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Creating Guest Access

For people without a TU-ID, guest access with a guest key can be activated. However, this access is read-only, i.e. these persons cannot write entries in a forum, wiki, Etherpad, etc.

If write access is required, a guest TU-ID must be requested for these persons.

To allow people who do not have a TU-ID to access your Moodle course, Moodle offers you the option of creating a guest account with a guest key.

To do this, within a course page, access
the enrolment methods menu through the Participants menu:

Participants (in the above navigation bar) ->
Open the drop-down menu (Enrolled users is displayed first) -> Select enrolment methods.
(see Screenshot 1)

Screenshot 1
Screenshot 1

The guest access registration method is activated by clicking on the eye symbol.
(see screenshot 2).

Screenshot 2
Screenshot 2

If you want to set up an access key for guests, open the Guest Access menu through the gear wheel symbol of the Guest Access enrolment method. First, confirm Allow Guest Access with Yes, then enter a password in the Password field, and finally, click on Save Changes.
(See screenshot 3).

Screenshot 3
Screenshot 3

People can then access the materials in your course for read-only purposes and cannot participate in forum discussions or tests.

These instructions are for people who do not have a TU-ID. It describes step by step how you can access the TU Darmstadt Moodle system as a guest.

First go to https://moodle.tu-darmstadt.de using a current browser.

On the right side you can open the block bar via the gray arrow.
(see Screenshot 1)

Screenshot 1

There you will find the Login with TU-ID (“Login mit TU-ID”) block. Click here on Log in as guest (“Anmelden als Gast”).
(see Screenshot 2)

Screenshot 2

In the new login window, click the Access as a guest button.
(see Screenshot 3)

Screenshot 3
Screenshot 3

You are now logged into Moodle as a guest, as you can see in the top right corner: You are currently using guest access. Next, call up the course catalogue on the navigation bar above.
(see Screenshot 4)

Screenshot 4
Screenshot 4

In the course catalogue, you can find all courses sorted by semester and department. Alternatively, you can find the course by using the Search Courses feature by entering the title into the search bar and clicking on the magnifying glass icon.
(see Screenshot 5)

If you have the specific URL for the course, you can also enter this in the browser.

Screenshot 5
Screenshot 5

Before you can access the course, you need to confirm the declaration of consent and, if necessary, enter an access key. You will receive the access key from the instructor of the course.

Please note that guests only have read-only access to the course, i.e., they cannot participate in forum discussions or tests.

Guest Access with Write Access (via Guest TU-ID)

If persons need to have write access to the course as regular participants with the corresponding rights, a guest TU-ID must be applied for. A guest TU-ID can be requested via the IDM portal.

Note: Persons who have a guest TU-ID, can log in to Moodle using the regular login via TU-ID.