Anyone can connect a personal mobile device to WWUwireless-Guest by simply reading and agreeing to the terms of service. If a visitor also needs to be able to sign into university-owned computers in the labs, classrooms, or offices they will need a guest account.
Guest accounts provide access for official visitors to campus for one day. The checkout period is up until 11:59:59 p.m. of the day the account is created.
Guest accounts can be created by Help Desk Tier 2 staff, ATUS Associate Director, or Exchange administrators in PowerShell Dashboard. User must require access for a legitimate university purpose, which include academic or administrative functions, as well as services provided by campus departments (e.g., OCE, Athletics, Career Services).
Departments requesting guest accounts for their customers are charged $5/account although there are discounts for larger numbers of accounts requested. To bill departments, forward the following to ATUS Admin Services Manager: # of accounts, dates of accounts, requesting department and contact information.
Some guests, particularly presenters, may need Microsoft 365 licensed accounts or Adobe Creative Cloud licenses so they can sign in to those respective applications on a university workstation. Microsoft licenses can be assigned in the PowerShell Dashboard; Adobe Creative Cloud licenses need to be assigned by the Software Services Manager in our Adobe portal.
Requests should be made by using the Guest Account Jira form. Request guest accounts for WiFi and campus computers - Help Desk - Jira Service Management (atlassian.net)
An individual login account must be created for each guest. Sharing the username or password with anyone other than the assigned guest is prohibited. Guests must comply with our Acceptable Use Policy. |
If a department is hosting someone who will be working with that department as an unpaid volunteer, or if the guest will need the account for a month or longer (not counting conferences), the department can request regular computer accounts for them that include an @wwu.edu email address and an Office 365 subscription.