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The uioguest guest network

Get user name and password in text message - valid for 12 hours. For temorary use. If you work or study at UiO, you should use the UiO Wifi Eduroam.

The uioguest network is not encrypted. This means that data sent over this network, is less secure than if you were using for example the eduroam network. If you are a student or employee at the University, or a guest who will stay for a while, you should rather use Eduroam, the recommended encrypted UiO wireless network. Use of uioguest is intended to be temporary and for short periods.

To use uioguest, you register via a website that opens when you select uioguest as the wireless network you want to connect to. This website will appear automatically when you select the network. Proceed as follows:

  1. Go to Wi-Fi on "Settings" on your device, and select uioguest.

  2. A window will appear where you can either enter your UiO username and password, or you can select "Register here" to instead log in with your phone number and a one-time code sent via SMS. The text message is free.

  3. Read Terms of Use (Terms), and check the box for accepting the terms. If you do not agree to the terms, you can not use the guest network. Then enter your mobile number with country prefix.?

  4. Click the Register-button.

  5. Shortly you will receive a text message with user name and password on the?mobile phone which number you entered. The text message is sent from phone +47 19600000, and is free for all users. (In the picture below is a username and password is replaced with X for safety reasons.)

6. Enter the?User name and password on the web page which opened when you clicked Register in step 2 above. It is possible that the user name is shown automatically. Click the?Login-button.

7. You are now connected to the uioguest network and have Internet access. You will be sent to a website with information about uioguest network,?and from here you can go to other sites. Duration of the account is 12 hours after registration and repeated logins within this time should use the same username/password.

Please note that the uioguest network is not encrypted. This means that unencrypted services (for example, all HTTP traffic, etc.) potentially could be intercepted after login. You must therefore take responsibility for the security and it is recommended to only use services that are encrypted (pages whose URL starts with https).

Published June 4, 2015 10:06 AM - Last modified Nov. 25, 2025 3:01 PM
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Student??

You get your own user name and password to the eduroam network avn the rest of teh UiO IT services when you have completed registration as a student.?

Guest??

If you are a guest at the UiO and are going to stay for a while, you should use the eduroam network. Please contact your local IT staff to get a user name and password.