eduVPN at HFU

VPN 10-010

What you need to know

You need a VPN client if you want to access internal services from outside the university network.

After connecting, you are a participant in a virtual private network (VPN) and receive an IP address from the Furtwangen University address range.

What you have to do

  1. Open a browser and enter the server address eduvpn.hs-furtwangen.de. If you are not yet logged in with your HFU account, login and two-factor authentication will now take place. Select the appropriate consent in the following dialogue. Confirm with the “Transfer information” button (see Figure 1.1).

    • You need administrator rights on your PC/laptop to install the client.

    • The eduVPN start page appears (see Figure 1.2).

    • VPN does not work if you are already in the HFU network (e.g. via LAN or WLAN), see Figure 1.3.

    • 1.1
    • 1.2
    • 1.3

  2. Now select the app for your operating system (see Figure 2.1) and download the app.

    • The app is downloaded.

    • 2.1

  3. Now install the app by double-clicking on the downloaded file.

    • The app has been installed (see Figure 4.1). The icon is displayed on the desktop.

    • 3.1

  4. Now open the app and click on the “plus symbol” (see Figure 4.1).

    • 3.1

  5. Type "hfu" into the search field. 

    • 4.1

  6. HFU employees are in the employee network (see Figure 6.1).

    HFU students are in the student network (see Figure 6.2).

    • 5.1
    • 5.2

  7. Now move the slider to the right (see Figure 7.1).

    • The VPN connection is active (see Figure 7.2).

    • 6.1
    • 6.2

  8. Now you need to approve the application with the blue button (see Figure 8.1) and log in with two-factor authentication if necessary.

    • 7.1

  9. You have now successfully set up eduVPN.

Problems or questions?