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Create a vpn connection to databases subscribed by central library
Create a vpn connection to databases subscribed by central library

Dear Students,

The following links helps you to remote access databases subsribed by central library.

You can have access to the databases simply by connecting to the university IT network (eg. in the dormitory) it is not necessary to set up a privilege.

For remote access (eg. from home) it is necessary to connect to the library’s VPN.

You can get the rights by filling in this file: https://adatbazisok.uni-bge.hu/. After completing the registration you will receive a letter about success or failure to your email address saved in Neptun.

Guides for setting the library’s VPN to different operating systems:

Windows 7

Windows 7

Open the „Network and Sharing Center” (Start menu – Control panel – Network and Sharing Center) and select „Set up a new connection or network” option.

Click to „Connect to workplace” option.

 

 If the following figure appears, select creating a new connection and press the „Next” button.

 Choose Use my own Internet connection (VPN)

 Fill the fields as follows and press „Next”(Internet address: vpn.uni-bge.hu, Destination name: BGE-VPN. Just leave the „Don't connect now, just set it up so I canconnect later” notation.

 On the interface which opens, leave the login data fields blank and press the „Create” button.

 Click close

 In the lower right corner of the taskbar left click the network icon. Than right click to select the properties the connection that you have created.

 

Click on the „Security” tab

Set the security features of the connection as shown below: 

  • Type of VPN: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/Ipsec)
  • Data encryption: Require encryption (disconnection if server decilenes)
  • Leave only the notation just next to „Allow these protocols” and the Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2).

Click the Special settings button on the L2TP tab to select the „Use preshared key for authentication”check box and enter the code for response to the authorization request by e-mail Than click OK to return to the security tab where you press OK again.

At the right of the taskbar click the networks icon and then left click the new BGE-VPN link and press the „Connect” button.

Fill out the login data fields with your own login details:

  • If you have university e-mail address=  M365 user account registered at Budapest University of Economics and Business, enter it as a username,eg:surname.forename.number@unibge.hu. We would like to draw your attention, that University does not accept M365 user account registered by other way( not ending with unibge.hu)(eg: surname.forename.number@yourschool.hu)
  • If you have not registered= you do not have university e-mail address, than use the following form: neptuncode@unibge.hu mail address

 Press OK button. 

Than launch your web browser. While this connection is active you may not be able to view some special webpages. When you are done ,disconnect the VPN connection.To do so , use the networksicon again on the taskbar, than click ont he BGE-VPN connection and select the connection breakdown.

WINDOWS 10

Right click on the network icon in the lower-right corner of the taskbar and select „Open Network and Sharing Centre” possibility.

 

Click „Set up a new connection or network”

 

Select „Connect to a workplace” and click „Next”

 

Select „Using my internet connection (VPN)"

 

Fill the fields (Internet address: vpn.uni-bge.hu, Destination name: BGE-VPN as follows , remove the check mark from each check box and and press the „Create” button.

 

In the left menu select „Change adapter settings”

 

Select the newly created BGE-VPN connection than right-click on it and select „Properties”

 

The properties of the connection are displayed where you select the seurity tab.

 

Set the security features of the connection as shown below: 

  • Type of VPN: Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol with IPsec (L2TP/Ipsec)
  • Data encryption: Require encryption (disconnection if server decilenes)
  • Leave only the notation just next to „Allow these protocols” and the Microsoft CHAP Version 2 (MS-CHAP v2).


 

Click the „Advanced settings" button on the L2TP tab to select the „Use a preshared key for the authentication” check box and enter the code for the response to the authorization by e-mail.

 

Than click OK to returnto the security tab where you press OK again.

Close the Network and sharing center window than in the taskbar click the network icon and select the newly created BGE-VPN connection. In the new window that appears select „Connect"

 

Fill out the login data fields with your own login details:

  • If you have university e-mail address=  M365 user account registered at Budapest University of Economics and Business, enter it as a username,eg:surname.forename.number@unibge.hu. We would like to draw your attention, that University does not accept M365 user account registered by other way( not ending with unibge.hu)(eg: surname.forename.number@yourschool.hu)
  • If you have not registered= you do not have university e-mail address, than use the following form: neptuncode@unibge.hu mail address

 Press OK button.

 

After successful login the subtitle „Connected” appears under the name of the connection.

 

Than launch your webbrowser. While this connection is active you may not be able to view some special webpages.

When you are done disconnect the VPN connection. To do this reuse the network icon on the taskbar then click on the BGE-VPN connection and select „Disconnect.”

OSX

On the homescreen right-click the network icon and select „Open network Preferences” option.

Click + to add a new network access. Fill out the data under the picture below. (Interface: VPN,

VPN Type: IPsec L2TP, Service Name: BGE-VPN)

On the link you have created, fill out the fields with your own login information.

Configuration: Default, Server address: vpn.uni-bge.hu

Fill out the login data fields with your own login details:

  • If you have university e-mail address=  M365 user account registered at Budapest University of Economics and Business, enter it as a username,eg:surname.forename.number@unibge.hu. We would like to draw your attention, that University does not accept M365 user account registered by other way( not ending with unibge.hu)(eg: surname.forename.number@yourschool.hu)
  • If you have not registered= you do not have university e-mail address, than use the following form: neptuncode@unibge.hu mail address

After filling the fields press the „Advanced".

In the window which opens, select all three markers and click OK.

Go back to "Network" and press "Authentication settings” button. Select „Password” and Shared secret notation. Int he „Password” field you have to write your password for you university address and into the shared secret field you have to write the code provided int he reply to the authorization request by e-mail. Click OK

Return to „Network” surface and click the Apply button. After this „Status” may be „Connected to the VPN connection you have set up.

 

If the connection does not happen automatically , than click the „Connect” button in the „Network „ window.

If you want to see the menu bar if it is connected to a given VPN network, tick the option „Show VPN status in the menu bar".

Than launch your web browser. While this connection is active you may not be able to view some special webpages.

When done, use the databases to disconnect.

IOS

The first step is to register at https://adatbazisok.uni-bge.hu/. After successful registration, follow the instructions below:

 

The first step is to turn on the internet on your mobile.

Find it and go to Settings.

Click on the general menu and select VPN & Device Management.

Select VPN.

Then select the Add VPN configuration... option

Fill in the form below:

Type: L2TP

Description: BGE-vpn

Server: vpn.uni-bge.hu

Account:

· If you have a university e-mail address = M365 account registered at the Budapest University of Economics and Business, enter it as your username, e.g. surname.givenname.number@unibge.hu. Please note that the system does not accept M365 accounts registered outside the university (not ending with @unibge.hu) (e.g. surname.givenname.number@sulid.hu)!

· If you are not registered = you do not have a university e-mail address, use the format neptunkod@unibge.hu where "neptunkod" is your neptun code).

Password: the password you use to log in to neptun

Secret: enter the code you received in the email reply to your request for access

After filling in the form, press the Done button

 

Returning to the previous menu (VPN CONFIGURATIONS), move the slider in the Status row to the right and connect to the university VPN:

 

If the connection is successful, the status slider will display Connected.

Ubuntu Linux 20

First you will have to register on this website: https://adatbazisok.uni-bge.hu/

After a successful registration follow the guide below:

In the bottom left corner left click the „Show Applications” button, then in the pop-up window scroll down and open the „Terminal” app:


Alternatively, you can open the „Terminal” by pressing the Ctrl + Alt + T keys on your keyboard.

 

In the opened Terminal write the commands below one-by-one, then press Enter after each command.

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp

sudo apt-get install network-manager-l2tp-gnome

If it asks somewhere "Do you want to continue? [Y/n]" then type an 'y' letter and press the enter key.

After that left click on the top right of the screen and in the dropdown list click on the "Wired 

Settings" button:

In the pop-up window you can add a new VPN connection by clicking the plus („+”) button on the right of the VPN section.

In the pop-up window choose „Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP)”. Restart your computer if you can't see this option.

Follow the settings on the pictures below. You will have to provide your login data as follows:

If you have university e-mail address (M365 user account registered at Budapest University of Economics and Business), enter it as a username. eg: surname.forename.number@unibge.hu.

We would like to draw your attention, that University does not accept M365 user account registered by other way( not ending with unibge.hu)(eg: surname.forename.number@yourschool.hu)!

If you have not registered (you do not have university e-mail address), then use the following form: neptunID@unibge.hu mail address

Password: The password you use in Neptun.

On the bottom right side of the window click the button „IPsec Settings…” and in the pop-up window click on the checkbox „Enable IPsec tunnel to L2TP host”, then set the following as the Pre-shared key: Bge&2017_VPn

Then press the OK button.

Then left click on the „PPP Settings…” button in the lower right corner of the window, and in the pop-up window, take out the ticks from the authentication method checkboxes as shown below.

Then press the OK button.

Click the green "Add" button in the upper right corner of the window to save the VPN connection settings. After that, the VPN you created will appear under the VPN section.

You can connect to the newly created VPN connection by clicking on the slider to the left of the gear icon, then you will be asked for your university account's password.

The success of the connection is proved on the one hand by the fact that the slider has become colorful and by the fact that in the terminal if you run the following command:

ip addr

a new PPP adapter with an IP address of 192.168.100.x will appear:

When you have finished your work, disconnect from the VPN. You can do this also by clicking on the slider: 



Android

The first step is to turn on the internet on your mobile phone.

Go to Settings.

Click on the Connections menu.

 

Go to More connection settings and go to VPN menu.

Select Add VPN profile. This menu may be accessed by pressing the three-dotted areas in the top right-hand corner:

 

 

Fill in the VPN settings as follows:

Name: Bge-vpn

Type: L2TP/IPSec PSK

Server address: vpn.uni-bge.hu

IPsec pre-shared key: enter the code provided in the email reply to the request for access

Username: 

· If you have a university e-mail address = M365 account registered at the Budapest University of Economics and Business, please enter it as your username, e.g. surname.givenname.number@unibge.hu. Please note that the system does not accept M365 accounts registered outside the university (not ending with @unibge.hu) (e.g. vezetéknév.keresztnév.szám@sulid.hu)!

· If you are not registered = you do not have a university email address, use the format neptunkód@unibge.hu where "neptunkod" is your neptun code).

Password: your password also used to log in to neptun

Press the Save button.

 

Click on the BGE-VPN button that is created, then press the Connect button.

If all is well, the Connected sign will let us know that the vpn connection was successful:

Subscribed library databases:


BUEB Library

❓Do you have a question or are you stuck?❓

If you have any problems setting up or using the services, don't worry! Feel free to write to your faculty's IT team. Be sure to include the following in your message:

✅ Your Neptun code

✅ Details of the error

✅ If you can, attach screenshots

This way they can help you faster! 😊

📧 Contacts:

·        FFA/PSZK IT Support: informatika.pszk@uni-bge.hu

·        FIMB/KKK IT Support: informatika.kkk@uni-bge.hu

·        FCHT/KVIK IT Support: informatika.kvik@uni-bge.hu

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