91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ WIRELESS BY THE NUMBERS
There are 5,130 wireless access points and 24,000 peak concurrent wireless connections. The network is made up of 3.5 million feet of wire.
The 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ Wireless network offers two on-campus connections: tu-secure and tu-openaccess.
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Students, faculty and staff should use tu-secure, which is the safest and fastest wireless connection on campus. It provides a secure connection with the ability to access on-campus resources including printers, network drives. Can't connect your smart TV device? It's ok to use tu-openaccess. Remember, wired connections are always faster than wireless.
A valid 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ NetID is required and the Acceptable Use of the 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ Wireless Network policy must be followed. Forgot your password? Reset it or call the OTS Tech Support Desk at 410-704-5151.
Campus guests should use tu-openaccess.
91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ wireless networking extends across the campus’ 329 acres. See areas of campus that are covered in the Wireless Coverage Map of 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ Campus (PDF). or check the list below for specific locations.
This service is provided by cellular carriers. It uses any available Wi-Fi network to place and receive calls when cellular service is insufficient or unavailable.
For help with Wi-Fi calling, please contact your carrier, not the OTS Technology Support Desk. See the full list of mobile device support services. If you have a university-owned cell phone, please contact Verizon Wireless directly.
Wi-Fi calling uses the internet, which can make it difficult for first responders
to locate you in the case of an emergency. Using Wi-Fi to dial 911 during an emergency is not recommended, unless no other solution is available.
Some links might require login with 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ NetID and password to access.
The Virtual Workspace
The Virtual Workspace service provides university employees access to certain software applications, virtual desktops and network file shares from any off-campus computer or device. Students have the ability to remotely use applications like SPSS, Mathematica and Minitab. This web-based service is the preferred method for 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ's remote access. Learn more about using the or see the .
Remote Desktop
The service enables 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æ faculty and staff to remotely connect to their Windows-based campus computer from off campus. about using Remote Desktop on a Mac or PC.
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
The Virtual Private Network is used by faculty and staff needing to map to a network drive or connect directly to a personal or departmental drive. about accessing and using the VPN on a Mac or PC. Students needing to use 91Ó°ÊÓÆÆ½â°æâ€™s VPN for a class should contact the OTS Technology Support Desk to request access.
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Try these Internet Troubleshooting steps. If you still need help, Contact the OTS Technology Support Desk.