Wireless LAN (WLAN) and eduroam at HZB
Wireless LAN (WLAN) is available at every location of the HZB. There are three options:
- Users with an ID within the eduroam federation (SSID eduroam)
- Users with a short-term WLAN-ID issued by an HZB-employee (SSID HZB-Guest)
- Users without any ID in Adlershof (SSID Welcome@BESSY)
eduroam - WLAN for all persons with IDs of the federation
eduroam (EDUcation ROAMing) is the roaming infrastructure of the international education and research community.
Open your laptop and be online!
With eduroam, you get access to the wireless computer network (WLAN) at over two thousand research and education sites in the world and HZB. Once the wireless is set up in HZB and you haved logged in, you are registered with all facilities in the federation!
On this Map you can find the participating institutions in Germany.
In Berlin, for example there is eduroam at the Technical University (Charlottenburg), the Humboldt-University (Mitte and Adlershof) and the Free University (Dahlem) available.
What is eduroam and how it works, you can learn in this video. Your questions will be answered in the FAQ.
eduroam works with your HZB ID HZB with internal password or any identification of an eduroam federation member and a wireless-enabled device (laptop, smartphone, tablet) with the support of the connection establishment with WPA2/Enterprise (802.1X).
Locations
The Wi-Fi access points in HZB with eduroam are rapidly expanding. If you wish access in your area, please let us know.
Take the location range generously, just try it!
On the WISTA site in Adlershof eduroam is available at our building 12.8 and (at least) used in the buildings of the Humboldt University. Due to its high range it is available in parts of building 13.7 and even better outside this building. The conversion of the older access points at HZB buildings in Adlershof is pending.
Location | Building and room number | Mode |
Wannsee | DV: DV108, DV215, DV300, DV307, DV338 | online |
Wannsee | PT: PT100, PT200 | online |
Wannsee | GE: GE108, GE138, GE202, Library | online |
Wannsee | H: H101, H132 | online |
Wannsee | LR: LR234 | online |
Wannsee | LS: LS206 | online |
Wannsee | C: C317, C313 | online |
Wannsee | E: E115, E235, E254, E302, E407 | online |
Wannsee | A: A122, A315 | in preparation |
Wannsee | U: U100, U200 | online |
Adlershof | 14.51: Auditorium, Foyer, 3435, 3303 | after network redesign |
Adlershof | 13.7 | after network redesign |
Adlershof | 12.8: 227, 205, Basement | online |
Adlershof | 19.5, 3.1.25-26 (Meeting Room) | online |
Connection in three steps:
- Connect your device to the WLAN named (SSID) eduroam.
In case you need it: eduroam uses WPA2 encryption mode Enterprise/802.1x. - If required (IOS, Windows 7), accept the root certificate to our server radius Telekom Root CA.
The key fingerprint is 15:3 D: 3C :...: B0: 59: CF and it has been issued on 22/03/2011. - Enter at your login screen your HZB ID (here called xyz) combined with the so-called realm in the form
xyz@helmholtz-berlin.de or xyz@h14n.de
and your internal HZB password (which is used for e-mail).
Both forms are valid, the brief makes the input more convenient.
Caution: If you have changed your internal password for the last time before 4/20/2011, please call the page to change the password to confirm it. Once there, type your password three times (you must not change it). You will need your Webpasswort for this.
Tips
- Once set up - always used: Please try eduroam WLAN at the HZB first. At HZB it is much easier to get help for it.
- Windows Mobile 7, Android and Apple iOS: Use the built-in wireless setup and once you accept the certificate of our radius server.
- Windows 7: Try it with this manual.
- Linux: Use the Network Manager in KDE or Gnome.
- MacOS X: use Control Panel / Network.
- Symbian 3: Try it with these instructions instructions, it comes from heise mobile.
- Please always use your HZB ID with the attached realm. With the three letters alone will not function outside of the HZB.
- Good instructions for different operating systems (please replace the ID in each case by your HZB ID, do not use the FU profile files) is available on the eduroam pages of the ZEDAT at FU Berlin.
Guests from members of the eduroam federation have to provide the identification of their home institution fully with its associated realm (eg albert.einstein@hu-berlin.de).
All usable Wi-Fi access points are named eduroam. Many types of your data terminals will remember the credentials and try to connect automatically, if they find another wireless eduroam access point with this name everywhere.
WLAN with SSID HZB-Guest for short-term guests without HZB ID
At the locations with Wi-Fi network eduroam (see above), there is also an unencrypted network with the SSID HZB-Guest available. It offers WLAN for guests without an eduroam ID, e.g. for access during events. To register please use a web browser with the address https://1.1.1.1.
On devices with iOS or Windows Phone and many other devices a login window will open automatically. If your system does not open a login window, please invoke a web browser with this address.
Identifiers for HZB Guest may be created by any HZB employee with his web password online using the wireless ID application form. The output is logged. These IDs are valid for three days max. and can be used simultaneously by multiple users. The producer of the ID is responsible for all actions with these identifiers.
WLAN with SSID Welcome@BESSY
At Adlershof you may use (until conversion to SSID eduroam/HZB-Guest) a special WLAN in the rooms
- Hörsaal (auditorium) in the building 14.51
- Aquarium in the building 14.51
- 3435 in the building 14.51
and their close vicinity (i.e. in the area of the vending machines at the lobby).
Please connect to the WLAN with the SSID network name Welcome@BESSY. Please use the ID and password displayed in the rooms.
Your device should open a browser window for the application. If not, please open a web browser to any page on the web, eg The homepage of the HZB. You will be redirected to a login page.
At the login page please enter username and password. Please note that all the communication is not encrypted and will be monitored.
The operating system on the computer should be up to date and have an effective malware and virus protection.
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