Internet access on campus

On the Hohenheim Campus, you can access the internet with your laptop or another mobile device. You have the following possibilities:

wireless using WiFi:
For this you need eduroam or a VPN Client
or with a cable using ethernet in the Central and Departmental Library:
For this you need a data connection point, a patch cable, and a VPN Client

WiFi internet access and eduroam (wireless)

For surfing and checking email.

Requirement:

You are at a location on campus that is equipped with WiFi.
You have set up eduroam on your device.

What to do:

To set up edurom, please refer to the eduroam installation instructions.

WiFi internet access and VPN (wireless)

Necessary, for example, to be able to access electronically licensed offerings such as subject databases, electronic journals, or e-books.

Requirement:

You are at a location on campus that is equipped with WiFi.
You have installed a VPN client on your device.

What to do:

To set up VPN, please refer to the VPN installation instructions.
Activate WiFi (= WLAN) on your device. You should now see the wireless networks available at your location.
Connect to the HoWLAN2 wireless network.
Start your VPN client and identify yourself with your Hohenheim user account.

Additional encryption

If you are connected to the internet via Eduroam and want to work with encryption, you can also start your VPN client.

Internet access via LAN (cable)

You can find public data wall sockets to plug your notebook into in the Central and Departmental Libraries.

Conditions:

You need a network cable, also called a patch cable. You can borrow one from the library on deposit.
You have installed a VPN client on your device.

Procedure:

Plug the patch cable into your device and then into a data wall socket.
The connection to the Hohenheim network (HoDLAN) will be established automatically.
Start your VPN client and authenticate with your Hohenheim user account.

Internet access in the student residence hall

The residence hall manager is responsible for a cable network connection in the student residence halls. In Hohenheim, that is the Student Services Tübingen-Hohenheim.

In most residence halls, data ports are available. There you can connect your computer to the internet. Please contact the Studierendenwerk to find out which settings and access data you need for this.

In a few residence halls that have not yet been converted by Studierendenwerk, you must use the "old" procedure:

Set your device to automatically assign the required IP parameters via DHCP. Your computer will get an IP address starting with "10." (The name server addresses are 144.41.2.20 and 144.41.5.20)
To be able to work on the internet, start your VPN client and identify yourself with your Hohenheim user account

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