Internet Access

Your caretaker will give you an access ticket and instructions (in German and English) on how to set up WLAN.

No. Unfortunately, guests have no access. Each resident will receive his or her personal dial-in data.

Depending on the end device, it may be necessary to re-enter the data every day because your end device may not store this data.

No sites or ports will be blocked by the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences/ Studentenwerk Osnabrück. If, however, any problems arise concerning illegal websites or services, the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences/ Studentenwerk Osnabrück may block these.

Yes. LAN connections can still be employed as usual.

Each resident’s ticket enables him or her to connect three end devices to the WLAN network. You must register within seven days of generating the access data, otherwise the validity of the ticket will expire.

No. Only the first device needs to be connected up to the WLAN network within seven days.

In general, any mobile end device can be used. PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones can be used. Game consoles, smart TVs and WLAN printers CANNOT be operated.

Network configuration complies with the latest security standards. Separate networks and WPA2 encryption are used for the WLAN network. In addition, devices in the WLAN network cannot be viewed by other devices.

Yes. As described in Question 4, no ports will be blocked. VPN connections from the network can therefore be established without any restrictions.

Routers are not permitted in the network because, in the event of false configuration, they would distribute incorrect network addresses to other devices in the network. This would cause other residents’ end devices to become disconnected from the internet.

According to the “Regulations for student use of internet access” provided by the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and the Studentenwerk Osnabrück:
“The network management (the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences/ Studentenwerk Osnabrück or a party commissioned by it) is authorised to collect statistical data – such as about the utilisation rate of the network, the external connection and the volumes of data transferred – for administrative purposes. There shall be no constant monitoring of the data traffic.
However, this shall not apply in the case that authorities, public prosecutions offices, courts or similar institutions oblige the Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences/ Studentenwerk Osnabrück to do so. The Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences/ Studentenwerk Osnabrück also reserves the right to collect personal data, provided that there exists a reasonable suspicion of an unlawful act or behaviour that is adverse to the interests of other users.”

If you lose your ticket, please make an appointment with the caretaker. He will give you a new ticket. Since the old ticket must be deactivated for security reasons, you will have to activate your maximum of three end devices using the new ticket.

If you have not yet activated three devices on your ticket, use your present ticket to activate the new device.

There can be several reasons for this. Please check the following:

• Is your WLAN activated?
• Have updates been installed on your device?
• Does your device support the current WLAN standards?

There may be a large number of internet users at around lunchtime or in the evening. Consequently, websites take slightly longer than usual to load.

Check to see whether residents in your immediate vicinity have the same problem. If this is the case, please contact the caretaker.

Retrieve the address 1.1.1.1 in your browser. This will show how much longer your ticket will be valid for.

The Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences and the Studentenwerk Osnabrück reserves the right to disconnect the line concerned from the network in the event of misuse (e.g. file sharing, retrieving sites containing illegal content) and to take legal steps.