VPN Access

Only for members of the Faculty of Engineering

What can I use VPN access for?

You can use the VPN access of the Faculty of Engineering to access the following services from outside the university network. For example, from home, on the road or from the WLAN of the university, as the WLAN is also considered an external network.

What do you not need the VPN for?

  • for access to FIW virtual computers
    This access is automatically encrypted and requires no active VPN tunnel

Residential homes

If you are experiencing VPN connection problems from the residential homes (Bürgermeister-Hauptstr. and Friedrich-Wolf-Str) please read this information.

More Information

Installation

Installation for Windows or Mac OS X

Installation Forticlient

  • download the appropriate installer for your operating system
  • execute the downloaded file
  • After successful installation click on "Configure VPN"
  • Enter the VPN connection data
  • Connection name: freely selectable
  • Remote Gateway: web-vpn.et.hs-wismar.de
  • Enter your login
  • User name of the ITSMZ (e.g. et....., st.....)
  • Password of the ITSMZ (same password as for your mail account)
  • Click on "Connect"
Installation for Android or iOS (iPhone, iPad)

For the operating systems Android and iOS the Forticlient is available in the respective Appstore and can be installed and updated comfortably.

Configuration:

> assign VPN Name

> select SSL VPN

> Remotegateway: web-vpn.et.hs-wismar.de

> Port: 443

> Username: RZ-Login-Name

 


Android

Forticlient in Google Play Store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fortinet.forticlient_vpn


iOS

Forticlient in the Appstore iTunes:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/forticlient-vpn/id1475674905

Installation for Linux

To use VPN access with a Linux operating system, please download the Fortigate VPN Client for Linux. Please note that the Linux system must have a graphical interface.

Installation

  • Install the VPN-client with the packet manager appropriate to your linux operating system
  • As URL: web-vpn.et.hs-wismar.de and change the portto 443 (see screenshot below)
  • log in with your RZ-Login.


The client has been tested under Ubuntu 20.04 and Linux Mint 20.1

For Windows

Download

For Mac OSX

Download

For Android

Google Play Store

For Linux

deb-Packet
rpm-Packet