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While visiting Northwestern, campus guests can connect to the Guest-Northwestern wireless network. Guest wireless is a free service intended for use by visitors requiring short-term access to the wireless network to perform general Internet activities. It is an unsecured connection and should not be used to send or receive sensitive information.
Members of the Northwestern community who hold a Northwestern NetID should continue to use the eduroam network.
Visitors from eduroam-enabled institutions should use the University's eduroam network.
Registration
Visitors to the University must register to access the Internet.
- Choose "Guest-Northwestern" in the list of available networks on your device.
- Accept the University's acceptable use policy.
Duration
Access is granted for a seven-day period that begins at the time of registration. Guests may re-register as needed.
Visitors who plan to be at the University for an extended period, or who require access to University resources not available on the "Guest-Northwestern" wireless should contact the authorized administrator of their sponsoring department to request a Guest, Affiliate, or Departmental NetID.
Bandwidth
Bandwidth on this network is restricted to 10 Mbps.
Protocols and Ports
The following ports and protocols are allowed on the Guest-Northwestern wireless network. If your research or academic work as a visitor requires using other protocols, contact your sponsoring department to learn more about your options.
| Service |
Protocol |
Port |
| ICMP |
Internet Control Message Protocol |
IP Protocol 1 |
| HTTP/HTTPS |
Web browsing |
TCP ports 80, 443 |
| POP |
Email - Post Office Protocol |
TCP ports 110, 995 |
| IMAP |
Email - Internet Message Access Protocol |
TTCP ports 143, 993 |
| SMTP |
Email - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
TCP ports 25, 465, 587 |
| SSH |
Secure Shell |
TCP ports 22 |
| L2TP |
VPN - Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol |
UDP port 1701 |
| PPTP |
VPN - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol |
TCP port 1723 ; IP protocol 47 |
| NAT-T |
VPN - NAT Traversal |
UDP port 4500 |
| IKE |
VPN - Internet Key Exchange |
UDP/TCP port 500 |
| ESP |
VPN - Encapsulating Security Protocol |
IP protocol 50 |
Your feedback on this article is welcome, and we review comments regularly. However, if you have an issue or question requiring immediate attention or want to discuss your feedback on this article, please get in touch with the Northwestern IT Service Desk at 847-49
1-4357 (1-HELP) or
consultant@northwestern.edu.