Isolated SSID retirement

As part of the transition to a standardized wireless environment, UTA will migrate devices currently connected to special-purpose SSIDs into the new SSID framework wherever feasible.

A primary objective of this initiative is to reduce SSID pollution. As the number of visible wireless networks in a given area increases, overall network performance and reliability can degrade. Consolidating SSIDs improves wireless efficiency, simplifies the connection experience and enhances overall network management.

The following SSIDs are pre-shared key-based and will be evaluated for migration to the UTA IoT SSID:

  • CPCF&B
  • CPCMerch
  • LED
  • Planetarium Cast
  • Precor Guest
  • precor-cc
  • SmartHospital
  • SmartHospitalVR
  • SmartHospitalVR1
  • SmartHospitalVR2
  • SmartHospitalVR3
  • Technogym_Cycles
  • TMAC IOT
  • UTARI_IOT

The following SSID will be evaluated to determine ongoing need, and users will be redirected to the appropriate SSID:

  • UTA Construction

Upon completion of this phase, the UTA wireless environment will be standardized to the following SSIDs:

  • UTA Employee
  • UTA IoT
  • UTA Guest
  • Eduroam

We recognize that some departments may have use cases that cannot be accommodated by the standard SSID model. These situations will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to ensure operational requirements are met while maintaining alignment with the university’s broader goals of improved security, performance and network simplicity.