Ivanti (Pulse) VPN
The Ivanti Secure Access VPN is for personal devices to connect to the Lincoln network off campus
Windows connection to Ivanti (Pulse) VPN
1
Install
- Download from Software Download page.
- Save the file. All download files are zipped you will need to extract them before you install.
- To extract a zip file: right-click it and select Extract All.
- To extract a zip file: right-click it and select Extract All.
- Double click on the extracted file (msi) and follow the install instructions.
2
Create a connection
- Once installed you should see the Ivanti Secure icon in the status bar. Click on it and select open Ivanti Secure.
- Click on the add symbol in the top right, Fill-in the following:
- Name: pulse.lincoln.ac.nz
- URL: https://pulse.lincoln.ac.nz
3
Connecting
- Click connect.
- Put your email address, and password.
- Popup will ask "Stay signed in?" click Yes or No
- Once connected, minimise the Ivanti window. It will continue to run in the background.
4
Mapping Network Drives
If you require access to your Lincoln network drives please find instructions on how to add them here.
Apple Mac Connection to Ivanti (Pulse) VPN
1
Install
- Download Apple Mac VPN client off the Software Download page.
- Double click on the installer file.
- This will map a drive to the desktop which we will remove later.
- Open PulseSecure.pkg and follow the install instructions.
- Finally you want to remove the Pulse Secure 22.2.1.1295 mapped drive.
- You do this by right clicking on it and select Eject.
2
Create a connection
- Once installed you should see the Ivanti Secure Access client icon in the status bar. Click on it and select open Pulse Secure.
- Click on the add symbol in the bottom left to and a new VPN connection.
- Enter the following details and press add:
- Name the connection: Lincoln VPN
- Server Name is: pulse.lincoln.ac.nz
3
Connecting
- Now click Connect.
- Enter your email address, and password and press connect.
- Popup will ask "Stay signed in?" click Yes or No
- The Ivanti Secure Access client orange icon in the status bar will change to a key with a little green corner once it has successfully connected.
- Instructions for connecting to your Lincoln drives can be found here.