---
type: source
title: "URZ: Technical Infrastructure for Student Residences"
tags: [network, student-housing, connectivity]
related: [student-residences-network, captive-portal, network-security-zone, automatic-network-exclusion]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_technische_infrastruktur_studierendenwohnheime.md"]
---

# URZ: Technical Infrastructure for Student Residences

This source documents the internet and network connectivity provided by the [[universitatsrechenzentrum-urz]] for student residences operated by the [[studierendenwerk]].

## Key Provisions
- **Coverage**: Internet access is provided to five residences: Fleischerwiese, Geschwister-Scholl-Straße, Hans-Beimler-Straße, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße, and Makarenkostraße 47.
- **Connectivity**: Every room has a wired LAN connection. WLAN is specifically available at Fleischerwiese, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße, and Makarenkostraße 47.
- **Authentication**: Access to the internet requires an activated [[zentraler-nutzeraccount]] and authentication via a [[captive-portal]].
- **Network Configuration**: Devices must be configured to obtain IP addresses automatically via DHCP.

## Access Levels
- **Internet**: Accessible via the Captive Portal.
- **Intranet**: Requires a VPN connection.
- **Online Publications**: Accessible via [[shibboleth]] (often without needing a VPN).

## Security and Stability
- **Security Zone**: Residences are placed in a dedicated [[network-security-zone]] protected by a central firewall.
- **Stability**: Systems that disrupt the network are subject to [[automatic-network-exclusion]] for 24 hours.
- **Exemptions**: The [[ums]] and [[groupware]] ticket system are accessible without authentication to allow for account management and error reporting.

## Support
- **Reporting**: Disruptions must be reported via the [[groupware]] ticket system.
- **Support Hours**: 
    - Mon-Thu: 08:30-15:30
    - Fri: 08:30-11:30
- **Hotline**: Extension 1420.
