Welcome to the Halifax Waterfront
Sparkling water, a thriving downtown business core, a working port and harbour traffic combine to make the Halifax waterfront both a picturesque destination – and one of Nova Scotia’s most visited locations.
With the sparkling ocean and a working port as a backdrop, it’s no wonder that the Halifax waterfront is home to countless large and smaller world-class events each year. From walk-a-thons, to Nocturne, the world-renowned Busker Festival to International Tall Ships visits, Halifax is a vibrant event city.
View the full schedule of events in the left-hand menu.
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LIVE WEBCAM Wireless Internet on the Halifax Harbourwalk
Nova Scotia’s most visited destination is now wireless! The Halifax waterfront offers free wireless service in key public areas from the Cable Wharf to Tall Ships Quay .
Waterfront Development launched the wireless waterfront to enhance your experience whether you are a resident, tourist, or marine services user. Outdoor wireless networks are a great way to connect to the Internet while experiencing the waterfront. You can find out what waterfront events are taking place, look up restaurant menus, or check the hours of your favorite store.
News Release: Halifax Waterfront Goes Wireless
About the wireless system
The wireless infrastructure was built using Cisco Outdoor wireless technology, a robust system installed by Unis Lumin. Using a series of Cisco Systems lightweight access points, it provides a flexible, highly secure mesh wireless system connected to the Internet through a dedicated 10 Mbps fibre optic connection. The network is anchored in the North at The Cable Wharf plaza and runs south along the Harbourwalk to Tall Ships Quay.
The best places to use the wireless waterfront service are within 200 feet of one our 9 antennas along the waterfront. Sometimes there can be interference from private wireless networks, building electrical systems, and other electronics in the environment. Your connection may appear to fade. We suggest moving the position of your wireless device to help ensure that you obtain a strong connection to the Wireless-Waterfront network.
It is open to all public visitors.
Your wireless experience
Access is easy. Connect to Wireless-Waterfront through the wi-fi utility on your laptop, choose a browser application, review and agree to the user terms and conditions.
Tips
Some tips to help ensure a positive wireless experience on the waterfront.
• Using your devices wireless networking utility, select the Wireless-Waterfront option from your network utility. The network is open for connection but you will have to “authenticate” the connection using your web browser.
• After the connection between your device and the wireless network is made, simply open your browser and direct it to any live webpage (we suggest my-waterfront.ca). Upon attempting to connect to the web page your browser will be re-directed to the Wireless-Waterfront splash page where you will be asked to accept the terms and conditions of use before you access the Internet.
• If you use an email application like Microsoft Outlook, make sure you browse to our splash page to accept the terms of use before you try to access your email. If you haven’t accepted the terms of use you will not be able to access email through mail clients.
• Here you can review and accept the terms and conditions for use of the network. Once you accept, you will be redirected to and you can begin surfing the net and using other applications that require Internet access.
• Are you having difficulty maintaining your connection to the Internet?
The easiest solution is to change the position of your wireless device. Even a very slight change in position can allow your device to avoid interference sources and maintain its connectivity.
• Do you notice long loading times for graphic heavy pages, or streaming media applications? You may want to consider using a wired connection for these sites. Shared open wireless has bandwidth constraints.
• Do you find surfing the Internet and the loading of pages slow?
The Wireless-Waterfront is a shared and open system. There are often hundreds of devices attempting to access the Internet through the same servers. It is difficult to guarantee Internet access speeds for all users when we are distributing a shared resource.
About Our Partners
Unis Lumin
UNIS LUMIN has been helping customers succeed, providing business value through innovative and effective technology solutions, increasing customers’ ability to be more competitive and efficient.
“We have deployed the Cisco wireless technology in many locations across Atlantic Canada,” says David Power, Territory Manager for Unis Lumin. “This technology allows Waterfront Development to accommodate the day-to-day users on the Harbourwalk and during large events. It’s a robust system, and a great service to offer waterfront visitors.“
Splice Training
Splice is an Apple Training and Consulting company in Halifax and Toronto, and Apple’s official training centre for the Atlantic Region. Clients travel from all over the world to take courses at Splice in subjects ranging from iPad Development to Video Editing.
“Providing free wireless on the waterfront is a perfect fit for our smart city,” notes Woody Lidstone, trainer and consultant with Splice. “It combines two of our greatest assets: our people and our waterfront.”