• Wired network in PAN or Tate Lab. The wired network in these buildings is managed directly by Physics IT, not by the University. To connect a new computer to the Physics wired network, please follow this guide.
• Wireless networks are provided by the university: here are the directions for the University of Minnesota wireless system.
• Tate Lab classroom podium network jacks, are provided by classroom services, and require separate registration. More information at http://www.classroom.umn.edu/faq/network.html

<note> Identifying data jacks The network jacks in Tate Lab are separate from phone jacks. By default most network jacks are active for use.

Phone and network jacks in Physics/Nanotechnology (PAN) are shared between phone and data. Each wall-plate generally has 3 jacks in offices, or 4 jacks in labs. We always leave the first jack in a wallplate for phone service, although which wallplate is actually used for this will vary between rooms.

We are using the following defaults to wire data jacks in PAN:

• faculty, staff and postdoc offices: second and third jacks in each wall plate, ie AB, AC, AE, AF (and AH, AI, AK, AL if present)
• graduate student offices: second jack in each wall plate, ie AB AE AH AK AN AQ AT AW
• labs: By default, second and third jack in each 4-jack wall plate.

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<note warning> If you are having trouble connecting to the network please consult this page </note>

For short-term guest or conference wireless connections, please consult this page

• Guest, short-term or conference wireless access

Long term visitors may need to have a sponsored account set up - please consult this page:

Many visitors from other institutions may also be able to use the eduroam wireless network without any special preparation.

• More general info at Computing Information for Visitors

• Firewall information for Physics networks

• Data backups