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Connecting to Algo from a mobile device

Connecting to Algo from a mobile device

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Connecting to Algo from a mobile device

- [Instructor] Algo allows all kinds of different clients to connect, and I don't have time to go through all of them here, but let's take a look at installing the profile on an iOS device. The first step after you setup Algo is to securely provide clients the relevant connection information for them. These are located in the configs directory under algo-master. You can use SCP to copy them from the server, and then distribute them in a secure manner. During installation Algo sets up the machines firewall, but you'll also want to make sure that ports are open on other firewalls between your server and the internet. You'll need to open up UDP port 500 and 4500 for IKEv2 and UDP 51820 for WireGuard. I used AirDrop to send the profile to my iOS device. Then I opened up settings, clicked on Profile Downloaded, and was given the opportunity to install the profile. To find out more you can click on more details, or you can just click install. Once the profile's installed, it'll show up in…

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