There is a Virtual Private Network (VPN) service for external parties such as research projects or contractors. These have subsets of access depending on specific needs.
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| VPN service | Server | Pool address range |
|---|---|---|
| external_vpn | https://ext-vpn.nci.org.au | 10.1.7.0/27 |
| prospect_vpn | https://ext-vpn.nci.org.au | 10.1.7.32/27 |
| quantium_vpn | https://ext-vpn.nci.org.au | 10.1.7.64/27 |
| bcplatforms_vpn | https://ext-vpn.nci.org.au | 10.1.7.128/27 |
| omico_vpn | https://ext-vpn.nci.org.au | 10.1.7.160/27 |
Also the cipher set's have been hardened and VPN only supports TLS1.3 and 1.2 so old operating systems will have issues.
Also there is a client bandwidth of 100Mbps and lastly the VPN does support DTLS offloading so your tunnel will be UDP which helps with throughput and latency.
To get started you will need to:
1) Download and install the relevant client for your operating system
2) Configure the client for use with the NCI VPN service
3) Login in using your NCI ID and password.
VPN client software is available for most operating systems.
VPN clients - Download and Install
Windows
Install the F5 Access client using Microsoft store
Mac OSX - GUI version
BIG-IP Edge CLI Client's for Linux
Updated 2024-01-10 Linux version 7243.2023.0720.1
Debian based x86_64 and arm
linux_f5cli.x86_64.deblinux_f5cli.armhf.deb
Red Hat based
Previous linux version
linux_f5cli.x86_64.rpm linux_f5cli.x86_64.deb
Browser Components for Linux
linux_f5vpn.x86_64.rpm linux_f5vpn.x86_64.deb
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