What is the 'urwin' Wifi Network?

Summary

While on campus, students, staff, and faculty can wirelessly and securely access the University network through 'urwin'.

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Overview

The 'urwin' wireless network is the secure campus-wide wireless network for faculty, staff, and students to connect their computers and smartphones/tablets.

Please note: If you are running Mac OS Sequoia on a personal system please update the Clearpass application on your computer (you may need to connect to "visit ur" temporarily): https://spidertechnet.richmond.edu/TDClient/1955/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=88333

Details / Instructions

All users who wish to access the 'urwin' wireless network must have an active University network account (NetID and password).

Students

In order to successfully connect to 'urwin', students are required to install ClearPass and CrowdStrike Falcon. Instructions for how to install the necessary software and connect are outlined in the articles below: 

Faculty and Staff Personal Computers

In order to successfully connect to 'urwin', faculty and staff are required to install ClearPass on their personal computers. In addition, they are also required to have one of the preferred antivirus software installed. 

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Article ID: 89649
Created
Fri 10/18/19 10:10 AM
Modified
Fri 11/1/24 10:46 AM

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