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Wi-Fi Information

The City of Newport provides free Wi-Fi connections at the following locations.

Connectivity Information

All Wi-Fi connections are open and unencrypted. There is no wireless security provided on these connections. They are provided as a convenience for visitors and residents to use at their own risk. Users are strongly encouraged to have the following security measures in place on their own personal computing device(s).

  • Anti-virus
    • Install an anti-virus program and keep it up to date.
  • Firewall
    • Use of personal firewall software on a laptop can reduce the risk of virus infection.
  • Spyware/Malware protection
    • Install Spyware protection and keep it current.
  • Install the Latest Security Patches
    • Download and install the latest security patches for your computer.
    • Install patches for the Operating System
    • Install patches for applications, e.g. Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash

Wireless hotspots are situated behind a firewall with the following standard ports open.

Web

http (80)

https (443)

FTP (21)

Email

IMAP4 (143)

IMAPS (993)

POP3 (110)

POP3S (995)

SMTP (25)

Chat/IM

AOL IM

MSN Live

Google Chat

Yahoo IM

The City has no provision for supporting or configuring private computers.