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Services & software

All students, staff and researchers at King's can enjoy the following benefits:   

  • Access to our IT Service Desk 24/7 service desk 365 days a year;

  • Access to various free software such as 15 version of Microsoft 365, to download on your personal devices. 

  • Free software to support a range of work across our education, research and work at King's via our Software Hub (formally Software Centre - internal) 

  • Connect to Free Wi-Fi, charge your personal device with chargeboxes and computer loans

  • Free training, guides, courses and certifications through our range of online resources 

King's Service Desk: supporting you 24/7/365

Having difficulties logging into your email, connecting via King's RemoteApp, connecting to Wi-Fi or navigating through a tricky application? Get in touch with the King's Service Desk - our IT-support team are available 24/7 all year round.

020 7848 8888

Connect to Wi-Fi

Eduroam

  • Eduroam is the official education network for King's staff, students and researchers.
  • The network is used extensively by many UK and overseas universities. 
  • All you need to login is you K number (e.g. K1234567@kcl.ac.uk) and your usual King's password.

Using Windows/ IOS/ MacOS? 

  • All you need to login is you K number (e.g. K1234567@kcl.ac.uk) and your usual King's password. 
  • If you’ve already connected a MacOS device to another institutions Eduroam network, you may need to install a new Eduroam profile from Eduroam Online. 

Accessing via Android and/or Chromebooks? 

  • EAP method: PEAP
  • Phase 2 Authentication: MSCHAPV2
  • CA Certificate: Don’t Validate
  • Anonymous Identity: [Leave Blank]
  • Identity: Knumber@kcl.ac.uk
  • Password: Usual King’s password

The Cloud Network

  • Anyone, including King's visitors, can connect to The Cloud by simply choosing this network on their mobile device.
  • No password or registration is required.

GovRoam

  • GovRoam enables visitors to King's who normally access GovRoam in their home organisations (such as other public sector institutions) to connect automatically during their time here. 
  • More about GovRoam and how to connect here

 

Connect to Eduroam

 

On Campus Services

Get up to 30 minutes of free charging time for your personal devices - including phones and tablets

Simply turn off your alarms, lock your device and charge!

Currently available at our Strand, Waterloo, Guys and Denmark Hill Campuses.

Find out chargebox locations on the King's mobile app

Borrow a laptop from King's through our library loan system (more on Student Services Online)

Borrow a laptop

Follow Me Printing allows students to print to a variety of locations across the university.

We have currently added to Covid-safe printing locations at Denmark Hill, Guys's and the Strand Campus

- Weston Education Centre Ground Floor, near the main entrance

- New Hunts House Ground Floor, front right from the main entrance

- King’s Building Ground Floor, Room K0.58

- King’s Building Level 4, Outside Student Computer Rooms K4.32 and K4.33

- Bush House, Level 4, 2 locations outside of Student Computer Room S4.01

Use your King’s ID card or King’s email address. Please note there is a charge for printing.

Send your printing from your personal device by attaching your document and sending an email from your King’s account to emailprint@kcl.ac.uk

Default printing is double-sided and in black and white. To make changes to these settings, you must click on the ‘properties’ tab before you print. This may incur an additional cost.