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WiFi On Campus

WiFi is available on campus in most public spaces and buildings.

  • UNM has extended high-speed Internet access to campus parking lots to help students without home access. The following parking lots have 300 Mbps WiFi access:
    • G parking lot
    • Student Services and Support Center (SSSC) parking lot
    • IT South parking lot
  • You don't have to be inside a building to use UNM's WiFi coverage. In addition to coverage around the Duck Pond, the Main campus, bordered to the north nearly to Lomas, to the east by Cornell Mall, to the south by Central, and to the west by Yale Boulevard, has access to the wireless network. Generally, if you are near a building with wireless, there will usually be some access in close proximity to the building.

WiFi Off Campus

  • The City of Albuquerque has over 100 locations that have wireless access points on and around City Locations. These are available via “ COAFreewireless”.
  • Many public facilities have access that may be available. This includes businesses, churches, community centers, etc.
  • UNM IT would like to remind students, faculty, and staff that there are also many excellent free online resources available at the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County public libraries for all library card holders.

Connecting to the VPN

University students, faculty, and staff who have a need to access sensitive and protected information remotely may need to use a VPN, which makes your computer appear as if you were on UNM’s Albuquerque campus. UNM IT offers GlobalProtect (Palo Alto) as a VPN solution for these users.

Medical systems housed by HSC and UH will require the Cisco VPN for offsite access. For assistance with the Cisco VPN, please contact the UNM Health Sciences IT Service Desk at (505) 272-1694.

Internet access supports class completion regardless of whether your class is scheduled online or in-person. Applications such as Zoom, gaming, and video streaming can strain bandwidth, especially when other housemates are also using the Internet for business, school, or entertainment. Some users may have to implement a "no streaming tv or gaming by other household members while I take this test" policy to ensure that they have adequate access for high stakes activities.

There are a few options available to students who do not currently have Internet service. See below.

Free Wireless

  • UNM has extended high-speed Internet access to campus parking lots to help students without home access. The following parking lots have 300 Mbps WiFi access:
    • G parking lot
    • Student Services and Support Center (SSSC) parking lot
    • IT South parking lot
  • You don't have to be inside a building to use UNM's WiFi coverage. In addition to coverage around the Duck Pond, the Main campus, bordered to the north nearly to Lomas, to the east by Cornell Mall, to the south by Central, and to the west by Yale Boulevard, has access to the wireless network. Generally, if you are near a building with wireless, there will usually be some access in close proximity to the building.