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RWTH-guests (Wi-Fi) access without login credentials

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This page describes how to connect your device to RWTH-guests if you do not have login credentials.

This guide is divided into 3 parts:

Limitations

The first login of the day is valid for 8 hours.
After 8 hours, you will be asked to login again every hour.
If you use RWTH-guests 8 days in a row, you will need to wait 3 days until you can login again.
The connection may become slower if many people are connected at the same time.

Accessing RWTH-guests

Step 1
Turn on the WiFi on your device.

Step 2
Select RWTH-guests from the list of available networks.

Step 3
You will be automatically redirected to the RWTH-guests homepage.

Step 4
Under "Public Internet", please read the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy carefully.

Step 5
Click on Activate access.

Screenshot of the login page of RWTH-guests. There are 2 login masks: “RWTH guest login” and “Public Internet”. Under “By clicking on Activate access, you confirm” you will find links to the terms of service and the privacy policy. This is followed by the “Activate access” button.

Your device is now connected to RWTH-guests.

Technical Information

Devices connected to RWTH-guests share a 1000Mbps uplink to the Internet.
Your external IP is within 5.145.128.122/29.
Your private IP is within 172.27.0.0/16.

Additional Information

last changed on 05/13/2025

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