How to connect to the University of Tsukuba VPN Service (iPhone / iPad)

You can use one of the two VPN protocols to connect to the VPN service on iPhone / iPad.
The following table is characteristics of each VPN protocols. Choose your preferred protocol.

 

Characteristics L2TP/IPsec (Recommended) OpenVPN
VPN Transport Protocol IPsec Original Protocol
(TCP, UDP)
Throughput Fast Slow
Easy Configuration
HTTP Proxy Compatible
SOCKS Proxy Compatible
Pass Restricted Firewalls
(by Using Pure SSL)
Built-in Client Software
in Operating System
Compatible Operating Systems iOS (Any versions) iOS 5.0 or later
How to Connect L2TP/IPsec
Connect Guide


OpenVPN
Connect Guide