WiFi
Heriot-Watt University provides the eduroam wireless service for staff and students on campus.
The eduroam wireless service provides staff and students with the following benefits: -
- The wireless traffic is encrypted making it more secure
- Better bandwidth speeds
- Access to HWU library resources
- It’s flexible. Once you have configured your device to access eduroam at HWU, you can visit other eduroam-enabled institutes and connect using your HWU credentials
If you are intending to visit other institutions you should first ensure that you can connect to the eduroam wireless service at Heriot-Watt University.
At the Scottish Borders Campus eduroam is provided by Borders College ICT - see below.
For all campuses (including SBC High Mill)
New students and members of staff: -
- Select HWU WiFi setup when you try to connect your device to the wireless service for the first time
This takes you to the eduroam automatic configuration tool - just follow the steps to set up your device.
When prompted for your HWU UserID (the one you use for Canvas, myHWU, the university desktop PCs and your university email) enter your UserID followed by @hw.ac.uk (so it's in the format abc123@hw.ac.uk)
If you have any problems connecting using the HWU WiFi setup, you can manually configure your device - instructions below
Staff and students at other SBC buildings see Scottish Borders Campus info below