Connect the VPN

1. Go to the UTS VPN page

Open this link: https://vpn.uts.edu.au/

2. Click the VPN tunnel

Students will see a slightly different option)

3. Install the plugin (only the first time)

The browser may need to install the F5 plugin. - agree to this.

MacOS users may have this download blocked see the appendix.

4. Successful VPN connection

It will then ask you 2-3 times to allow F5 to connect.

If it is working you’ll see this screen:

Logon to OMERO

5. Go the the OMERO website

Click here or cut and paste this URL into new browser window:

• https://omero.research.uts.edu.au/?show=project-1905

6. Logon to OMERO

Enter your:

• UTS student ID
• your email password

7. Successful logon to OMERO

If everything is working you should see:

Appendix: Connecting to the VPN on MacOS

When connecting to the VPN through vpn.uts.edu.au your computer may need to download and install some software. On newer versions on MacOS this may be blocked as it not recognised as coming from a trusted source.

 

To install the VPN software you will need to explicitly authorise this in your system preferences.

 

1. Go to System Preferences

 

Click on the apple menu  then select System Preferences:

2. Click on the "Security & Privacy" 

 

3. Allow application from identified developers

You may need to allow you Mac to install applications from developers in addition to those from the App Store.

Click the lock and enter your password to make changes Under the header “Allow apps downloaded from.”, select: App Store and Identified Developers

Click the lock to close it and save the changes to your settings. 

4. Click 'Open Anyway'

On the General tab the name of the last blocked application will appear.  

To authorise this click 'Open Anyway'

A warning prompt will reappears, but you can click Open.

Go back to step 4.