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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 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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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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Email Account for Android
This guide shows students and lecturers how to add their HWR email account on their Android smartphone. For security reasons, Outlook Mobile is blocked for use with the HWR mail system. By using it, you would be giving Microsoft your HWR password, which contradicts our privacy policies. See Also
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Email Account for iOS
This guide shows students and lecturers how to add their OpenXchange inbox on iOS. For security reasons, Outlook Mobile is blocked for use with the HWR mail system. By using it, you would be giving Microsoft your HWR password, which contradicts our privacy policies. Go to the settings on your iPhone or iPad and select…
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Email in Thunderbird
This guide shows students and lecturers how to integrate their HWR email inbox into Mozilla Thunderbird. For employees and professors, you can find the guide here. Go to the Thunderbird menu ☰ and click on New Account > Set up an existing email address. Once you’ve entered your information, the option “Manual Setup” will appear…