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How to Access with a Secure Shell Client

To comply with the University of Massachusetts Information Security Policy (Doc. T 10-089 passed by the Board of Trustees) and shield University resources from constant attack, the firewall policy will block all inbound secure shell access (SSH) connections at the campus gateway.

Therefore, to access the UNIX/Linux Machines, ce.uml.edu and cyberserver.uml.edu from a network outside of the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML), you will first need to establish an encrypted Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection to the UML Network. To do so, you will need to install the Juno PulseSecure VPN Client software on your computer. Currently, Windows, OS X, and certain versions of Linux are supported. These documents, VPN Client for WINDOWS, VPN Client for OS X, and VPN Client for Linux contain the installation and connection instructions. Should you have questions on these directions or using the VPN, please contact the IT Service Desk at 978 934 4357.

Once the VPN client is installed, configured and started on your system, you will be able to use a Secure Shell (SSH) Client to connect to either ce.uml.edu or cyberserver.uml.edu.

Please note, that the university does not use Split Tunneling, with their VPN, so ALL traffic leaving your computer will be routed through the UML network. When you access the internet while the VPN is established, your connection speeds may be affected, you may have access issues connecting to some internet sites, you will lose connectivity to local network resources as printers and network storage, and some of your applications may not properly function. You should only use the VPN connection when you need to connect to ce.uml.edu or cyberserver.uml.edu.