- Campusnet: Internet facilities for campus residents and ITC hotelShort link for this page: utwente.nl/campusnet. Information about internet facilities for campus residents and the ITC hotel tenants. All information below is for students, employees and externals (with x-account), unless stated otherwise. Maintenance and failures For (scheduled) maintenance and failure of all UT internet services, as well as educational systems see utwente.nl/status (login with UT account required). September 2024: Important changes for Campus053/Plaza residents who use an UT-account As of 7 October 2024, changes will take effect for the UT Campusnet internet facilities at Plaza. The current LISA Campusnet IT support will cease to exist and the current UT network facilities will be dismantled. The support for the new Plaza network facilities and related IT topics will be taken over by Ittdesk and Plaza. Due to this change in support and facilities the current need and usage of UT X-accounts will cease to exist. Plaza will provide residents with new ways of connecting/logging in to the Plaza PPSK
- Cyber Safety and incident reportingComputers are constantly attacked by viruses, spam, etc. The users are constantly attacked by spam, phishing mail and sites. To be protected against this, LISA provides IT security service. LISA offers support in the field of 'incident response'. Incidents can be reported to the Computer Emergency Response Team - University of Twente (CERT-UT). LISA provides advice in the field of computer security and offers support to project managers to ensure that projects yield safe results. LISA employs a Responsible Disclosure policy for reporting and tracking vulnerabilities in systems and applications used by the University. In addition, LISA deploys tools and resources to optimize the security of the university. Visit the website Cyber Safety @ UT Open Cyber Safety website Requests/reporting Incidents can be reported to CERT-UT. Vulnerabilities can be reported in accordance with the Responsible Disclosure policy. Delivery Reports will be dealt with as soon as possible. Support For support and information, use the Cyber
- EduVPN connectionShort link for this page: utwente.nl/vpn. Virtual Private Networking (VPN) is used to set up a virtual network connection across another physical network connection. In this case, that involves setting up a VPN connection to the University of Twente, so that you will acquire an IP address starting with 130.89, even if your Internet Service Provider is not the same as that of the University of Twente. With this VPN connection, you will get both an IPv4 and IPv6 UT address. All network traffic from your device will go through the network of the University of Twente. Second case is setting up a secure internet VPN connection. You will get both an IPv4 and IPv6 address from SURFnet. All network traffic from your device will go through the network of the SURFnet. Description De UT makes use of EduVPN of SURF There are 2 types of connections possible: Secure Internet: Encrypted internet connection. i.e. for use in the train or hotel. Pay attention! You will not receive a UT IP address. So there is no access to UT systems
- Network - general information about wired and wireless networksFor staff, students, guests and companies The UT offers both a wired and a wireless network for use by students, staff, guests and companies established on campus. Before you can use the fixed network, though, you will have to register your workstation. Registering your computer Wired network registration UT staff and students can make use of the wired network. Employee computers are registered automatically, others will have to arrange the registration themselves using the Self Registration Network (SRN) tool. This allows us to keep track of wired network usage for security reasons. Commercial connection registration Companies located on campus can request access by way of a Local Loop connection. Types of network Wired network All University buildings and student accommodation on campus are fitted with network jacks you can connect your PC to. If no network connection can be established, you can phone the Service Desk ICT to activate it. Wireless network (eduroam) Eduroam is the University of Twente wireless
- Off-campus accessWhen on campus, access to sources the University of Twente is subscribed to (e.g. journals, book-collections, databases and platforms) will be provided automatically based on IP-address when using Eduroam or UTnet (UT fixed network). This access will not work when off-campus, as you will not be recognized as a UT member. To access content the University of Twente is subscribed to from anywhere in the world as a UT student or employee, please consult the options below. Please note that an EduVPN-connection (UT-standard) is not sufficient to get access to paid content, and that clearing browser cache (cookies and history) is sometimes necessary when access is not granted. Get access via the University Library website Databases A-Z and FindUT both make use of automatic authentication for staff/students. Visit FindUT Tips & Tricks for search tips. Install the Lean Library Plug-in The Lean Library Plug-in (download) is available for Edge, Opera, Firefox, Chrome and Safari (MacOS 10.15 or higher). Once installed, this
- Rules en policy for internet useFor policy and legislation, please see: https://www.utwente.nl/en/cyber-safety/cybersafety/legislation/
- Wired Network
- Commercial Connection (Local Loop)
- Determine and register your MAC address (SRN)
- Glass Fibre Connection - FTTH - campus residents
- IPv6 on Campus
- Wireless Network
- Eduroam guest access (EVA)
- Eduroam settings with UT account
- Guest network 'Enschede Stad van nu'
- Wireless network 'UThings' for smart devices