Networking Services
| Regular Network Hours | |
| Sunday: | Noon - 6:00pm |
| Monday - Thursday: | 7:00am - 10:00pm |
| Friday: | 7:00am - 6:00pm |
| Saturday | 8:00am - 2:00pm |
All University holidays | |
| When the University is closed a network technician is on-call 8:00am - 4:00pm Please leave a message at the
Computer Center Help Desk Not sure it's a holiday? Check the calendar at https://www.usi.edu/webservices/calendar | |
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The Local Area Network (LAN) at the University of Southern Indiana has undergone quite a few changes. The number of defined users on the LAN has grown to exceed 46,570 including faculty, staff, students, retirees and alumni. These users access a variety of servers that include Novell Netware, Windows, and Unix/Linux operating systems.
The Netware servers provide applications for word processing, spreadsheets, database, communications, and statistical analysis, among others. Several very specialized applications run on the Novell servers for specific departments. Running applications across the LAN helps to effectively share information and requests. Using the LAN to share expensive laser and color laser printers and digital copiers makes those resources available to an entire department, or even to the entire campus.
The Windows servers provide Internet applications and e-mail, as well as specialized departmental applications. Our homepage http://www.usi.edu/ provides the University a presence on the World Wide Web. Prospective students and their families can obtain information about USI, explore class offerings and requirements for admission or financial aid, and initiate contact with departments via electronic mail (e-mail). Credit classes defy distance as Web servers and list servers make the drive to campus a thing of the past for an increasing number of students. As the scope and ease of the Web continues to be demonstrated, more instructors and professors incorporate the Internet into daily classes. Their Web pages may list a class syllabus, assignments, and test dates in addition to providing electronic links to additional Web sites which students may find helpful or interesting.
There are many departmental applications running on Windows servers. Central Scheduling copes with room and event scheduling requirements using CEO Scheduler Plus. Residence Life manages student housing with Housing Information System software. The Physical Plant maintains their work order system with ACT1000.
An email server running Microsoft Exchange hosts mailboxes for all faculty and staff. This software along with the Outlook client provides an easy way to manage email, calendar, tasks and contacts. We also use the public folders for shared data. Some departments have taken advantage of the electronic forms available with Microsoft Exchange. Microsoft Exchange also offers a web-based email so that our users can access their email and calendars from any computer with internet access.
The Unix/Linux servers provide student e-mail which allows students to post their own home pages on the Internet. Unix servers are the foundation for the library system Endeavor. Management and statistical data is collected and analyzed with applications running on Linux servers.
The LAN is linked with intelligent switches. Fiber optic cabling runs through the steam tunnels beneath the campus to connect the hubs in the buildings together. The main switches have multiple adapters to which all fibers are connected. This is considered the LAN backbone. Also attached to these switches are most of the file servers mentioned above.
All of the switches located in various buildings communicate back to the Orr Center with the Gigabit Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet is capable of 10 Gigabit per second maximum transfer rate. This increased speed allows voice and video to also be transmitted across the LAN.
New installations of networking hardware and workstations are primarily 100M Ethernet. The Ethernet switches are connected with Gigabit to the backbone. Routers provide the Ethernet connections to various LAN segments. We have also placed a firewall and router to connect the backbone to the Internet.
Ethernet connections are available to students in the on-campus University housing. Students can connect their Ethernet adapter or a wireless card in their personal computer to the network for research, personal communications and entertainment. Connectivity is at the ratio of "1 port per pillow"; each student has an available connection.
The University now offers wireless internet access in all of the main buildings on campus and outdoors in the campus courtyards. A wireless network interface card (NIC) is required. Any model of card will work, but Cisco brand is recommended. If students do not have their own wireless network card, one can be checked out at the Library.
Wireless Student Access: Wireless access points have been placed in the student housing apartments as well as the dorms. Students may use their own laptop computers to surf the web while in these buildings and outdoors around the buildings.
Wireless Faculty/Staff Access: Wireless access is available in Carter Hall (University Center) for conferences and presentations on the campus network, separate and secure from student access. With this access, a presenter may access network resources as if they were in their office.
If you should have any questions regarding these services, please contact our Help Desk at (812) 465-1080 or contact us via email.
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