Internet Access at the PRC

NOTE: - All usage is subject to the university's Acceptable Usage Policy and is monitored by the Information Security Office.  Devices may be quarantined for any reason.

Current Staff, Faculty, and Students

Current faculty, staff, or student, please use the UTexas wifi network.

A personal computer needs to use WiFi.

PRC-managed desktops used assigned wired ports. For questions about wired ports, please email help@prc.utexas.edu.

PRC Visitors on Campus

PRC Visitors have two options for Wi-Fi Internet access:

• utguest:  no account needed.
• eduroam:  account at participating institution needed.

How to use utguest?

• From your Wi-Fi settings, select utguest from the list of available networks. The utguest is an "open Wi-Fi network,"

• The utguest network enables basic Internet access.  Visitors may use Virtual Private Networks for network services beyond the web and VPN.  

• Allowed traffic includes:

  Service	Ports Allowed
  Web	TCP 80, 443, 8080, 8443 UDP 443
  VPN	PPRP - IP 47; TCP 1723 L2TP - IP 50, 51; UDP 500, 1701, 4500, 10000 OpenVPN - TCP/UDP 443 & 1194 ZeroTier - UDP 9993
  Mail	IMAP - TCP 143, 220, 993 POP - TCP 110, 995 SMTP - TCP 465 Lotus - TCP 1352

How to use eduroam?

Refer to instructions from your home institution.  They may be manual or utilize installer software.  

In general:

1. From your Wi-Fi settings, select eduroam from the list of available networks.
2. Your device will prompt for a username and password. Typically the form: jdoe@someschool.edu.
3. You may be asked to accept/trust the eduroam certificate.

4. Allowed traffic includes:

   Service	Ports Allowed
   Web	TCP 80, 443, 8080, 8443 UDP 443
   VPN	PPRP - IP 47; TCP 1723 L2TP - IP 50, 51; UDP 500, 1701, 4500, 10000 OpenVPN - TCP/UDP 443 & 1194 ZeroTier - UDP 9993
   Mail	IMAP - TCP 143, 220, 993 POP - TCP 110, 995 SMTP - TCP 465 Lotus - TCP 1352
   SSH	TCP - 22
   FTP	TCP - 21
   Other	TCP - 16286 and 16287