Installation:
- Download the installer "FortiClientVPN" (please only use this, never FortiClient) for your operating system from www.forticlient.com. If this download does not work, you can also download FortiClientVPN from the Downloads section of our RZ website after logging in.
- Install FortiClientVPN (Start the installation, accept the licence agreement and click on the "Next" button. Now click on "Next" again and then on "Install". At the end of the installation, click on "Finish").
- After the installation, you will see an icon "FortiClient" on your desktop and in your start menu.
Configuration:
- Open FortiClient and accept the terms again.
- Then click on "Configure VPN".
- Then enter "OTH-VPN" as the connection name. Please enter vpn.oth-aw.de as the remote gateway. Then click on "Save".
You can now connect to the VPN of the university.
Enter your user name and password and click on "Connect".
Now you are connected to the university via VPN.
To disconnect, click on the FortiClient icon in the taskbar (bottom right) and then select "Disconnect".
Known issues:
FortiClientVPN aborts connection with the message that the vpn gateway
would not be reachable. Solution: Open Internet options, click on the
"Privacy" tab, then on "Sites". Then enter vpn.oth-aw.de under "Website
address" and click on "Allow".