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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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Adobe Acrobat licences for professors
From the end of 2024, the HWR Berlin will provide professors with an Adobe Acrobat licence. This is initially a test phase to determine how many professors require an Adobe Acrobat licence. If you, as a professor, require a licence, please contact the IT hotline.
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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 System Preferences > Privacy & Security and select Profiles. Eduroam WLAN and delete profile Click on the three dots and select “Forget…
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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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Security
The protection of your personal information is of utmost importance to us, which is why we take comprehensive measures to secure this data. On this page, you will find an initial overview of data protection and information security. For more detailed information, fact sheets, downloads, and reporting options, the respective subject-specific pages (blogs) are linked.…
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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…
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Wi-Fi for Windows
To set up Eduroam Wi-Fi on Windows 10, use the eduroam Configuration Assistant Tool. HWR Berlin should be pre-selected as the home organization, and MS Windows 10 should be the default operating system. If not, it should be adjusted accordingly. Delete old profile Should you have already used Eduroam on your current device in the…