The purpose of the Guest Registration App is to provide guests with access to IT services. Upon successful registration, the guest will be assigned a NWU number and network password and have access to the internet, eFundi and NWUWIFI. Additional IT services are also available and can be selected during the registration process.

Upon successful registration a guest will be assigned a NWU number and network password. This first password has a specific format; the guest can navigate to http://efundi.nwu.ac.za and click on the “Reset Passwords” link in order to view the format of the network password as well as change/reset their password in future.

During the registration period at NWU a default password is created for each staff member and student. Your primary password is either your ID number or passport number followed by @Nwu, e.g., 12345667890123@Nwu
For international students (including students from Namibia) this password consist of passport number followed by @Nwu, e.g., 123456789@Nwu

ATT: Staff & Students - this primary password will expire within two weeks. Therefore please change your default password before then.

For password holders that have already registered

Your password will be the same for all CAS systems (e.g., eFundi, e-mail, MS Office 365 suite, NOT VSS PASSWORD.) If you password expires (after 90 days), you will have to reset your password by clicking on change password, or forgotten password.

Staff members are automatically registered on the NWU network and provided with a NWU number once their record has been processed by People & Culture .

The NWU number is automatically deactivated 30 days after the resignation date as captured by People & Culture.

When staff log into the NWU network for the first time, their password is their RSA ID number or passport number.

Students are automatically registered on the NWU network and provided with a NWU number when they register on the Student System .

When students log into the NWU network for the first time, their password is their RSA ID number or passport number.

This service provides access to the official NWU templates for:

• MS Word: Agendas, Exam papers, Letterheads, Minutes, Standard Documentation, etc.
• MS Excel: Multiple Choice.
• MS PowerPoint: For different presentations.

This service provides an MS Word Postgraduate and Proposal template for creating a Dissertation/Mini Dissertation or Proposal.

The strategic goal of Citrix Desktop Virtualisation (click for a quick overview) is twofold: firstly to provide convenient, anywhere, anytime access on almost any device to NWU staff and students,  and secondly to extend the life of physical PC labs by offloading demanding computing tasks to a central system that is more capable than the individual workstations

Citrix allows you to connect to a Virtual Desktop from almost any recent device with internet access. Students have access to an "All-purpose Lab Desktop" with mostly the same software as can be found in the physical PC labs, while Staff have access to a "Staff Desktop" which has access to network drives.

How to restrict access to recordings in Teams. The procedure will give you a step by step guide to secure your recordings.

The Microsoft Power platform was selected as the low code no code (LCNC) development platform for the NWU.

Every user has access and the ability to develop within the default environment linked to the NWU tenant, fostering collaborative Power Platform capabilities.

Please see the Power platform guidelines on best practices for storing your data.

The following development tools are allowed and do not depend on project type:

• Canvas apps
• Dataverse apps
• Power Automate
• Power Pages
• Artificial Intelligence services
• Power BI Dashboards

Due to potential cost implications, some types will only be allowed per request. Please see General guidelines point 1.6.

Power platform development applications are classified as:

• Personal Development and Training application projects
• Business Unit (Faculty/ Department) applications projects
• Enterprise application projects

Every classification has a different set of rules and regulations, please refer to the General guidelines for more information.

Microsoft's antivirus software provides protection of Windows workstations against virus attacks and malware intrusions.  Microsoft Defender is used for Windows 10 and Windows 11.

This service provides Microsoft Office 365.  Enjoy a full, installed Office experience across PCs, Macs, Windows tablets and iPad® and Android™ tablets, and most mobile devices. Each user can install Office on 5 PCs or Macs, 5 tablets/phones.

Important note: From October 2024 Microsoft implemented Multi-factor authentication to add an extra layer of security to your Microsoft 365 account.

This service provides secure printing on the NWU network printers.

Staff and Guests use the printers situated in their departments.

Students have access to printers situated in computer rooms and libraries on their campus.

This is the standard NWU Remote connection program and can be loaded on any device regardless if private property or NWU owned.