The HKBU campus network is covered by both wired and wireless network.
Wired Network – Telecommunication Service Point (TSP) (On Campus)
TSP provides the physical sockets for the network connection of computers or IP phones. Each full-time staff is entitled to have one TSP which normally provides a pair of 2 physical sockets, one for data and one for IP Phone. A charge will apply if extra TSP is needed.
Wi-Fi (On Campus/Off Campus)
Wireless network, or so-called Wi-Fi, is provided within the campus for mobile devices to access the University’s intranet and/or the internet. Off campus Wi-Fi network is also available to staff and students. For details, please refer to the Wi-Fi Setup Guide.
Virtual Private Network (VPN) service is available to staff and research postgraduate students requiring secure remote access to HKBU campus network for legitimate purposes of teaching, research and administration. Please refer to the user guides below.
F5 (Use in Hong Kong) | CloudConnect (Use in Mainland China) | |
Staff | Granted to all staff | Granted to all staff |
Student | For Research Postgraduates, please apply via Faculty/School | Apply via Faculty/School |
User Guide for "F5" (To be used in Hong Kong)
User Guide for "CloudConnect" (To be used in Mainland China)
Guidelines on the Use of University Network Services with reference to the Protection of Copyright Works
University Proxy Server for Internet Access Enforced
To economize on the usage of the HARNET/US Internet Link, all users, including users in the campus and users from remote via VPN, should go through a proxy server for the World Wide Web access. One of the advantages of using the proxy server is that those previously visited web pages will be mirrored in the server. Subsequent users who are connecting the same site will obtain the information directly from the proxy server instead of the re-downloading the materials again, thus speeding up the information retrieval time and saving the network bandwidth.
Network Use Policy in Student Residence Halls and NTT
Network ports are provided for the residents to access the University Network and the Internet in each room of Student Residence Halls and NTT International House. However, residents have to provide their own computers and cables. They should also observe the following policies and guidelines:
User Guides
Guideline for Users when raising VPN Application Requests
Request for VPN Service is limited to Staff and Research Postgraduate Students. Applicants should submit a Service Request via Request Forms and provide proof of endorsement from Head of Department/Office. Once a valid endorsement is received, it will normally take 5 working days for a VPN account to become ready.
F5 (Use in Hong Kong) | CloudConnect (Use in Mainland China) | |
Staff | Granted to all staff | Granted to all staff |
Student | For Research Postgraduates, please apply via Faculty/School | Apply via Faculty/School |
User Guide for "F5" (To be used in Hong Kong)
User Guide for "CloudConnect" (To be used in Mainland China)
Additional Telecommunication Service Point (TSP)
Note: Since the installation of TSP is performed by external services provider, the associated charge would be collected for the relevant service provider.