The IT Center upgraded the university OpenVPN service with the new uh-vpn-allroute and uh-vpn-helsinkifi-only connections during 2021, replacing the old hy and hy-tun connections (HY-VPN and HY-TUN connections on Macs). The old OpenVPN connections will be permanently disabled on 31 October 2022.
The new HelsinkiUni network supports your work as the connection is made automatically and you do not have to sign in separately with your university credentials as with e.g. the eduroam network. Also, because HelsinkiUni is linked to university devices, not individual users, you do not have to sign in to the network again or install a new profile when taking the network into use or when your university password changes.
If the old hy and hy-tun (Windows) or HY-VPN/HY-TUN (Mac) connections have still appeared under the OpenVPN icon on your taskbar or mobile device, you have probably used the connections on your home computer or another device that is not centrally maintained by the university.
You will receive an email with instructions from the IT Center if our logs indicate that you have been using the old OpenVPN connections between 22 August and 16 September 2022. You can already begin using the new connections by following the instructions below.
Windows home computers:
- Install the new OpenVPN connection options uh-vpn-allroute and uh-vpn-helsinkifionly according to the IT-Helpdesk’s instructions.
- If you have already installed the OpenVPN software, you can skip the software installation section in the instructions and continue with the installation of the configuration files from "Download the configuration files from Download Centre" and the "Installation of the configuration files" section onward.
Mac home computers:
- Install the new OpenVPN connection options uh-vpn-allroute and uh-vpn-helsinkifionly according to the IT-Helpdesk’s instructions.
- If you have already installed Tunnelblick (the OpenVPN software for Macs) on your Mac home computer, you can continue to install the connections from the instructions’ “Download the configuration profile files from Download Centre” onward.
Android devices:
iOS devices:
Linux:
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If you have a Linux home computer, download the configuration files below and install them according to your own operating system or VPN-program:
If you need additional support in setting up the OpenVPN connection, please contact the University's IT-Helpdesk:
- Tel. (9 a.m.–3 p.m.): +358 (0)29 41 55 555 (mobile charge/local network rate)
- Email: helpdesk@helsinki.fi
- Chat: https://helpdesk.it.helsinki.fi/