Connect to the network in IUB or IUPUI campus housing

• University account
• Wireless connections
• Wired (Ethernet) connections
  • Before you can make a wired connection
  • Equipment you need
  • Notes about access points
• Get help
• Further information

University account

You need a University account before you can connect to the IU network. If you are a student, you receive that account when you create your first computing accounts, or during orientation. If you are a visiting scholar or faculty member, make arrangements with your sponsoring department for a University account.

Wireless connections

Wired (Ethernet) connections

Before you can make a wired connection

Equipment you need

• Your device will need a 10BASE-T or faster Ethernet adapter or card to connect to the IU network. Your laptop or desktop may have an Ethernet card installed; an 8-pin Ethernet port will look similar to the following:
  
  RJ45 Ethernet port
• You will also need a network cable:
  • IU Bloomington: In Briscoe, Collins Edmondson, Collins Cravens, Spruce Hall, 3rd & Union, Tulip Tree apartments, Wells Quadrangle, Read, Forest, Foster, Hillcrest, McNutt, Teter, and Union Street Center, you will need to provide your own standard Cat 5 or Cat 6 Ethernet straight-through patch cord. In all other campus housing, you will find an IU proprietary Ethernet crossover cable attached to the wall data jack.

    Campus View uses both standard Ethernet cables and IU wall cables, depending on the location. If connecting to an in-room access point, use a standard straight-through patch cord. If connecting to a wall jack, use the IU proprietary crossover cable provided.

  • IUPUI: In Ball Residence Hall, the Campus Apartments on the Riverwalk, North Hall, and the Tower, use a commercial Ethernet cable.

  Purchase a standard Cat 5 or Cat 6 Ethernet straight-through patch cord at any electronics store.

Get help

If you are having problems connecting your computer, contact the Support Center. If necessary, Support Center staff will forward information about the problem to TCC consultants, who can do the following, as needed:

• Install appropriate vendor-supplied Ethernet card drivers compatible with your supported operating system. You must have your Ethernet card already installed before the consultant arrives.
• Check the data jack to make sure it's working.
• If only one of the two room data jacks is working, temporarily provide an Ethernet hub for the second computer, until the other jack can be activated.

TCC consultants will not do the following:

• Install hardware or assist you with installing your own hardware. This includes scanners, printers, CD or DVD drives and burners, sound cards, graphics cards, or any peripherals.
• Provide a hub to connect multiple computers within your on-campus residence. They will help you configure a hub you supply, but it must meet IU's IT policies. For more, see Connect multiple computers to a single data jack in IUB or IUPUI campus housing.
• Install/upgrade operating systems, or install/upgrade any applications, including the Microsoft Office Suite. For this type of assistance, contact your campus Support Center. For more, see Recommended Windows operating systems at IU.

  The only exception is that consultants will provide in-room service to assist you in installing communications software (for example, SSH Secure Shell, MacSFTP), web browsers, security software, and service packs insofar as this facilitates your connection to the IU network.

Further information

• At IUB, once you are connected to the network, you can print from your campus housing residence to your Residential Technology Center's (RTC's) network printer.
• Use a surge protector to protect your computer, printer, peripherals, and other electronic equipment from power surges.