ITS now offering best effort support for AR/VR devices

The worlds of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Extended Reality (XR) are rapidly evolving, especially in their applications to medical education, clinical training, and research. 

ITS is pleased to offer best effort support for WCM faculty, students, and staff who wish to connect their personal AR/VR/XR devices to the network. We are committed to further exploring this field in order to expand our support offerings in the future. Learn more on our AR/VR service catalog page.

Ready to connect? Complete an AR/VR Headset Registration Request.

What kind of support is available? 

• Best effort assistance in the use of the AppleVision Pro, Meta Quest Pro, and Meta Quest 2
• Guidance on how to connect a device to an available WCM network, and the best locations on campus to use them 
• Guidance on AR/VR security best practices 

What networks can I connect an AR/VR device to?

• Students, staff, and faculty who wish to connect an AR/VR device to the Apollo wi-fi network can do so at no additional cost.  
• WCM faculty and staff who would like to connect an AR/VR device to the WCMC network will be required to register (i.e. tag) their device. Fees for Non-Standard Devices: IoT Devices apply.