Virtual Private network (VPN)

The University of Minnesota Rochester Virtual Private Network (VPN) is the centrally managed Office of Information Technology (OIT) service that allows a computer to connect to the University network without using an Ethernet connection.  A VPN connection appears as though you are inside the University network and allows access to its internal resources.

VPN client software is available free of charge to all students, faculty, and staff. OIT encourages all students, faculty, and staff to install the VPN client on their own personal computers. There are over 17,000 VPN clients currently deployed on Windows PCs, Macintoshes, and various Linux and UNIX computers.  Please click on this link: https://www.oit.umn.edu/vpn/downloads-guides/index.htm for instructions on configuring the VPN Client. Please contact UMR IT Department via email at umrhelp@umn.edu if you need assistance on configuring your VPN Client.