The former FortiClient VPN of OTH Regensburg will be replaced by eduVPN in the future. eduVPN is a project maintained by GÉANT and is already in use at many universities and higher education institutions both in Germany and internationally. Further information about eduVPN can be found on the official eduVPN site eduVPN.

Using eduVPN should generally not result in any restrictions compared to the previous use of the FortiClient VPN. All hosts, servers, and services that are currently accessible via the FortiClient VPN will remain available and can be used in the usual way after connecting via eduVPN.

If services that were previously available are not reachable via eduVPN, please contact the support of OTH Regensburg Support.

In general, any VPN client that supports WireGuard connections can be used to connect to eduVPN. This includes, among others:

• Official eduVPN client download Download
• Let’s Connect client download Download

The ITZ recommends using the official eduVPN client, as it is available for a wide range of operating systems such as Windows, Linux, and macOS, as well as for the mobile operating systems Android and iOS, and does not require any configuration.

After downloading the eduVPN client using the link provided above, the client can be installed. During installation, all default settings can be retained; no separate configuration is required. Once the installation has been successfully completed, the computer should be restarted before using the eduVPN client.

After starting the eduVPN client, OTH Regensburg must be selected as the organization. To do this, enter OTH Regensburg in the search field.

After selecting Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg under Organization Access with a click, the eduVPN client will automatically open a window in the web browser. Authorization for eduVPN is carried out via the familiar Shibboleth login page of OTH Regensburg. Authorization is performed using the regular user credentials with a username in the abc12345 format and the corresponding password.

After logging in via Shibboleth, the authorization must be completed by clicking Approve. The successful authorization by Shibboleth will then be confirmed, and the browser window can be closed. Once authorization is complete, the eduVPN client will immediately establish the VPN connection to the university network.

As before, additional user profiles are available for the Departments of Buildings and Technology as well as Administration. These can be selected in the eduVPN client after successful authorization. In some cases, the existing VPN tunnel may need to be terminated first.

After downloading the Let’s Connect client using the link provided above, the client can be installed. During installation, all default settings can be retained; no separate configuration is required. Once the installation has been successfully completed, the computer should be restarted before using the Let’s Connect client.

After starting the Let’s Connect client, the connection details for OTH Regensburg must be entered. To do this, enter vpn.oth-regensburg.de in the server address field as the address of the eduVPN server of OTH Regensburg. Then confirm the entry by clicking Add Server.

After the address has been confirmed by clicking Add Server, the Let’s Connect client will automatically open a window in the web browser. Authorization for eduVPN is carried out via the familiar Shibboleth login page of OTH Regensburg. Authorization is performed using the regular user credentials with a username in the abc12345 format and the corresponding password. Please also refer to the instructions regarding MFA for Shibboleth services.

After logging in via Shibboleth, the authorization must be completed by clicking Approve. The successful authorization by Shibboleth will then be confirmed, and the browser window can be closed. Once authorization is complete, the Let’s Connect client will immediately establish the VPN connection to the university network.

As before, additional user profiles are available for the Departments of Buildings and Technology as well as Administration. These can be selected in the Let’s Connect client after successful authorization. In some cases, the existing VPN tunnel may need to be terminated first.