UTA Wireless Network
Available To:
- Visitors and Guests
- Departments and Offices at UT Arlington
- Students Admitted to UT Arlington
- Faculty (currently appointed) and Staff
System requirements: MAC, Windows
Description:
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) has established several wireless network access points on campus. These wireless access points allow 802.11a/b/g devices to connect to the UT Arlington network for on and off campus Internet access.
How to Get:
Click appropriate link for setup instructions:
How to Use:
The following locations are fully covered unless otherwise noted. There may be dead zones or intermittent sources of interference which have not yet been identified. The UTA Wireless Network is not guaranteed to work with any or all wireless devices.
Guest and group accounts can be set up to accommodate visitors with wireless laptops. To request a temporary visitor account, a faculty or staff member must act as a sponsor for the individual or group of people. The account sponsor should complete and submit the Wireless Visitor Account Request Form.
Click here to request an account for an event or a visitor.
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Activities Building (2nd Floor; Lonestar Auditorium)
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Architecture Building
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ATI Building
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Business Building
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Campus Center
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Carlisle Hall
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Central Library Mall
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Central Library
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Chemistry Research Building
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College Hall
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Continuing Education Building (Partial Coverage)
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Davis Hall (Encryption required)
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Engineering Annex
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Engineering Annex Mod Building
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Engineering Annex North Building (SWC)
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Engineering Lab Building
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Fine Arts Building
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Fine Arts Annex
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Geoscience Building
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Hammond Hall
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Life Science Building
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Meadow Run Pool Area
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Natural History Spec Annex
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Nedderman Hall
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NanoFab Facility
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P.E. Building
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Pickard Hall
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Office and Classroom Building
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Pinnacle Building
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Preston Building
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Physical Plant Annex
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Science Building
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Social Work Complex A (Partial Coverage)
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Social Work Complex B
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Tennis Center
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Trimble Hall
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University Center
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University Hall
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Wetsel Building (Partial Coverage, Encryption required)
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Woolf Hall
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University Center Mall
Known Issues:
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Much like a mobile phone, wireless networking relies upon broadcast "radio" waves for the sending and receiving of data. The ability of wireless-enabled devices to connect to wireless access points and the signal strength (or speed of data transfer) can be greatly affected by many factors: location in relation to the access point(s), brand of wireless device and antenna type, and amount of interference from other radio sources. OIT recommends, when available and applicable, the use of Cisco and Linksys wireless cards and adapters.
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Your device must support the accepting of 128 bit high-encryption security certificates. Most wireless devices provide for this. If you are unsure about your specific device, please check the manual or documentation and/or contact technical support for your device.
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Once a wireless connection is established, you must logon to the wireless network, either as "guest" or by using your UT Arlington NetID. The guest logon provides web access to UT Arlington campus web sites only. In order to access off-campus web pages and use other Internet-based services through the wireless connection, you must use your UT Arlington NetID.
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"UTAwireless" (case sensitive) is the essid/ssid for all public OIT wireless access points. OIT does not support any other public wireless network on campus.