• You can use the DNS server at 1.0.27.38 (it will resolve .ano, .van, .dn42 and all internet TLDs)

Windows configuration

1. Open the Windows network interfaces 'folder'
2. Click 'Create a new connection' in the left side bar
3. Click next
4. Select 'Connect to a corporate network', click next
5. Select 'VPN connection', click next
6. Enter a name for the connection, 'UCIS IX', for example, and click next
7. Select to 'Not automatically connect to another connection', click next
8. Enter the VPN server name: 'anocp.ucis.nl', click next
9. Click Finish
10. Enter the username: 'anonet', leave the password field empty
11. Click 'Connect'

Using OpenVPN

On Windows

1. Install OpenVPN from openvpn.net (we recommend to use the latest Windows Installer).
2. Download the configuration files from http://ix.ucis.nl/clientport.tgz.
3. Extract all the files and directories contained in the archive into "C:\Program Files\OpenVPN\config\" (or where ever else you have installed OpenVPN).
4. Rename the file "anocp.conf" to "anocp.ovpn".
5. Start the VPN by double-clicking the anocp.ovpn file.

On Linux

Warning: these instructions are written for use on a Debian based system. The procedure for installing software and the location ofthe configuration files may be different on your Linux distribution!

1. Install OpenVPN: apt-get install openvpn
2. cd /etc/openvpn
3. wget http://ix.ucis.nl/clientport.tgz
4. tar -xvzf clientport.tgz
5. /etc/init.d/openvpn start

On Mac OS X (using tunnelblick)

Warning: we did not actually test this procedure, but some people have reported that it does work.

1. Install tunnelblick
2. Download and extract http://ix.ucis.nl/clientport.tgz to '~/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Configurations/'
3. Move the files from the anocp/ subdirectory to the parent directory, so that all files are in '~/Library/Application Support/Tunnelblick/Configurations/'
4. Edit the anocp.conf file in a text editor, and remove the 'anocp/' part from the 'ca', 'cert' and 'key' lines
5. Use tunnelblick GUI to connect to the anocp VPN

Now what?

Congratulations! You are now connected to the virtual network. Don't ask me what to do next! You may take a look at our Services page for services provided by us, or you can read some more about the connected virtual networks on the Peering page.

Static IP? Hosting services?

If you want a static IP address, or like to connect your entire network to the virtual internet exchange, please feel free to contact us for a real peering connection. Alternatively, you can join one of the connected virtual networks listed on the Peering page.