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VPN Installation Guide: Apple iPhone or iPad (2 Steps)

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Step 1: Install Secure Access

Get Secure Access from the Apple App Store

Step 2: Configure Secure Access to Connect to the Library VPN

Instructions apply to both iPad and iPhone; screens may vary slightly.

  1. Open the Secure Access client. When prompted for the corporate email address, enter vpn.library.ucdavis.edu and then select Connect.
    Ivanti Secure Access Client welcome screen with the URL field filled in and a Connect button.


  2. Under Connection Name, type a name of your choosing (we recommend “Library VPN”) and under Username, type your UC Davis Kerberos (CAS) username. Do not alter anything else. Select Connect.
    Secure Access 'Add Connection' form showing Connection Name filled as 'Library VPN', URL filled in, and other fields including Username (Optional), Realm, and Role shown empty, with Add and Connect buttons at the bottom.

  3. If your device asks whether or not you’d like to add VPN configurations, select Allow.
    iOS system alert saying 'Secure Access Would Like to Add VPN Configurations. All network activity on this iPhone may be filtered or monitored when using VPN.' with Allow and Don't Allow buttons.

  4. Your new connection will appear on the Secure Access home screen. Swipe the connection and select the ((o)) icon to initiate the connection. Alternately, select the triple dot icon and then select Connect from the pop-up menu.
    Secure Access home screen showing 'Library VPN' in the Connections list with a signal/connect icon and a triple-dot menu icon on the right side of the row.

  5. When a single-sign-in notice appears, select the Proceed button. A Microsoft sign-in box will appear. Enter your UC Davis email address and then sign in using your UC Davis credentials. You will then be asked to authenticate using Duo (see our Library VPN FAQ for Duo authentication options). Note: UCDH users that have an @health.ucdavis.edu email account MUST use their @ucdavis.edu email address for Library VPN authentication. The @health.ucdavis.edu address will not work.
    UC Davis Library VPN ATTENTION notice about Microsoft Azure for Single Sign-On, with Decline and Proceed buttons.


  6. Once the connection is established, the icon on your Library VPN connection will turn green.
    Secure Access home screen showing '1 Active Connection' with Library VPN listed and a green icon indicating the connection is active.

Congratulations, you are now connected to the library VPN and have access to the library’s resources! 

Always Connect First

Before accessing licensed library resources from off campus, you must first sign into the library VPN using your UC Davis Kerberos (CAS) credentials.

This must be done every time you want to access licensed library resources from off campus, unless a single sign-on option is available for the resource you want to access.

VPN Help / Troubleshooting

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