The Information Technology Service (Servicio de Informática, SdeI) works with the University's faculty, students, and staff to maximize the value of information technology to their work.

As the central IT department at the University of Cantabria, SdeI has a wide range of responsibilities, from providing the campus network (Red UNICAN)  to ensuring critical day-to-day business operations to strategic planning for IT.

We provide a range of services for external faculty and students visiting the University of Cantabria.
 

UNICAN Account, Email and Wifi
(Long term visiting faculty and exchange students)

Exchange students enrolled in regular courses (like Erasmus students) get the full range of services as students.
Long term visiting faculty (paid by the UC) also get the full range of services as faculty members.

Short term visiting faculty, staff and students (such Language Center students), are not eligible for a regular UNICAN Account, but they can get other services such Wifi (see below).

More information about the UNICAN Account, Email and WiFi for long term visiting students.


Wifi Network for Guest (UNICAN-i para Invitados)
(Short term visiting faculty and students)

This service is suitable for visiting faculty, staff and short term students (such Language Center students),  from an institution not joined to the Eduroam project.

Please notice that most of european, canadian and australian higher education institutions take part of the eduroam system, so usually european, canadian and australian visitors (faculty, students or staff) can use  the Eduroam Wifi Network with their own username/password (see below for more information about Eduroam) without any additional step or special request.

Full or half term exchange students (like Erasmus students) must use the wifi network provided to regular students once they get their UNICAN account. 

In order to get a guest account, your host at the University of Cantabria must fill a request. Tell her/him to fill this request. or contact the IT Service.

How to configure the Wifi Network for Guest



Eduroam Wifi Network

Eduroam (Educational Roaming) is an international project aimed at creating a single WiFi space, allowing wireless Internet access easily while staying at an institution associated with the project.

Anyone coming from an organization member of Eduroam (usually an european one), can access the WiFi service offered by our university with credentials (username/password) used at its own institution/university. You don’t need any special username/password.

Consult the following page to know if your institution is member of Eduroam. Most of the universities of Europe, Canada and Australia are members.

How to configure and know more about Eduroam Wifi Network

Ethernet Wired Network for Guests

We can also provide short term wired network service for visiting faculty, usually for conference halls or labs.  You can arrange it through your host at the University of Cantabria. Tell her/him to fill this request. or contact the IT Service.