Access to Hohenheim network

If you want to work from home in the university network, establish a VPN connection. If you are connected, this also allows you to use the library's electronically licensed services.

Requirements

You need a Hohenheim user account, an internet connection, and a VPN client on your device. You must also have set up multi-factor authentication. You can find out how to set up multi-factor authentication here.

Connect to Hohenheim network

• Connect to the internet using LAN or WiFi.  
• Start your VPN client and identify yourself with your Hohenheim user account and your second factor.
• You will be assigned a Hohenheim IP address and can work with the same rights as on campus.
• Please don’t start your internet browser until you have connected through the VPN client.

If you are visiting a scientific institution, you can connect to the internet using eduroam.
You can access the Hohenheim network by setting up a VPN connection. Once you are connected, your computer will receive a university IP address. With it, you can access electronic journals licensed to the University of Hohenheim, subject databases, or e-books.

Requirements

Check before your trip

• whether the eduroam connection and, if necessary, the VPN connection work on your computer 
• and whether the institution you’re visiting supports this roaming service:
  scientific institutions with eduroam in Germany
  scientific institutions with eduroam worldwide

Connecting with the internet

• Connect using WiFi with the network eduroam
• Identify yourself with your Hohenheim user account and the domain uni-hohenheim.de
  If no domain is requested, your log-in is: 
  [Hohenheim user account]@uni-hohenheim.de (e.g. mueller@uni-hohenheim.de)
• Now you can use the internet

Connecting with the Hohenheim network, as well

• If you want to work with the same rights as in Hohenheim, you can also start your VPN Client.