VPN access is available on PC's, Macs, and iPads and provides a secure, encrypted way to connect to the College remotely to access documents on the File Server, internal databases and sites.

The Bayside VPN is automatically installed through a Configuration Profile on the iPad. Any enrolled iPad that is in an allowed VPN group (e.g. Staff, BYOD students) will have the VPN already installed and configured on their iPad.

Installation and use of the VPN on the Mac is covered in a separate tutorials.  PC users will need to bring their laptop to the ICT Department for installation and configuration of the VPN.

Step 1 - For iPad users with the pre-installed VPN profile on their iPad, the only step required to utilise the VPN is for the user to enter their network username and password and turn on the VPN. To do this, go to the Settings app on your iPad and launch it.

Step 2 - Once in the Settings app, navigate to "General" and click on the "VPN" option.

Step 3 - Click on the blue open symbol (>) at the far right of the "BCC VPN" setting to configure the VPN with your username and password.

Step 4 - Once the BCC VPN configuration opens add the following information to the page and click save. Please ensure you DO NOT change any of the other settings or the VPN will stop working.

Account: your network username

Password: your network password

NOTE: The network username and password is the one you use to logon to the computer or Edumate.

Step 5 - If you have entered your username and password correctly, all you now need to do is toggle the "VPN" switch to the On mode. Once the VPN is connected, you will see the status change to "Connected" and the "VPN" symbol at the top of the iPad menubar next to the WiFi indicator.

Congratulations, you are now connected to the Bayside internal network via VPN on your iPad. This will allow you to connect to resources such as the File Server (using mobilEcho).