The following will remove the protected status from your devices wifi connection
Removing this protection does not affect any security on the device itself (like a Windows firewall). If you do not have adequate security on the device, setting this status can open your device to network attacks from other campus systems (including our 50,000 personal student laptops).
- Log into the UT Network Portal (https://network.utexas.edu/)
- Click "Register Wi-Fi Device"
- Fill out the information in for the form
- Finding the MAC address (https://www.wikihow.com/Find-the-MAC-Address-of-Your-Computer) - make sure you like the address for your wireless connection
- For UT owned computers, please enter the computer name (How do I find my Computer Name?), for other UT owned devices, please start with the description with your department code (ex. "ENGR - Dr. Phd's wireless robot 1")
- Select "Unprotected" for the network profile
Once registered, you can change the status later or delete the registration to put the device's connection back into a protected state