Visitors and Parents
IT at Duke
The Duke IT Services website is a portal to help faculty, students and staff find IT organizations, services and programs across Duke. The site functions as a directory and links to central and school-level information technology offices. Duke IT Services is a collaborative effort between the Duke Office of Information Technology and the IT offices of Trinity College, Pratt, Sanford, Nicholas, Divinity School, the Law School, School of Nursing, Fuqua, School of Medicine, and Duke Health Technology Solutions.
What’s Going On @ Duke
Dec 9 2019 - 12:00pm
Quantum computers exploit the bizarre features of quantum physics -- uncertainty, entanglement, and measurement -- to perform tasks that...
Dec 10 2019 - 12:00pm
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) interweave computation, communication, and control to facilitate our interaction with the physical world....
Dec 10 2019 - 7:00pm
In 1969, we did the impossible - humans landed on the moon and returned safely to earth. As the 50th anniversary year of the first moon...
Dec 11 2019 - 10:30am
An informal time to meet with MEDx leadership to learn more about MEDx, an initiative between the School of Medicine and Pratt School of...
Dec 18 2019 - 12:00am
Data Carpentry develops and teaches workshops on the fundamental data skills needed to conduct research. Its target audience is researchers...
Get Connected
Duke provides a separate, low-bandwidth network for visitors. Because the visitor network does not require NetID registration, the service eliminates the need to issue temporary NetIDs to visitors requiring network connections. The visitor network is not as robust as the “Dukeblue” network; visitors will be able to use it primarily for web surfing and connecting via virtual private network back to other secure networks. The visitor network will not allow access to many services available through the “Dukeblue” network. If you have questions about Duke’s wireless networks, please contact the OIT Service Desk.
To Connect:
- Open your network preferences and look for a network called "DukeVisitor," which should be available to you across campus. Select this network.
- Open a browser. You should see the "welcome" message pertaining to the visitor network.
- Click Continue to connect to your normal start page.
- Note that the network cuts you off automatically after an hour of inactivity.
Still have questions? Review the Dukeblue Wireless page
Connect to eduroam
The eduroam (education roaming) service provides encrypted wireless network access, without the need to gain guest credentials. Users are required to log in to eduroam.
Visitors to Duke from other participating institutions can use their credentials from their home institution to log in to eduroam while at Duke. They do not need to register as a guest or obtain any Duke credentials in order to use eduroam.
Read more about eduroam and see a map of participating institutions.
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection may be necessary for access to some Duke resources while traveling.
Consult these technical specifications for configuration.