Connect a Linux device to VPN
Follow the instructions for your operating system to connect to the new University VPN.
Linux Ubuntu 16.04 or higher
- Download the FortiClient VPN installer
- Locate the full path where the installer has been downloaded to. Usually this is /home/<username>/Downloads/forticlient_vpn_6.4.1.0895_amd64.deb. You will need to use this path in the next step.
- Open a terminal and install FortiClient VPN using the command sudo apt-get install <Full path toFortiClient installation deb file>. For example sudo apt-get install /home/username/Downloads/forticlient_vpn_6.4.1.0895_amd64.deb
- FortiClient runs automatically in the backend after installation. Launch FortiClient VPN by opening Applications and searching for forticlient.
- Acknowledge and accept the disclaimer.
- Select Configure VPN.
- Set VPN Type: SSL VPN.
- Set Connection Name: UoS-SSL-VPN
- Set Remote Gateway: remoteaccess.shef.ac.uk
- Click Save.
- Select UoS-SSL-VPN as VPN name.
- Enter your university username - this is the same username you log into MUSE with.
- Enter your university password - this is the same password you log into MUSE with (if you're enrolled in MFA using a hardware token please enter your university password and the passcode generated by your token in the format of password,passcode - note the comma between password and passcode). A new passcode must be generated for each VPN connection attempt.
- Press Connect.
- If you're enrolled in MFA using your mobile device - approve the login request on your mobile device
- You are now connected to the VPN.
Linux Red Hat 7.4/CentOS 7.4 or higher
- Download the FortiClient VPN installer
- Locate the full path where the installer downloaded. Usually this is /home/<username>/Downloads/forticlient_vpn_6.4.1.0895_x86_64.rpm. You will need to use this path in the next step.
- If using Red Hat 7 or CentOS 7, open a terminal and install FortiClient VPNusing the command sudo yum install <FortiClient installation rpm file> -y. For example sudo yum install /home/username/Downloads/forticlient_vpn_6.4.1.0895_x86_64.rpm -y
- If using Red Hat 8 or CentOS 8, open a terminal and install FortiClient VPN using the command sudo dnf install <FortiClient installation rpm file> -y. For example sudo dnf install /home/username/Downloads/forticlient_vpn_6.4.1.0895_x86_64.rpm -y
- FortiClient VPN runs automatically in the background after installation. Launch FortiClient VPN by opening Applications and searching for forticlient.
- Acknowledge and accept the disclaimer.
- Select Configure VPN.
- Set VPN Type: SSL VPN.
- Set Connection Name: UoS-SSL-VPN
- Set Remote Gateway: remoteaccess.shef.ac.uk
- Press Save.
- Select UoS-SSL-VPN as VPN name.
- Enter your university username - this is the same username you log into MUSE with.
- Enter your university password - this is the same password you log into MUSE with (if you're enrolled in MFA using a hardware token please enter your university password and the passcode generated by your token in the format of password,passcode - note the comma between password and passcode). A new passcode must be generated for each VPN connection attempt.
- Press Connect.
- If you are enrolled in MFA using your mobile device - approve the login request on your mobile device.
- You are now connected to the VPN.
Additional Information
- For users that do not use the gnome desktop environment. You will need to install the "gnome-keyring" package in order to connect to the UoS VPN service with FortiClient