Wireless Network Access
Wireless network services are available at many locations throughout the UT Health
Science Center San Antonio campuses.
Description: Our wireless services allow connectivity from
a laptop or mobile device to the UT Health Science Center San Antonio wireless network.
Services are available in these locations:
Long (Central) Campus
- Academic and Administration Building
- Nursing Buildings
- Lone Star Cafe - 1st floor Dental School
- Subway/Java City Corridor
- Medical and Dental School Buildings - main lecture rooms
- Medical School V-corridor (Basic Sciences) - lab areas (except Lab Animal)
- Medical School - most lab areas
- Dental School - most lab areas
- University Plaza - 3rd Floor
- Bookstore
- Briscoe Library Lecture Hall
- Admin Bldg./HR Building
- Physical Plant & Warehouse Building
Greehey (North) Campus
- Allied Health Building
- McDermott Building
- Children's Cancer Research Institute
Texas Research Park
- IBT Building (Hayden Head Building
- AT&T Conference Center
- Cafeteria
- Barshop Building
Outside San Antonio Campuses
- CTRC
- Carrington Building
- DD Hachar - Laredo
- Forensics Science Building
- Greatview Building
- Medical Center Plaza
- Medical Center Shopping Center
- Oakview Medical Building
- Public Health Building
- RAHC - Harlingen
- RAHC - Edinburg
- Santa Rosa Pavillion
- Santa Rosa Tower II
Contact Information:
IMS Service Desk, 210-567-7777 option 1, 416.L (Medical Bldg., 4th Floor)
Requirements: The wireless PC adapter can come in several
forms. You should purchase a "built-in" wireless adapter when you buy
a new laptop computer. This is by far the best option because it is permanently
installed in the PC and ready for use. Other WLAN PC adapters come in plug-in form
like PCMCIA or USB. These types of adapters are acceptable for occasional use, but
are prone to contact failure because of insertion and removal, and are easily lost
because of their small size.
- Technical Specifications:
- 802.11 b/g - All UT Health Science Center wireless connections support this protocol.
- 802.11 a - An additional protocol for use at some wireless hotspots. This protocol
uses a higher radio frequency and has generally less interference. Purchase as an
"additional" protocol to the 802.11 b/g.
- 802.11 n - Currently, a pre-draft version of wireless protocol that offers increased
bandwidth. Make sure to purchase both the 2.4 GHZ and 5 GHZ (dual-band) adapters
to future proof your wireless capabilities.
- The best PC adapter would support all protocols (802.11 a/b/g/n). You can purchase
a comparable wireless access point to connect to your residential broadband connection.
Restrictions: To better manage the available wireless bandwidth,
only mobile devices (laptop, tablet or PDA) are authenticated for use on
the wireless computer network. Desktop computers and servers will not be authorized
to use the wireless computer network so that the maximum bandwidth is available
to mobile devices.
Use of the wireless network is restricted to mobile devices only (laptops or PDAs)
in order to ensure adequate bandwidth for each user. Any use of the wireless network
by a desktop is a violation of the
Network Access Policy (HOP 5.8.7).
Time Constraints: None
Turn Around Time: None
Cost: None
Request Instructions:
- Long (Central) Campus, Greehey Campus, Harlingen RAHC, and Edinburg RAHC,
simply authenticate using your domain username and password.
- When connection occurs, you will need to run a browser that will be redirected
to a login page.
- Enter your username and password, you will then have access to the Internet.
- Use the new wireless network name (SSID) "HSCair."
- Access to the UT Health Science Center network resources behind the firewall requires the VPN software.
- Other Campuses currently require authentication via mobile device MAC address.
- The mobile device must be brought to IMCSS, Medical School Building, Room 416.L
or Triage Room .
- A second option is to verify with your department TSR, the TSR may have privileges
to authenticate the device remotely.