Wireless and Network Access

The University of North Dakota's network provides secure access to the internet and administrative systems.

Students, faculty, and staff can connect to the network on or off campus. Wireless networks are available to UND faculty, staff, and students, their sponsored guests, and members of the eduroam federation.

Reauthenticate

UND students, faculty and staff must transition over to the new “UND Secured” wireless network between now and February 14. It is highly recommended that you transition before the cut-off date in the zone where you are primarily located. For initial setup, users will need to go through “UND Open” or “UND Guest.”

Register to Win

If you reauthenticate by February 2 you will be entered to win a $25 Amazon gift card! More information and setup instructions are available below or in the knowledge base.

Wireless Authentication Changes

Beginning Monday, February 3 the University Information Technology department will begin the removal process of the current wireless networks, “UND” and “UND Secure”. Each network will be removed in phases in order to make support of the transition more manageable. Below is a campus map showing the different zones and dates of the cut-overs.

  • Zone 1: February 3
  • Zone 2: February 5
  • Zone 3: February 7
  • Zone 4: February 10
  • Zone 5: February 12 

 

Cut off map

 

UND Wireless and Network Access

UND Secured

Endpoint to endpoint encrypted secure network for faculty, students, and staff. It will require authentication with dotted identifier credentials. Once authenticated, users will not have to authenticate in the future unless the password is changed. For the initial setup, users will need to go through UND Open or UND Guest wireless network.

UND Open

Unencrypted network intended for the UND community needing short term access to wireless. It will require authentication with UND credentials. The user will need to authenticate daily.

UND Guest

Unencrypted network intended for UND guests such as parents and other affiliates. The user will receive temporary access to the network.  The user will need to authenticate every daily.  

Eduroam

Eduroam allows educators to use their home campus username and password to access Wi-Fi from any eduroam hotspot throughout the United States. When a faculty, staff or student from UND attends any campus throughout the US who has eduroam enabled, they can easily access wireless using their current username and password. Faculty, staff, and students from participating eduroam institutions may access the UND network using their home campus credentials as well.

Where is eduroam available?

UND is a participant of eduroam, so eduroam hotspots are available throughout campus. A list of institutions that use eduroam can be found on eduroam's website.

How do I use eduroam?

If a UND faculty/staff/student wishes to access eduroam on another campus, visit eduroam's website to search for instructions for the desired institution.

If you are a guest visiting UND, follow these steps to connect to the eduroam network:

Mac OS

  1. Select eduroam from the Airport menu bar.
  2. When prompted, enter your home campus credentials or use the following if you are visiting from a North Dakota University System institution:
    1. Username: NDUS.identifier@ndus.edu
      Add @NDUS.edu after your username.
    2. Password: Your NDUS Password
  3. Click Join
  4. If prompted, your your OS X admin username and password. This allows eduroam to install the security certificate for access.
  5. If a security popup occurs to check UND Security Certificate, please review the message and click OK if it appears valid.

Windows 7/8/10

  1. Right-click the Network icon in the taskbar notification area. Click Open Network and Sharing Center.
  2. Select Set up a new connection or network.
  3. Select Manually connect to a wireless network. Click Next if needed.
    1. Under Network name, enter Eduroam.
    2. In the drop down for Security Type, select WPA2-Enterprise. Click Next.

SSID eduroam
Network Authentication: WPA2-enterprise
Data Encryption: AES
Authentication type: PEAP
Authentication protocol: MS-CHAP-V2
User Credentials: Use home campus credentials or use NDUS active directory credentials (please use first.last@ndus.edu) if you are visiting from a North Dakota University System institution.

Mobile Devices

  1. Visit your mobile phones Wifi settings and click on the eduroam network.
  2. When prompted, enter your home campus credentials or use the following if you are visiting from a North Dakota University System institution:
    1. Username: NDUS.identifier@ndus.edu
      Add @NDUS.edu after your username.
    2. Password: Your NDUS Password
  3. Join the network.
  4. You may be presented with a Security Certificate. This certificate will need to be installed in order to connect to the network.

VPN Installation

Windows 8 Installation Error

If you are using Windows 8 and receive the error "Failed to initialize connection subsystem," follow these steps:

  1. Go to the C: drive on the computer.
  2. Open the Program Files (x86) folder.
  3. Then open the Cisco folder, then Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client folder.
  4. Locate the file called: vpnui.exe.
  5. Right-click the file and select Properties.
  6. From the pop-up window, click the Compatibility tab.
  7. Check the box under the Compatibility mode heading and select Windows 8 from the drop-down.
  8. Click Apply, then OK.
  9. Quit VPN and restart.

Using VPN After Installation

  1. Open the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.
  2. Use the drop down menu to select the correct Group.
  3. Sign in using your NDUS.identifier and password in the appropriate fields.
  4. Click OK to continue.
  5. You will receive a connection confirmation.

The Cisco AnyConnect icon will show in the System Tray while running.

Disconnecting from VPN

  1. Select the Cisco AnyConnect icon from the System Tray.
  2. Click the Disconnect button.

Affiliate Access

UND’s wireless and wired network are not to be used for credit card processing and/or transmitting or receiving sensitive information. Vendors are responsible for contracting with their own internet service provider.

An affiliate account may be needed if an individual is not part of the University but needs access to resources for an extended amount of time (over 7 days).

Affiliate access gives more than just wireless access. It can also give access to an email account, Active Directory (AD) and more. AD access allows the user to log into campus computers and would also allow access to a shared network drive.

If you only need temporary network access, then please contact the department you are visiting or consulting with.

Application for UND Affiliate Status

The completed form is to be sent to the Associate VP for Finance and Operations, Box 8364, UND, Grand Forks, ND 58202.