Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) requirements

On campus? Bring the right equipment to study.

Personal electronic device guidelines
You’ll need personal electronic devices to enhance your learning, participate in class and study in your own time. This includes a laptop, headphones, smartphone, and battery pack (power bank). It’s your responsibility to keep your devices up-to-date and maintained.

Note: UTS College Service Desk can only support applications and services the College provides. Any of your own hardware and software such as laptops, mobile devices, operating systems and non-College apps are your responsibility to maintain and update.

Check what Service Desk does/doesn't support >

BYOD requirements

Make sure your devices are suitable to carry around campus:

Laptop

You need a laptop to complete your studies with us. Check the hardware and software requirements table to make sure your laptop meets the specifications for your course.

Smartphone

You need a compatible smartphone to access UTS College systems. Check the smartphone requirements table below to make sure your smartphone is set up correctly.

Battery life

We recommend you bring a battery pack (power bank) to ensure your laptop, headphones and phone are charged up at all times. There are also charging stations around campus but these are not available in classrooms.

Headphones

Headphones are required to limit noise. These can be wired or wireless. Wireless headphones should have a minimum 10 hours between charges.

Size and weight

Make sure your devices are a practical size and weight to carry around all day. We recommend a maximum weight of 2kg.

Wi-Fi

UTS College students can access free UTS College Wi-Fi while on campus.

Hardware and software requirements

Choose your program for specific requirements:

Animation Production

Business

Communication

Design & Architecture

Engineering

English Language

Information Technology

Science

Cambridge International AS and A Levels

UTS Foundation Studies

Selecting the right devices for your course

You must have portable devices that meet the minimum requirements for your course and are compatible with UTS College’s systems. This includes a laptop, headphones, your mobile phone and battery pack (power bank). See the table below to check your laptop’s hardware and software requirements that best suit your course.

Compatible for computer hardware	Business, Communication, English Language, Information Technology, Science, Cambridge International AS and A Levels, UTS Foundation Studies	Animation Production, Design & Architecture, Engineering
CPU	Intel or AMD with 64-bit Support (Windows) ARM M series processor (Apple)	Intel or AMD with 64-bit Support (Windows) ARM M series processor (Apple)
Memory	8GB	16 GB or greater
Storage	256 GB SSD	256 GB SSD or greater
Screen	13” or larger and resolution at least 1920 x 1080	13” or larger and resolution at least 1920 x 1080
USB port	3.0	3.0
Wi-Fi	Integrated 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz	Integrated 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
Webcam	(USB or Integrated)	(USB or Integrated)
Graphics card	Integrated with shared memory	For Windows: GPU with DirectX 12 support and at least 4GB of dedicated GPU memory For MAC: GPU with Metal support and at least 4GB of dedicated GPU memory
Sound	Headphones with microphone and\or in-built microphone and speakers	Headphones with microphone and\or in-built microphone and speakers
Operating system	Windows version support by Microsoft or Mac OS version supported by Apple	Windows version support by Microsoft or Mac OS version supported by Apple
Browser	Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari	Chrome, Edge, Firefox or Safari
Latest version of Lockdown Browser	Set up Lockdown Browser Guide	Set up Lockdown Browser Guide
Canvas supported browser	Check browser	Check browser
Security	The device must have appropriate and up-to-date anti-virus and latest Operating System security patches installed.	The device must have appropriate and up-to-date anti-virus and latest Operating System security patches installed.
Smartphone and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)	Read our FAQs page to access UTS College systems that have MFA. See Smartphone requirements section below	Read our FAQs page to access UTS College systems that have MFA. See Smartphone requirements section below

Please note that mobile phones and tablets are not suitable to use on their own for self-study, online resources or exams. You must also bring your laptop (along with your headphones and battery pack) to campus.

Smartphone Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Mobile operating systems supported for MFA at UTS College:

UTS College systems use Multi-Factor Authentication to protect you from cybercrime. You will need a smartphone with an operating system that is supported by our identity provider, Okta, to respond to multi factor requests. Click here to check you have the right operating system to download the Okta Verify app. The current minimum versions are provided on the OKTA website.

Operating system	Supported platforms, browsers and operating systems	Supported platforms for Okta Verify
Android iOS iPadOS MacOS / Mac OS / OS X Windows	Click here to check	Click here to check

For more information

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