Visitors to the University of Iowa (UI) campus can enjoy free guest wireless service without having to obtain a guest ID. This service is not intended for current UI students, faculty, and staff with eduroam access.

Security Warning

Guests should be aware that, like most guest networks in public places, the UI-Guest network is not encrypted.  If personal information such as bank account, credit card, or Social Security numbers will be shared, take precautions to protect data by using Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology and making sure websites are secure (look for HTTPS in the URL). UI-Guest should not be used to access data that is protected by privacy laws such as HIPAA and FERPA.

It's important to note that for optimal service and security purposes, current UI students, faculty and staff should connect to the UI’s eduroam wireless network by logging in with their UI credentials (<yourhawkid>@uiowa.edu and password). eduroam is a secure network that allows UI users to access key university resources, such as file shares and printers. Similar to a public or home network, some UI resources are not accessible from the UI-Guest network. The website office365.uiowa.edu is not accessible from the UI-Guest network and will result in an error or a page that does not load.

How to connect

Guests can take advantage of this service by selecting the UI-Guest network when connecting to a wireless network. After selecting UI-Guest, the guest user will see the below browser page displayed. The page asks the guest user to confirm the connection to the wireless network and agree to UI-Guest's Terms of Service.

eduroam users who have connected their device to UI-Guest in the past (either on the UI campus or elsewhere) may see their device automatically connect to UI-Guest instead of eduroam. In those cases, you will need to manually reconfigure your device to prefer eduroam.