Northern Illinois University

Information Technology Services

GroupWise E-Mail and Instant Messenger

E-Mail

GroupWise Product Requirements

IF YOU ARE OFF-CAMPUS, you must first connect to the NIU Network via VPN, PPTP, etc. Follow the steps required to connect to the NIU Libraries.

Choose the GroupWise client for your computer:

You can create your own installation CD: CD ISO Image. The image contains all the clients for Windows, Macintosh, and Linux.

  • MD5 Checksum is: 3182B07E6CDD7B9CBDF6DEF412C96484

Note: When installing the client, specify gw.niu.edu, port 1677 as your host. Do not use wpo.cso.niu.edu.

GroupWise Instant Messenger (GWIM)

The instant messenger client is available for users with GroupWise accounts. The GWIM client is independent of the GroupWise client.