Wireless Access

ASUN President, Jeff Champagne, conducts business wirelessly on the Main Quad.In Spring 2008, UNR deployed a new wireless network based on Aruba equipment. The following is an overview of the three networks we offer and a description of each.


Wolfnet

This network is recommended for all students and faculty. It uses the most recent wireless standards, WPA/TKIP or WPA2/AES along with Protected EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol), a method to securely transmit passwords.

UNR

This network provides backward compatibility with the previous UNR wireless network. It takes the user to a special login web page for authentication onto a virtual private network (VPN) that allows you to communicate with the Internet.

Guestnet

This network provides unencrypted access to allow web browsing and VPN access for guest users. It is not recommended for day-to-day network activity. For guest access, please contact the Help Desk at 682-5000.

Instructions for UNR Wireless Networks:

Other Instructions

The following are configuration instructions for handheld devices and testing information on the signal strength of five wireless cards. (Please Note: At this time, these handheld instructions are valid for the UNR network, but not for WolfNet.)

Wireless Coverage

Wireless access to the Internet is available in 34 campus buildings and 4 outdoor areas.

Policies Governing Wireless

  • Please read the computer and network policy statements from the University of Nevada, Reno and the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) that govern the use of the wireless networks.
  • University policies do not allow Peer-to-Peer (P2P) software to be used on our fixed or wireless networks. Your NetID will be disabled if it is associated with network traffic using this software.