Order a guest account
Wireless network access for a guest for up to 12 hours?
Use the wireless network "OsloMet guest".
Short-term guest account for wireless network access for up to seven days?
Apply for access to a temporary guest account (login required).
Guest account for visits longer than seven days and up to one year?
The process for those ordering, approving, and for guests is described in the points below.
Please note that a guest accounts for visits longer than seven days can only be ordered for up to one year from the registration date.
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How to approve a guest account
As a manager, you will receive an email with a link to the request case in "My Cases" in the self-service portal.
What do you do next?
- Read the reasoning for the request at the bottom of the form.
- Select "Approve" or "Reject" from the dropdown menu.
- Remember to save your choice. You cannot change your decision after saving it.
- If you, as the approver, forget to open the case, you will receive a reminder via email after seven days.
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What does the guest need to do?
Once the manager has approved, the guest will receive an email with a link to a form for applying their own personal information.
The guest logs in using Feide/ID-porten and enters their mobile number. Once this is completed, the guest will receive a new email to activate their account.
International guests must provide their gender, mobile number, and passport number manually. Once this is completed, the guest will receive a new email to activate their account.
The central approval authority at HR determines whether the approval complies with the applicable regulations for international guests.
As an approved guest, you will receive
- Access to log in to OsloMet PCs.
- An IT account with your own OsloMet email address.
- Use of the wireless network and a home directory.
- Access card to buildings.
Access will be granted within one hour after the account is activated.
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Requirements for guest account for until a year
The prerequisites for using the order form for a guest account beyond seven days and for until a year are as follows:
- It is only possible to order a guest account for one year at a time from the application date.
- Only employees at OsloMet can order a guest account on behalf of a guest.
- Orders must be approved by a personnel manager.
- Accounts that are misused or cause issues will be deactivated without notice.
- General rules for IT accounts must be followed.
- The guest is responsible for saving their own content when the guest relationship ends.
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Privacy policy - ordering and creating a guest account
When a guest account is created, access can be granted to various systems and services at OsloMet. The request is submitted via a digital form in the Pureservice system.
Pureservice is a Norwegian company, and data is stored in data centers located in Norway. Pureservice uses Microsoft Azure in Norway as its hosting platform. No data is exchanged across national borders.
Read more about the privacy policy in Pureservice (in Norwegian).