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UAWiFi is the University of Arizona’s secure wireless network. Covering more than seven million square feet, it is the primary wireless network used by students, faculty, and staff on the UA campus. Access to the network requires logging in with a UA NetID and password.

Please Refrain from Using Personal Wireless Routers on Campus

Personal wireless routers (or rogue access points) significantly and negatively impact the UA campus wireless environment. They cause the university’s wireless networks to deteriorate, potentially making UAWiFi, UAPublic, and eduroam unusable.

Request the Service: 

Choose UAWiFi from your device's wireless options.

Use your UA NetID and password to log in.

Related Services: 
Eduroam Wireless
UAGuest WiFi
MyDevices Portal
Eligibility: 

Available to all students, faculty, and staff (a UA NetID and password are required).

Service Charge: 
No Charge

Contact the 24/7 Support Center

(520) 626-TECH (8324)
Live Chat 24/7 Support Help

To use UAWiFi:

  • Choose UAWiFi from your device's wireless options.
  • Use your UA NetID as the username and your NetID password as the password.

Setting up UAWiFi on Android:

  • Choose UAWiFi from your device’s wireless options.
  • EAP Method: PEAP
  • Phase 2: MSCHAPV2
  • CA Certificate: Use system certificates, or Do Not Validate if the option is given.
  • Domain: catnet.arizona.edu
  • Identity: [your UA NetID]
  • Password: [your UA NetID password]

Setting up UAWiFi on Chromebook:

  • Choose UAWiFi from your device’s wireless options.
  • EAP Method: PEAP
  • Phase 2: MSCHAPV2
  • CA Certificate: Do Not Validate option
  • Identity: [your UA NetID]
  • Password: [your UA NetID password]
  • Anonymous Identy: leave blank

Setting up UAWiFi on Raspberry Pi/Linux:

  • Add the following to /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
network={
ssid="UAWiFi"
key_mgmt=WPA-EAP
eap=PEAP
identity="NETID"
password="PASSWORD"
domain_suffix_match="arizona.edu"
phase2="auth=MSCHAPV2"
}
  • If you have issues connecting, try adding this line to /etc/dhcpcd.conf
env wpa_supplicant_driver=wext

Service Documentation

Policy
Personal Wireless Router Policy
Changing Your Password for UAWiFi
UAWiFi Frequently Asked Questions
Remote UAWiFi Hotspots
Service Owner: 
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Network Operations
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An image of a student connected to the Internet via UAWifi

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