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Network Access for Campus Visitors
- CITES offers four services for visitors who need access to the Internet while they are on campus.
UI Public Wireless Access
- UI Public Wireless Access is a CITES service designed for visitors who need wireless Internet connectivity while on campus. This service is for visitors who have no affiliation with the University. It is NOT recommended for members of the UI community; it does NOT include access to Library information resources.
- UI Public Wireless Access is available in the at the Main Library and many other Library facilities on campus. Public Wireless is also available at: Alice Campbell Alumni Center; Krannert Center for the Performing Arts; Vet Med Teaching Hospital; Willard Airport.
Faculty/Staff-Sponsored Guest Accounts
- CITES allows UIUC faculty, staff, and students to create up to two short-term guest accounts at a time that are good for three days each. A guest account provides access to the campus wireless network (UIUCnet) and the Internet, but NOT to the Library's e-resources.
- Go to CITES Guest Accounts page to set up these accounts.
- As the sponsor, you are responsible for your guests' actions on the UIUCnet network. Encourage your guests to follow the Campus Appropriate Use Policy and Terms of Use. If problems arise, CITES Security may disable your ability to create guest accounts.
Library-Sponsored Guest Accounts
- The Library IT Help Desk helps visiting Library users to obtain CITES guest accounts that are good for up to 30 days. Guest accounts provide access to the campus wireless network and the internet, but NOT to the Library's e-resources.
- CITES holds the department that sponsors a visitor for a guest account responsible for the guest's behavior when using the account. For this reason, the Library IT Help Desk requires the signature of a Library faculty or staff member in order to create a guest account. The sponsor should accompany the guest to the Help Desk to request the account.
- The Help Desk cannot provide assistance to visitors who need help using guest accounts.
Guest Net IDs
- Guest Net IDs provide a higher level of service than guest accounts and can include access to the Library's e-resources.
- Scholars visiting the Library for an extended period of time may contact the University Librarian's office regarding sponsorship for a guest Net ID. Library IT Help Desk staff cannot help with such requests.
- Scholars visiting other academic units on campus should work with their sponsoring departments/colleges to obtain a guest Net ID if needed.