This page explains how to use UTokyo VPN on your Android devices.
To use UTokyo VPN, you must enable Multi-Factor Authentication in your UTokyo Account. In addition, you are required to have completed the Information Security Education at the specified time. Please refer to the UTokyo VPN home page for details, and then follow the steps below.
Preparation: Initial setup of UTokyo VPN
First, install the apps necessary to connect to the UTokyo VPN and perform the initial setup. The procedure is similar to installing a regular Android app.
Step A: Access Google Play and install the Secure Client app from Cisco Systems. This app was previously named AnyConnect. Therefore, these two names are shown together in the following image.
Step B: After installation, open the Secure Client app and check if the screen shown in the first image below is displayed. Confirm the contents and tap “OK”. If the screen shown in the second image below is displayed, the installation is complete.
Step C: Tap “Connections” and tap the plus “+” button in the lower right corner. The “Connection Editor” will appear as shown below. Tap “Server Address” and enter “vpn1.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp”.
Step D: Confirm that the screen is shown as below and tap “DONE” at the bottom of the screen if shown as below.
Steps to connect to the UTokyo VPN
The following procedure is required each time you use the VPN. Please note that the VPN connection is not automatically established immediately after the device is turned on.
Step E: Confirm that “vpn1.adm.u-tokyo.ac.jp” is listed under “Connections” as shown in the first image below. Next, turn on the toggle button next to “AnyConnect VPN” and sign in with your UTokyo Account when the UTokyo Account authentication screen appears as shown in the second image below. If you launch the VPN shortly after your previous access, the VPN connection may start immediately without displaying this screen.
At this time, a screen, shown below, may appear asking for permission. In this case, please confirm the information and tap the “OK” button.
Troubleshooting guide: When the error message “You don’t have access to this” appears
There is a possibility that the application for multi-factor authentication (MFA) of your UTokyo Account, which is required to use UTokyo VPN, has not been completed. Please make sure to follow the initial setup procedure on the page, “Initial Setup Procedures for Multi-Factor Authentication for UTokyo Accounts” until the last step, “Step 4: Apply for MFA Use” to enable multi-factor authentication for your UTokyo Account. It will take about 40 minutes for the MFA settings to be reflected in the system after these procedures, so please wait for a while.Troubleshooting guide: When the error message “申し訳ありませんが、サインイン中に問題が発生しました” or “Sorry, but we’re having trouble signing you in.” appears
There is a possibility that you have not passed the information security education confirmation test, which is required to use UTokyo VPN. Please check the page for the Information Security Education, and complete and pass the confirmation test. Once you pass the test, the results will be immediately reflected in the system.Step F: If the authentication is successful, the connection to the VPN is complete; all communications, except for certain communications that do not require a VPN connection, such as Zoom and Webex, and e-journal sites, will be carried out while you are connected to the University of Tokyo campus network through this VPN.
Step G: Your device is connected to the UTokyo VPN if “Connected” is displayed on the Secure Client app screen as shown below.
When you wish to disconnect the VPN, tap the toggle button on this screen and confirm that “Disconnected” is displayed.