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× Ask us by e-mail Ask us by email Your name Your email Your question Your question... Close Ask us! Ohio Wesleyan University About Admission Academics Student Life Athletics OWU Home / Oh-Wooo Help Desk Oh-Wooo Help Desk For all your tech support needs at Ohio Wesleyan University All Start typing your question Search re-order results most views fewest views recently updated most useful least useful A to Z Z to A How do I get my gaming console or other smart device on the internet? 1249 views | 1 Vote this question as useful. 2 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Feb 13, 2024 Internet BishopGuest WiFi BishopNet Gaming consoles, streaming and smart home devices can be connected to the OWU residential (wired) network or the BishopGuest wireless network by registering the device at our Internet Registration page . If your device prompts you for BishopGuest login after you’ve registered it, please try entering its MAC address for both username and password. Use all lower case, with colons, in this format: 1a:2b:3c:4d:5e:6f read more What if the class I want to add is full? (Wait List) 687 views | 0 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Feb 09, 2024 Student Self-Service Self-Service If a course is full, the Add button on the right side of the screen will change to Wait. ( Note: If an intro class is full but there’s no Wait button, please contact the Registrar’s Office to be added to the waitlist.) If you would like to be added to the wait list for this course, click on the Wait button Submit your Cart during your registration window (see instructions below). Note : You will need to check the wait list daily to see if you have been allowed in the course. The system permits 48 hours for a student to respond to the wait list approval. After that time, the open seat will be offered to another student. The portal must be open in order to register for a wait listed course. To accept an approved waitlisted course: Click on the Registration tab. Select Traditional Courses from the menu line located beneath the tab. (Your class portal or the open registration portal must be open in order to register for a wait listed course.) Click Next at the bottom of your screen. You will need to click the Next button three times in order to register. If you do not get the Congratulations” screen, then the change in registration did not go through. read more Are there wired network ports in dorm rooms? 628 views | 1 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Sep 19, 2023 Internet Only these residential buildings have wired access in dorm rooms: Alpha Sigma Phi Bashford Citizens of the World Delta Tau Delta Hayes Sigma Phi Epsilon Thompson Welch Chi Phi, House of Black Culture, Phi Delta Theta, and our small living units (SLUs) have at least one wired network port in the common area. read more I graduated years ago, how do I sign up for email for life? 617 views | 0 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Apr 25, 2024 BishopMail EFL Google If you do not already have an OWU email account, contact us at the info below for a new EFL account. We will need to have an alternate, non-OWU email address on file for you. Once it’s created, follow these steps: First click to read the EFL Terms of Service . Click here to go to the password reset page: I have read and agree to the EFL Terms of Service. You will be prompted for your alternate email address. Just type that in and click the Submit Request button. A password reset link will then be sent to that address. Follow the link to create a new account password. Once your EFL account is set up and you have your password, you may begin using BishopMail . Note: Once you activate your EFL account, it will automatically become your primary email address in the OWU system. It is not necessary to contact Alumni Records to update this information. Please note: Email for Life accounts do not include unlimited data storage. We recommend keeping your storage usage below 100 GB. read more How do I connect to the campus WiFi? 615 views | 0 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Jan 15, 2024 Internet WiFi BishopNet Basically, connecting to BishopNet, our campus WiFi, is a two-step process: Select BishopNet from the list of available networks. Enter your OWU username and password, and Accept or trust the security certificate, if prompted. NOTE : Your device will likely tell you that, while you have a secure connection, you have no internet access– That’s OK! Before going to step #2, disable your cellular or mobile data. You just want to be connected to BishopNet–nothing else. Go to http://wifi.owu.edu , click on the REGISTER this device on BishopNet WiFi” link. Enter your OWU username and password, and Either wait the 5 minutes, or disable your WiFi for 20 -30 seconds, then reconnect to BishopNet to allow it to obtain a full internet connection. You can now re-enable your cellular/mobile data connection. read more What is Microsoft 365? 606 views | 0 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on May 08, 2024 Microsoft 365 (formerly Office) is Microsoft’s productivity suite of applications, and includes (depending on the version) Word for word processing; Excel for spreadsheets, tables, calculations & graphs; PowerPoint for presentations; Outlook for contacts & calendar; and OneNote for note taking & sharing. For more information, see Microsoft 365 Training . read more What is OWU Self-Service? 601 views | 1 Vote this question as useful. 2 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Feb 12, 2024 Faculty Self-Service Shared Access Self-Service Student Self-Service Self-Service OWU Self-Service is an online system designed to provide students, faculty, and administrators with anytime, anywhere” access to many information services. It’s primarily the web interface for our student information system (SIS), where students go to register for classes, check their schedule and view their midterm and final grades. Faculty use it to view their class lists and submit grades, while advisors use it to approve their advisees’ course loads. It also provides links to many other services, such as textbook lookup, shared access for family members, student account balances, and financial aid. Students and employees will find more information in BishopWorks. read more How to forward BishopMail to another address 575 views | 0 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Sep 19, 2023 Google You can find the answer here on google’s support page. read more How do I register for classes? 524 views | 0 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Feb 09, 2024 Student Self-Service Self-Service We recommend that you build a potential schedule by putting courses in your cart prior to your meeting with your faculty advisor . To do so: Be sure you are logged into Self Service . Click the Search tab along the top, and select Section. You may change the Filters on the right to narrow the search results. Section search gives you the option of using an advanced search. You can navigate or change the number to show at the bottom of the screen. When you find a course you’d like to add, click the Add button. Once you’ve met with your advisor, they will authorize you to actually register for classes. When they have, you should: Go back into Self-Service , and Select your cart, and click Register. Click Next until you see Congratulations”. read more As a parent with shared access, how do I view their information? 501 views | 0 Vote this question as useful. 0 Vote this question as not useful. | Last updated on Jan 23, 2024 Shared Access Self-Service Nelnet Self-Service You will find academic and financial aid information on your child in Self-Service, while current balance and...