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This documentation will help you get started using the campus wireless network. If you have any questions, please contact IT Services for assistance.

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Network SSIDUsed byLog-in credentialsSupported wireless device types
UALR-WiFiStudents & employeesValid @ualr.edu email address as username and passwordLaptops, tablets, smartphones, and other personal computing devices compatible with 802.1x authentication

UALR-WiFi provides the highest security and fastest connectivity for students, faculty, and staff. UALR-WiFi is for all laptops, smart phones, tablets, and all computing devices that understand 802.1x protocols. This is the preferred wireless network.

UALR-IoTStudents & employees

Requires MAC Address device pre-registration

Login with your NetID & password at the above link before joining to pre-register your device Wi-Fi MAC Address

Game consoles, smart televisions, printers, UALR-IoT is for Internet of Things (IoT) type devices that cannot connect with your email address login and password, such as older game consoles, older multimedia streaming devices, TVs, and other technologies
with that don’t support 802.1x, or have limited capabilities such as no web browser or 802.1x authentication support; the "Internet of Things"

NOTE: Most basic 2.4GHz-only home and & consumer smart lightbulbs and smart home devices are incompatible with our enterprise wireless networknetworks.

UALR-Guest

Campus visitors only

No student or employee access

Valid email address & cell phone number capable of receiving an SMS text message

Non-university faculty, staff, and students only:  Laptops, tablets, smartphones, and personal computing devices compatible with 802.1x authentication. Students & employees may not use this systemUALR-Guest is only for people without a @ualr.edu email account. UALR-Guest is slower, filtered, limited-access, and has no security or encryption. Limited to 24-hours, this wireless network only provides basic web access to the Internet. Students, faculty, and staff should never use this network. No university-owned institutional devices should ever be connected to this wireless network. This is for visitors only.

eduroamVisiting faculty, staff and students from participating institutions.Valid home institution login credentials.Visiting faculty, staff, and students only:  Laptops, tablets, smartphones, and other personal computing devices compatible with 802.1x authentication

eduroam is only for visitors from other colleges and universities around the country and world that are members of eduroam. When you are off-campus and travel, you can securely connect for free at more than 33,000 roaming locations around the world using your @ualr.edu email address login.

IMPORTANT LINK:   Click here after Friday, September 29, 2023 - How to Resolve Connection Issues on your Mobile Device

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