To connect personal equipment to our building network (using ethernet cables or using wireless), you must do the following:
- Ensure your equipment has all malware removed and is running up-to-date virus/malware protection software. You may purchase your own, or at no cost to you make use of the university-provided automatically-updating Sophos Anti-Virus.
- Configure your equipment to obtain a network address automatically (via DHCP). Most equipment is configured this way by default.
- Have us register your network interface MAC addresses (all equipment has these—the term “MAC” does not refer to Macintosh) with our DHCP server. Note that you may have multiple MAC addresses (for example, one for your LAN connection, one for your wireless connection). See below on how to obtain your addresses, then send the information to the computer support staff. (If you are unable to determine the necessary information, then we will be happy to inspect your equipment ourselves. Please contact us to arrange a time.) If you register equipment and we have a previous record then we will replace the old MAC addresses with your new MAC addresses in case you indicate otherwise.
Registering for rest of campus
To use personal equipment in areas of campus controlled by UITS, which includes the student union, the campus library, and the ILC, you'll need to register it with UITS.
- Students: you can do this via Student Link.
- Faculty, Visitors, and Staff: you must ask us to register your equipment with UITS on your behalf. In your request, include the same MAC address information discussed below.
How to obtain your MAC addresses:
Microsoft Windows
Open a DOS prompt and use the command
ipconfig /all. As in the screenshot below,
look for Physical Address on your LAN and/or wireless adapter,
but ignore the PPP (dial-up) adapter if there is one.
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Linux and Mac OS X
Use the command
ifconfig or /sbin/ifconfig. As in the screenshot below,
look for HWaddr on your LAN (often eth0 or en0) and/or
wireless (often wlan0 or ath0) adapter.
(Click image to enlarge.)
