Guest Account Access

Temporary guest accounts can be requested for short-term access to select Seattle University resources by non-affiliate individuals. The following guest account types are available:

Guest- Provides access to select internal systems including classroom podium computers, lab computers, the guest wireless network (SU-guest), and the Internet.
Wireless Internet Only- Commonly used for event attendees that only need wireless access to the Internet.
Vendor- Commonly used for contractors. Provides access to select internal systems, select department-specific systems, guest wireless, and VPN.

The life span of a guest account is as follows:

Guest and wireless Internet: default is 7 days, 30 days maximum.
Vendor: default is 7 days, 180 days maximum.

All guests must change the password before using the account. Go to pwreset.seattleu.edu/change.aspx to change the password. Additionally guests must follow and abide by the Computer Acceptable Use Policy published at https://www.seattleu.edu/policies/.

Request a Guest Account

A SeattleU staff or faculty member must request and sponsor the guest account. To request an account, please submit an email to the Service Desk with the guest's full name, dates they will be on campus and the sponsor's email address.

The table below indicates what resources can be accessed by each account type.

	Access by Account Type			Authentication Type
Resource To Be Accessed	Guest (g-)	Wireless Internet (m-)	Vendor (v-)	Resource Requires Valid Login ID	Resource Requires Login at Web Portal*
Classroom podium computer, includes internet access	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
ITS Lab computer, includes internet access	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Internet via SU-guest (from any wifi location except Douglas Apartments)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Internet via SU-guest: Sub-letters of Douglas Apartments	Not allowed per security policy	Not allowed per security policy	Not allowed per security policy	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Internet only from wired connection	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Select internal SeattleU services from wired connection (non-ResHall)	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
Select internal SeattleU services from wired connection (ResHall)	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SU-guest access to select internal systems (from any wifi location)	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
SU-guest access to other SU-guest devices	Not allowed per security policy	Not allowed per security policy	Not allowed per security policy	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Virtual desktops at desktop.seattleu.edu (from any wired or wifi location)	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Select internal systems via VPN (special restrictions apply)	No	No	Yes	Yes	No
Printing to Managed Print Services (MPS) network printers from any wired location (requires account setup by Reprographics)	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Printing to Managed Print Services (MPS) network printers from SU-guest (requires account setup by Reprographics)	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Printing to event-specific client-provided network printers (any location, print host and print drivers to be configured by customer)	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	No	No
				Web Portal is the authentication page for SU-guest wifi. Successful authentication is required for internet access.