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Installing the UM VPN

Request an account​

  1. You will need to have an account at Maastricht University with an email ending with @maastrichtuniversity.nl or @student.maastrichtuniversity.nl.

  2. Request access to the DSRI for your account. Please fill this form 📬 to provide us some information on what you plan to do with the DSRI.

Connect to the UM network​

You need to be connected to the UM network to access the DSRI.

  • Connect to UMnet or eduroam WiFi at Maastricht University

  • Use the Maastricht University VPN at vpn.maastrichtuniversity.nl

    Log in to that using your UM username and password.

Students

If you have been granted access to the DSRI, VPN access is automatically included. Students must log in with their student number (e.g. I6000000) and select the 06-AssignedStudents group in the Cisco Secure Client. Do not select 01-Employees as this will cause the connection to fail.

  • Employees: Use your UM account e.g. Firstname.Lastname or your employee number (a.k.a. P number), e.g. P7000000, and select the 01-Employees VPN group.

  • Students: Use your student number, e.g. I6000000, and select the 06-AssignedStudents VPN group.

    VPN Log in View

    After logging in, you will see below page to download the AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

    Download AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client

Install the VPN (AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client) on Windows​

Double click on the .exe file to install the VPN.

You can follow below steps as in pictures.

Install VPNInstall VPNInstall VPNInstall VPN

Log in to the VPN (AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client)​

Once you finish installing you can run the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

Log in to the VPN

Then after you will get the bellow wizard and click connect

Log in to the VPN

Provide your UM username and password.

  • Employees: use your P number, e.g. P7000000, and select 01-Employees
  • Students: use your student number, e.g. I6000000, and select 06-AssignedStudents
Log in to the VPN

Install the VPN (AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client) on Linux​

  • Connect to UMnet or eduroam WiFi at Maastricht University

  • For Linux, use openconnect to connect to the UM VPN. You can easily install it on Ubuntu and Debian distributions with apt:

  sudo apt install openconnect
  # Employees:
  sudo openconnect --useragent "AnyConnect" --no-external-auth -u YOUR.USER --authgroup=01 vpn.maastrichtuniversity.nl
  # Students:
  sudo openconnect --useragent "AnyConnect" --no-external-auth -u YOUR.STUDENT.NUMBER --authgroup=06 vpn.maastrichtuniversity.nl

Provide your UM password when prompted.