The University of Otago's VPN service allows staff and students to connect to the University's computer network from off-campus and from most locations around the world. eduVPN is used to provide this service.
The VPN service is required for off-campus access to:
- Applications and services that are only available when connected to the University of Otago network on-campus (e.g. Business Objects, Finance One, HR Back Office, OURDrive)
- Files and shared folders on the High Capacity Storage (HCS) service (e.g. your S:/ or U:/ drive)
- Your work computer in your University of Otago office or lab
All University of Otago usernames are automatically enabled to access the VPN service.
Your computer or mobile devices use the eduVPN client software to connect to the University of Otago's VPN service from off-campus.
The University of Otago VPN service does not provide access for guests and visitors to the University. When on campus, visitors can access wireless services via eduroam or UO_GUEST
Profiles
Staff who log in will see two profiles available with eduVPN that can be selected at connection:
- Otago eduVPN works like the former VPN service — traffic destined for the internet will not use the VPN connection, and traffic destined for on-premises services will use the VPN
- Otago eduVPN-All Traffic routes all traffic via the VPN connection regardless of its destination. This means your internet traffic will all appear to come from an Otago address
Unless the second profile is required it is generally recommended to use Otago eduVPN.
Students who log in will see the profile Otago Student eduVPN.
Access to the VPN service is logged for security purposes. The logging information retained specifically for this includes user ID, time of client connect (or connection attempt), time of client disconnect, issued VPN IP address, and client IP address.
If you have any problems setting up or connecting to eduVPN, contact AskOtago.