Over the past few months ISS have been working to improve wireless Internet access for short term visitors to the University and conference attendees.
The new Guest Wireless Service replaces the previous ‘Raven’ access service and dramatically simplifies the wireless Internet connection process. It allows visitors to gain quick and easy access to the Internet without the need for additional computer setup.
Individual short term accounts for University visitors can now be created in a matter of moments by any pre-authorised person, such as a Computing Officer or School Administrator. Once login details have been created, guests can get online immediately by simply connecting to the newcastle-uni-guest wireless network, opening a web browser and entering their username and password.
If you are a member of staff and would like to become authorised to create short term guest accounts, please send a request to the IT Service Desk.
In addition to individual guest accounts, the ISS Service Desk and the University’s Conference Office can also create voucher rolls for multiple conference visitors. The vouchers can be created in bulk and handed to all attendees, granting them access to the Internet for a fixed period of time (from a couple of hours or up to 5 days for longer events).
To find out more about these services, please visit our Guest Wireless Service web pages or contact the IT Service Desk (telephone ext 5999).