FAQs: On- and Off-Campus Access

What is On-Campus Access?
What is Off-Campus Access?
How do I configure my system to access the campus network from home?
Detailed System Configuration

What is On-Campus Access?

How you connect to the campus network and the Internet if you are physically on the University of Utah campus. You have a number of options. These include student computer labs, common areas, classrooms and student dorm rooms with WANA access, and for staff, direct desktop connections to the network. All of these options utilize University of Utah IP space. Many campus services, such as Library databases, cannot be accessed except through University IP addresses.

What is Off-Campus Access?

If you are not physically on campus, you may still want to access resources on the campus network or just get to the Internet. You have a lot of options to do this. You can use the campus dial-in modem pool, any other commercial ISP, or if you are staff/faculty, DSL through OIT . For an encrypted connection to the campus network using University IP address, you can use the campus VPN client along once you've connected to the Internet. The campus modem pool also gives you a University IP address for the duration of your connection.

How do I configure my system to access the campus network from home?

If you are familiar with how to configure your system for remote access to an ISP, here is the basic information you need to set up your system to access the campus network.


Username or Login name	Your Network ID
Email address (generic form)	NID@utah.edu

Incoming mail server (POP)	pop.utah.edu
Incoming mail server (IMAP)	imap.utah.edu
Outgoing mail server (SMTP)	smtp.utah.edu
Telnet server	home.utah.edu
FTP server	ftp.utah.edu
Proxy server	proxy.utah.edu

60 minute modem pool	924-0783
15 minute modem pool	924-0639

Detailed System Configuration

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