EduVPN at the University of Helsinki

Note: On university Windows computers, settings are pre-configured. You can skip to the connection section.

• Launch the eduVPN application.
• Click the Add icon (+).

• A selection page will open where you can search for your organization’s settings.
• Start typing your home organization’s name in the search field, e.g., University of Helsinki.
  • Important: Select Institute Access > University of Helsinki.

• The application will automatically open a browser window for authentication. Log in with your University credentials.

• After logging in, you’ll be redirected to edu.vpn.helsinki.fi to approve the VPN connection. Click Approve.
  • The settings will now be saved to your computer.

• Once the connection is approved, you can close the browser window.

• You’ll return to the eduVPN application. A secure connection to the University network is now active.

When you have completed the setup for the first launch of the application, you can proceed directly to connect afterwards.

Connecting

• Open the eduVPN application.
• Select Institute Access > University of Helsinki.

• From the Profiles dropdown (1), you can switch between allroute and split-tunnel VPN types.  See the section Connection Options for more details.
• Toggle the switch (2) to connect.

• A browser window will open. After logging in, you’ll be redirected to edu.vpn.helsinki.fi to approve the VPN connection.
• Click Approve.

• Once approved, you can close the browser window.
• You’ll return to the eduVPN application. The connection is now active.

Disconnecting

• Go to the eduVPN application and toggle the switch to disconnect.

The connection is valid for 72 hours. After that, a new login is required ("Renew Session").

You can choose between two types of connections:

• You can install eduVPN on home computer from https://www.eduvpn.org.
• For mobile devices, install it via the device’s app store (Apple Store / Play Store).
• Note: For centrally administered UH Android devices, eduVPN must be installed manually from the Play Store. It will be installed in the personal profile.

Settings for home computers can be configured according to the Adjust Settings section.

This is a supplementary instruction for a Windows workstation under central administration to allow traffic to the university network.

If your machine cannot access the external network (e.g. www.google.com) or you have problems with network disks, the settings are set to block traffic to the external network.

A fix for this problem has already been made for new installations, but for existing installations this fix will not work, and the fix will have to be made manually.

Follow this guide to fix the problem:

• Launch the eduVPN application. Select the appropriate connection type, either all-route or split-tunnel, and connect.
• Click on the route button in the eduVPN application to edit the settings.

• In the Settings window, find Wireguard > Block traffic outside VPN.
• Make sure that this option is not selected. If the checkbox is ticked, then
  uncheck the box.

You can then close the EduVPN app and continue working as usual.