Roaming is currently restricted to members of staff using University-owned portable computers with an approved ethernet adapter and a current electrical safety certificate, blah, blah . Note, that as long as the Campus Network consists of mixed Cat5 and Thin Net, you are likely to need an ethernet adapter with both UTP and BNC connectors, often called a combo card. In order for roaming to be enabled in a particular segment of the network, the person who controls that segment must give permission. In order for roaming to work, your computer must be registered with the Computing Service and must be configured to obtain its IP address and other networking details from the Computing Service's DHCP server. For many people, this will already be the case and the only change you will need to make is to ask your Unit's USCS Technical Contact to register the computer as mobile.
Technical contacts can find further details here .
This information is intended for experienced users who are able and authorised to change the network settings on their computer. If you don't fall into this category, please consult your unit's IT Technical Support . Configure your computer to use DHCP on its Local Area Network settings. A detailed description is given below for workstations running supported operating systems. Note that for many people whose computers are already set up to get an IP address from the USCS DHCP server, no additional changes will be required once they have been registered for roaming.