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Wireless Network Standard

This standard applies to the deployment and operation of all university owned or operated wireless devices and all other devices connected to university infrastructure services on the UTSA campus. 

UTSA campuses have three separate wireless (or Wi-Fi) networks.  Because UTSA must ensure that the faculty/staff and student wireless networks are used only by faculty, staff, and students, the university requires authentication.  Therefore, to use the AirRowdy Fac/Staff or Student networks, it will be necessary for users to provide a UTSA network username and password.  The wireless guest network is available for visitors and guests that provide a valid email address.  Only the AirRowdy Fac/Staff network is encrypted and secured against network eavesdropping.  All users of UTSA’s wireless networks are subject to the UTSA Acceptable Use Policy. 

  • All wireless access points are considered an extension of UTSA’s infrastructure, and are owned, maintained, and supported by OIT. Technical staff members are available to deploy wireless coverage in on-campus offices, meeting rooms, laboratories, or departmental space. 

  • The use of unapproved wireless access points is prohibited.  Improperly configured devices can cause serious harm to both the wired and wireless network, and negatively impact network services for other clients.   

  • Confidential and/or sensitive UTSA data must not be transmitted via wireless methods to or from a portable computing device unless approved wireless transmission protocols, along with approved encryption techniques, are utilized.  Therefore, confidential and/or sensitive UTSA data must not be sent across the guest or student networks, as these networks are unencrypted, and information is sent “in the clear” and subject to interception.

  • Wireless network access deployment and operation must be consistent with the university’s mission, strategies, directions, and initiatives.
Effective Date:

August 31, 2011

Compliance Date:

November 30, 2011

Last Revision:

June 22, 2011

Account Management

Disposal of Computers
Other Electronic Devices

Laptop Encryption

Policy Exception and Risk Assumption Procedures

Administrative/Special Access

E-Mail Management

Log-in Disclaimer

Security Monitoring

Application Registration

Incident Management

Network Access

Security Training

Enterprise Backup &
Data Recovery

Information Resource Use and Security (pending)

Network Configuration

Server Hardening

Change Management

Information Security Risk Assessment

Password

Software Licensing

Computer Naming Convention

Information Security Administrator (ISA)

Patch Management Standard

Threat Detection and Prevention

Configuration and Asset Management

Information Security Training Standard

Personal Computing

Unauthorized File Sharing

Copiers and Printers

Information Services Privacy

Physical Access

Vendor Access

Data Center

Internet Use

Portable Computing

Web Application Vulnerability Scanning

Data Classification

Intrusion Detection

Protection Against Malicious Software

Wireless Network

 

 

 

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