Every student has an individual network connection in his or her residence hall room. Newer notebook computers come with a built-in Ethernet networking adapter. To get onto the network, simply connect your computer to the data networking jack with a data cable. Once on the network, you can access (with your password) e-mail, the Internet, and other campus resources such as Hartwick's Web page, the Stevens-German Library, and Blackboard (eLearning and portal software). Problems or questions concerning the network can be called in to the Technology Resource Center (x4357).
Every faculty and staff member with an office also has a network connection. There is also at least one network connection in every classroom, with many classrooms having enough network connections so that each student can attach his/her notebook to the network. Hartwick's goal is to continue to add more completely networked classrooms as well as increase network bandwidth to meet our academic mission.
Wireless networking is also important on campus. Below is a list of public areas where wireless networking is available:
Locations of Wireless Access Points & Service Available
Academic Areas
Anderson Center For The Arts: Theater and 2nd floor 802.11b/g
Bresee Hall: 208/209 and 3rd floor 802.11b/g
Clark Hall: 1st floor & 3rd floor (329) 802.11b/g
Golisano Hall: All floors 802.11a/b/g
Johnstone Science Center: Atrium and 3rd floor 802.11b/g
Library: 2nd, 4th & 5th floors 802.11b/g
Administrative Areas
Bresee Hall: Admissions Area (including Larson Lounge) 802.11b/g
Residential & Student Life Areas
Dewar Union: Stack Lounge & 3rd floor by Bookstore 802.11b/g, Commons 802.11b
67 & 71 West Street 802.11 a/b/g
Hilltop House: 1st floor lounge, 3rd floor lounge 802.11 a/b/g
Holmes Hall: 2nd floor lounge, 3rd floor lounge 802.11 a/b/g
Leitzell Hall: 1st floor lounge, 3rd floor 802.11 a/b/g
Oyaron House: 1st floor lounge, 3rd floor lounge 802.11 a/b/g
Saxton Hall: 1st floor lounge, 3rd floor lounge 802.11 a/b/g
Smith Halls: 1st floor lounge, 2nd floor lounge 802.11 a/b/g
Townhouses: A4, 2nd floor; B3, 2nd floor; C2, 2nd floor; D3, 2nd floor 802.11 a/b/g
Van Ess Hall: 1st floor lounge 802.11 a/b/g
Note: Thinking about installing your own wireless access points, routers, or game hardware on Hartwick's network? Please be aware that these devices must be able to run Sygate Secure Enterprise if they are to gain access to network resources. If you have questions about Sygate and what devices can attach to the network, please contact the Technology Resource Center at x4357.
And Now Some Network Details
The Hartwick Network is an Ethernet network, with an Ethernet Gigabit backbone. That means that each building is connected with a high-speed (1 gigabit) fiber optic connection. In each building there is a "wiring closet," where the fiber optic backbone is converted into 100baseT Ethernet which uses copper wire to bring 10/100 Mbit speeds to every notebook or desktop computer on campus. The end result of Hartwick's network is that every computer on our campus can talk to every other computer, including the Internet. We are using the TCP/IP networking protocol on campus, which is the universal language of the Internet.
