The IT Center will launch the new wireless HelsinkiUni network for centrally managed university staff Windows laptops in the latter half of October 2022. The new network will first be taken into use at Viikki on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, after which deployment will proceed one campus at a time. Please see the campus-specific deployment schedule at the end of this bulletin.
- After the network has been deployed at your campus, your university Windows laptop will automatically connect to the secure HelsinkiUni network with a certificate when you work on campus. The connection is formed automatically once the settings have been installed, and you cannot connect to the network manually with your username and password.
- The HelsinkiUni network gives you access to the university services in the same way as the eduroam network. The new wireless network will work alongside the international eduroam network, and eduroam will remain in use as before.
- You will not receive a separate notification of the deployment of the new wireless network on your university Windows laptop. After deployment, the HelsinkiUni network will appear on the list of wireless network connections.
- See HelsinkiUni wireless network instructions on the IT Helpdesk website.
- Also read IT Helpdesk instructions for wireless networks at the University of Helsinki.
Please note! The HelsinkiUni network is visible on the list of wireless networks on all devices at university campuses but only works on centrally managed university staff Windows laptops (automatically). This means that you cannot connect to the network using your university credentials, or e.g. with Mac laptops or smartphones.
The IT Center is planning to introduce the HelsinkiUni network on centrally managed university Mac and Linux computers in the future. Due to technical reasons, the schedule for future deployments has not yet been determined.
Deployment schedule for the HelsinkiUni network:
- 18 October 2022: Viikki and university remote locations:
- Lahti operating unit of the Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences (Niemenkatu 73)
- Korkeakoski (Hyytiäläntie 124)
- Lammi Biological Station (Pääjärventie 320)
- Ruralia Institute (Seinäjoki: Kampusranta 9)
- Ruralia Institute (Mikkeli: Lönnrotinkatu 7)
- National Library of Finland (Mikkeli: Saimaankatu 6)
- Saarentaus (Pohjoinen pikatie 800)
- Tvärminne Zoological Station (Hanko)
- Värriö Subarctic Research Station (Savukoski)
- 20 October 2022: Meilahti (Haartmaninkatu 3 and Terkko)
- 24 October 2022: Kumpula
- 27 October 2022: City Centre
If you need assistance, please contact the university IT Helpdesk:
- Chat (weekdays 9.00–15.00, chatbot 24/7): helsinki.fi/helpdesk
- Tel.: +358 (0)29 41 55555 (weekdays 9.00–15.00, local network charge/mobile call charge)
- E-mail: helpdesk@helsinki.fi