CloudConnexa OpenVPN for CWRU Students, Faculty, and Staff only
CloudConnexa (formerly OpenVPN Cloud) provides remote users with secure VPN connections to the campus network via a SSL encrypted tunnel. OpenVPN Connect client software requires users to authenticate using Duo Two-Factor Authentication in order to establish a VPN connection to the University network. If you have not already enrolled in Duo Security, visit https://webapps.case.edu/duo/webauth.py.
Establishing a VPN connection Behind a Restrictive Firewall
This page documents how to establish a OpenVPN connection if you are behind a restrictive firewall which blocks default protocol that is used by the software. .If you have any issues, please contact the Helpdesk at 216-368-HELP for further assistance.
Note: By default, OpenVPN Connect requires UDP port 1194 to be open by the Firewall in order to establish a VPN connection. VPN users can choose to establish the connection using TCP port 443.
How to configure the OpenVPN Connect software to use TCP port 443:
- Launch the OpenVPN Connect App
- Click or tap the Menu Icon on top left
- Select "Settings"
- Select "General"
- Under VPN Protocol, select "TCP"
- Click the "Home" icon on top left to exit
How to configure the OpenVPN Connect software to use TCP port 443:
To reset the OpenVPN Connect software to use the default protocol, following the instructions above and select 'Adaptive' when choosing the VPN Protocol.