Sterling College

Current Network Access Regulations

Residence Hall Network Access

The service includes direct access to your Sterling College e-mail account via the campus Ethernet network, without any of the hassles associated with dial-up accounts. This means that you can access your e-mail without involving off-campus ISPs or systems, providing faster, more secure e-mail. The service also includes high-speed Internet access. There is an Ethernet port in each room in Evans Hall and Kilbourn Hall, while Campbell Hall and McCreery Hall are both wireless. There is no separate fee for connection to the campus network from the residence halls; the service is available to residents at no extra charge.

To connect to the Sterling College network, students will need to either purchase a computer with a network interface card (NIC) already installed or buy a NIC and install it. The Sterling College Bookstore sells both 10/100Mb Ethernet NICs and wireless NICs for laptops and desktops. On a first-come, first-served basis, Campus Computing will install, at no charge, NICs purchased from the Bookstore.

Every computer that is going to be connected to the Sterling College network must be scanned for viruses and patched with the latest Critical Updates by Campus Computing. Your computer will not be allowed onto the Sterling College network until this is done.

During Orientation, Campus Computing will have a locked room and a student worker in each residence hall. As part of your Room Check-In, your Resident Assistant (RA) will let you know where to take your computer so it can be scanned.

Sterling College Campus Computing requires that your computer be up to at least the following standards before it may run on the Sterling College network. Network connections to computers not meeting these requirements will not be supported by Sterling College Campus Computing.

SC Student Computer Hardware Requirements