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Access to HLRS compute platforms requiers a registration of the clients IP adress in the firewall. If the IP adress is not static
Access to HLRS compute platforms requiers a registration of the clients IP adress in the firewall. If the IP adress is not static
a connection via VPN is possible.  
a connection via VPN is recommended.  


To use this featrue, please contact your project supervisor and ask him to add the hww-vpn ressorce in the HLRS user database.  
To use this featrue, please contact your project supervisor and ask him to add the hww-vpn ressorce in the HLRS user database.  

Revision as of 14:49, 16 February 2018

Access HLRS compute service using VPN

Access to HLRS compute platforms requiers a registration of the clients IP adress in the firewall. If the IP adress is not static a connection via VPN is recommended.

To use this featrue, please contact your project supervisor and ask him to add the hww-vpn ressorce in the HLRS user database. Install the Fortigate software on your laptop. The Software could be downloaded on

 https://www.forticlient.com (Windows, Mac, Linux)
 https://github.com/adrienverge/openfortivpn (Linux und Mac)

configuration of VPN client

Forticlient windows config.jpg


using the VPN

Forticlient windows usage.jpg type your login and passwort to connect. If this works, you are able to login on the frontend servers using ssh e.g.

  ssh -l <your_login> hazelhen.hww.hlrs.de