NetBird for iOS

Overview

NetBird provides a unified, open-source platform for reliable and secure connectivity.

Requirement:

  • An Area Alias or higher access level.
  • The Netbird app

Installing Netbird on iOS:

  1. Open the Apple App Store on your iOS device.
  2. In the search bar, type “NetBird” and press the Search button.
  3. Tap ios_download button and wait for the installation to complete.
  4. Once installed, tap Open from the App Store or locate the NetBird app on your home screen to launch it.

Setting Up NetBird (iOS)

  1. Launch the NetBird application to begin the setup process.
  2. If prompted, select Allow for VPN Configurations to be added.
  3. In the top-left corner, tap the menu icon (three bars) → select Change Server.
    ⚠️ Note: Any existing local configuration will be erased.
  4. Tap Yes to confirm.
  5. In the Server field, enter the following address:https://mesh.aunsw.88.io:33073 and then tap Change to save your new server configuration.
  6. Tap the netbird_logo in the centre of the screen.
  7. Sign in using your assigned email address: 8xxxxxxx@aunsw.88.io You can find this email at https://control.aunsw.88.io → Area Productivity → Teams → Team A → Application.
  8. Once the connection is successful, the NetBird logo will turn orange, indicating that you are securely connected.

Result

Every 30 minutes, all websites visited are automatically uploaded to https://hub.aunsw.88.io.

In the example below, the activity log shows two different users: 89811037 on Android and 89467120 on iOS.

You can view the sample hub entry here: https://hub.aunsw.88.io/@marker/115625223940158488

{ "subject" : "[#loc_directhubpost](https://hub.aunsw.88.io/tags/loc_directhubpost)",
"timestamp_utc" : "2025-11-28T03:35:01.648306+00:00",
"time_window_minutes" : "30",
"clients" : ["{"ip":"100.66.207.183",
"username":"89811037",
"total_queries":53,
"top_domains":[{"domain":"www.google.com",
"count":13},
{"domain":"device.quuvoo4ohcequuox.0.88.io",
"count":9},
{"domain":"w.i1-dev.contacttrace.com.au",
"count":4},
{"domain":"youtubei.googleapis.com",
"count":2},
{"domain":"t.i1-dev.contacttrace.com.au",
"count":2}]}","{"ip":"100.66.242.227",
"username":"89467120",
"total_queries":28,
"top_domains":[{"domain":"gateway.fe2.apple-dns.net",
"count":8},
{"domain":"d.i1-dev.contacttrace.com.au",
"count":4},
{"domain":"o.i1-dev.contacttrace.com.au",
"count":3},
{"domain":"proxy.safebrowsing.apple",
"count":2},
{"domain":"iphone-ld.apple.com",
"count":2}]}"],

"agtname" : "agent.quuvoo4ohcequuox.0.88.io",
"agtarea" : "[#a_0033880_151204](https://hub.aunsw.88.io/tags/a_0033880_151204)",
"agttime" : "[#t_1764300600](https://hub.aunsw.88.io/tags/t_1764300600)",
"agttx" : "[#tx_96ewhjqvafbv5utp2ydn2x3pqv0ekbgkqcmjd03n](https://hub.aunsw.88.io/tags/tx_96ewhjqvafbv5utp2ydn2x3pqv0ekbgkqcmjd03n)",
"agtsign" : "Gq7ru8BoCa_qEkBbRy2WopWgQag77RP3GenNc58dUXHCNYPnKq0uHj2JnvDFmmPVol1DvVwKWrFvg9jKDsGUCg"
}