---
type: concept
title: Telearbeit (Remote Work VDI)
tags: [vdi, remote-desktop, teleworking, remote-access, workplace]
related: [fernzugriff, vpn, fernzugriff-lehre]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_dokumentation_anleitungen_fernzugriff.md", "output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_support_dokumentation_anleitungen_fernzugriff_lehre.md"]
---
# Telearbeit (Remote Work VDI)

**Telearbeit** is a remote access service provided by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] at the Universität Greifswald that allows employees to access their professional/operational workstation computer from an external location.

## Technical Implementation
Telearbeit is implemented using **VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure)**. This allows the user to interact with a remote desktop environment hosted on the university's infrastructure.

### Comparison with VPN
Both source versions distinguish Telearbeit from a standard [[vpn]] connection:
- One version notes that while a VPN connects a remote device to the network, Telearbeit utilizes VDI to provide interaction with a remote desktop environment.
- The other version specifies that while a VPN provides access to the network, Telearbeit provides a remote session to a specific physical or virtual workstation.

## Service Categorization and Context

### General Remote Access
In the URZ service overview, Telearbeit is categorized as an "open" access service, meaning the gateway to the VDI environment is accessible, though the session itself provides access to the internal operational environment.

### Usage in Teaching
Within the context of [[fernzugriff-lehre]], Telearbeit is listed as an "open" access service (meaning the gateway is accessible) used specifically for accessing the operational workplace computer.