In IUB or IUPUI campus housing, how do I connect to the network?
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Network ID
You need an IU Network ID before you can connect to the IU network. If you are a student, you will receive your Network ID 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 Network ID.
Wireless connections
Connect your device to the IU Secure wireless network, if it is available.
If IU Secure is not available, and you want to configure your own wireless access point, see At IUB, if my campus residence does not yet have IU Secure wireless network access, how do I configure a wireless access point?
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, Read Beck and Read Clark, Spruce Hall, 3rd & Union, Tulip Tree apartments, Wells Quadrangle, 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 room. In the back bedroom, use a standard Ethernet cable; use an IU wall cable in all other rooms.
- IUPUI: In Ball Residence Hall, the Campus Apartments on the Riverwalk, North Hall, and the Tower, use a commercial Ethernet cable.
- IU Bloomington: In Briscoe, Collins, Read Beck and Read Clark, Spruce Hall, 3rd & Union, Tulip Tree apartments, Wells Quadrangle, 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, Forest, Mason, Union Street at IUB, and North Hall at IUPUI: For 103H access points, plug a straight-through cable into the E1 port; see image below. The other ports are inactive.
Straight-through cables are available at the front desk or from local retailers. If you want to use a wired connection in a room that doesn't have a 103H access point, you will need an IU wall cable.
103H access point - Hillcrest and Collins Living-Learning Center at
IUB: For AP-93H access points, plug a straight-through cable into the ENET1 port; see image below. The pass-through port doesn't work.
AP-93H access point - University Tower at IUPUI: For AP-93H access points, use the ENET1-4 ports; see image above. The pass-through port doesn't work.
Getting 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 In IUB and IUPUI campus housing, may I connect multiple computers to the campus network?
- Install/upgrade operating systems, or install/upgrade any applications, including the Microsoft Office Suite. For this type of assistance, the IUB UITS Support Center provides a fee-based carry-in service. For more, see IUB Carry-in Consulting services and pricing and Recommended Windows operating systems at IU.
The only exception is that consultants will provide in-room service to assist you in installing communications software (e.g., 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; see either How do I connect my Windows computer or tablet to the printers in the STCs and RTCs using the IU Print BYOD Package? or How do I connect my Mac OS X computer to the printers in the STCs and RTCs using the IU Print BYOD Package?
- Use a surge protector to protect your computer, printer, peripherals, and other electronic equipment from power surges.
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Last modified on 2017-10-05 12:01:13.
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