VPN - Virtual Private Network - is a term denoting a network connection between two or more endpoints on a public network (like Internet) made private by data cryptography. Among possible uses, it allows to connect from any Internet access point to a corporate network, as you were connected directly from within, allowing remote access to normally confined resources.

• access computer services not open to Internet and/or reserved to particular users;
• use remote desktop connection to connect to own office workstation, for instance when in Smart Work.

PLEASE NOTE: the University of Trieste's VPN service is NOT needed to:

• access electronic bibliographic resources available from “Servizio Bibliotecario d'Ateneo” (WARNING: for this purpose, the EZproxy service is available), except rare cases of technical incompatibility;
• use @units.it email accounts (webmail and server access, if correctly set, are accessible from the whole Internet);
• browse “normal” University's websites;
• browse normal Internet's websites.

The VPN service is only needed for some restricted resources, only when accessed from outside the University's network (ie. from home, mobile access…). Please check with that particular resource's administrators if you need to use VPN in such case.

NOTE: we remind you that whoever connects to the University's Network (also through a VPN service) accepts its terms of use (Italian language only).

First of all you must have valid user name and password ("credenziali d'Ateneo", informations available only in Italian language).

At this time University of Trieste offers the VPN service by two means:

• installing a client software on the computer that redirects all network traffic through the VPN connection;
• access via WebVPN, that does not require any software installation but allows access to web only resources using a normal browser.

The client software is downloadable from the download page.

WARNING: operating systems' versions supported by “Area dei servizi ICT” are solely the ones envisaged by the client version available for download *and* that are still maintained by the manufacturer.

WebVPN access is available on this page.

NOTE: in order to optimize resource usage, the VPN service has a timer that disconnects sessions after some inactivity time.

If, despite the informations provided on this and related pages, you still experience problems with the VPN service, you can contact "servizio reti" to get support. Please try to explain your issue in the most complete way, thank you.