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MS365 login with 2FA/MFA
To increase security when logging into MS365 for HWR Berlin students and employees 2-factor authentication or multi-factor authenticationthe will be mandatory. This is only necessary for logging in to Microsoft services.Moodle, SAM, Webmail (OpenXchange) etc. will continue to work with the usual username & password login. Log in to Microsoft365 / Office.com username@hwr-berlin.de> not your…
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Integrate digital certificate
A digital certificate is an electronic proof of authenticity that, for example, verifies a person’s identity. In real life, a certificate can be compared to an ID card. With a digital certificate, the certification authority (CA) is the issuing authority and confirms the authenticity of the certificate. The digital certificate can be used for the…
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Microsoft365 2FA/MFA self setup
To increase security when logging into MS365 for everyone at the HWR Berlin, securing your account with a second factor or multi-factor authentication will be mandatory in the future.You should already be familiar with this procedure from online banking etc. 1. Install a 2FA/MFA app We recommend the Microsoft Authenticator, but there are also other…
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HAWKI – AI at the HWR Berlin
The HWR Berlin would like to give all members of the university the opportunity to engage constructively with generative artificial intelligence. With the start of the winter semester 2024/2025, a new IT service, HAWKI, will initially be available to teachers and students, providing data protection-compliant access to the GPT-4o (Open AI) language model via the…
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New Certificate Provider
After Sectigo terminated the contract with GÉANT (European research and education network) unscheduled as of 01/2025, a new provider was found. DFN has commissioned HARICA, an established trust service provider from Greece, to provide browser-based certificates. HARICA is part of the Greek university network GUnet and has been supported in all operating systems and web…
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Wi-Fi for ChromeOS
This guide describes the manual setup of the Eduroam Wi-Fi with the new certificate on a device running ChromeOS. Set up Wi-Fi for ChromeOS To set up Eduroam for ChromeOS, click on the following link. You will be directed to the configuration assistant page. HWR Berlin will be selected as the home organization, and ChromeOS…
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Wi-Fi for Ubuntu
This guide describes the manual setup for the Wi-Fi (Eduroam) with the new certificate. Make sure to follow all the listed steps, especially if Eduroam was already set up on the target device, in order to update the configuration properly. Remove the existing Eduroam configuration Click on the Wi-Fi icon → Edit Connections → Delete…
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Wi-Fi for MacOS
This guide shows you how to connect to Eduroam Wi-Fi on a Mac. To do so, visit the Eduroam CAT website and download the “mobileconfig” file. Installation of the Eduroam Profile Go to the website Eduroam CAT und download the “mobileconfig” file Go to System Preferences > Privacy & Security and select Profiles. Under Profiles,…
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Wi-Fi for iOS
To set up the Eduroam Wi-Fi on iOS, it is not enough to simply connect to the network and enter your username and password. The process for setting up the nationwide university Wi-Fi on iOS is described in the following article. Delete Profile If you have used Eduroam (HWR WiFi) on your current device in…
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Wi-Fi for Android
Set up Eduroam Wi-Fi for Android. Due to the variety of Android versions and manufacturer-specific user interfaces, this guide only covers installation on smartphones with Android 10 and newer using the “geteduroam” app. Delete the old profile If you have already used Eduroam (HWR Wi-Fi) on your current device in the past, first delete Eduroam…