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How to connect with GoeMobile
Requirements
1.) student account You need a studIT account to access the Internet via GoeMobile. It is not necessary to register separately.
2.) hardware For using wireless LAN you need a computer with a W-LAN card (WLAN 802.11b/g). New laptops do have an integrated W-LAN card. If this card is not available, you need an external USB-device or a PCMCIA plug-in card for your laptop, which can be bought for around 30 Euros each. You can use every network adapter which supports standard IEEE 802.11b/g.
Use / Connect to GoeMobile
Connect to the wireles LAN
First the user needs to connect to the wireless network, which can be “GoeMobile-Neu” or “GoeMobile” (depending on the location).
Windows XP / Vista
In order to connect make sure that the network adapter is activated or switched on (for notebooks: often via switch/button!). Connect to the wireless network “GoeMobile” or “GoeMobile-Neu”.
In Windows XP / Vista the wireless adapter icon can be found in the lower right corner of the task bar next to the clock (Windows Vista: double click → “connection to a network”; Windows XP → “show available connections”). The WLAN itself is unencrypted (a secure connection can be established later via VPN).
Use of the portal page
It depends on your location whether you can use the portal page (GoeMobile-Neu) for authentification or you have to establish a VPN connection first (GoeMobile). After connecting successfully to the wireless LAN GoeMobile-Neu when accessing a website for the first time the browser will be redirected to a portal page for authentification.
Please type your username with the ending @gwdg-stud in the box.
example: Maxi.Musterfrau@gwdg-stud
You also can use your student e-mail address as username:
example: Maxi.Musterfrau@stud.uni-goettingen.de
Now please type your password of your student account in the second field and tick the box that you accept the terms of use. When establishing a connection for the first time, you need to accept the security certificate (depending on your browser).
Attention: Please note that the connection via portal page is unencrypted. Other participants could eavesdrop your data. We therefore recommend a VPN connection after connecting to the WLAN in order to enjoy traffic encryption.
Please have a look at "How to use the VPN-Client" before you establish a wireless connection in the open WLAN GoeMobile!
WLAN goemobile wireless radio network GWDG