NAC Initiative

This initiative is an effort by IT to further secure your internet experience and the UMass Lowell network. We call this initiative NAC (Network Admission Control), which will be in full effect starting April 19, 2023. 

Some Devices on campus require a physical, wired connection to the network. While many will be configured by a manger on campus, personally or individually managed devices (i.e. the computer you use at your desk or office) will need to be registered on the My Devices Portal in order to access the internet.

Please be advised this will NOT affect your Wi-Fi connection of any device currently using Eduroam to access the internet. If you have questions regarding your Wi-Fi connection, please refer to our Connecting to Wi-Fi page.

For directions on how to register your device, including information on how to find the MAC address on your device in order to register, you can use the links below:

My Devices Portal*
*This link is only available on campus or when using the VPN.

MAC Address and Instructions