# VPN

VPN means virtual private network. It is a software which will make the computer think you’re inside of a different network. This will describe how to setup the VPN connection for the HU-network with an HU-account (required).

Here is the official manual from the [HU-website](https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn).

## macOS

[This is the official manual from the HU for macOS](https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn/openvpn/macosx/ovpn-macosx.pdf)

Or you can follow these steps:

1. Go to the [Tunnelblick-website](https://tunnelblick.net/) download the .dmg, double click it to mount and drag the .app into your applications directory.
2. [Download](https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn/openvpn/hu-berlin.ovpn) the HU-VPN configuration file and double click it.
3. Follow the Tunnelblick instructions and enter your account details. A small symbol will show up in the status bar.

## Linux

[This is the official manual from the HU for Linux](https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn/openvpn/allgemein/ovpn-linux.pdf)

Or you can follow these steps:

1. Install open VPN on your system with: `sudo aptitude install openvpn` (actual command depends on Linux distribution).
2. [Download](https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn/openvpn/hu-berlin.ovpn) the HU-VPN configuration file.
3. Run `sudo openvpn --config hu-berlin.ovpn`

## Windows

[This is the official manual from the HU for Windows](https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn/openvpn/windows10/ovpn-win10.pdf)

Or you can follow these steps:

1. \[Download openVPN] (preconfigured version from the HU) and install it.
2. Open the installed openVPN with right click and choose “with administrator privileges”.
3. Type in the credentials for your HU-account.

\[Download openVPN]: [https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn/openvpn/openvpn-install-x86\_64-cms.exe](https://www.cms.hu-berlin.de/de/dl/netze/vpn/openvpn/openvpn-install-x86_64-cms.exe)
