The Network
How UK University networks work
The campus network connects to the national Joint Academic Network (JANET), the UK’s highly advanced education and research network. JANET is our route to the Internet.
The Campus Network
The University network extends to Halls of Residence. Almost all study-bedrooms have docking points, and there are PC clusters in three Halls.
Limitations
Most users will not notice any difference from using the Internet anywhere else. However please be aware that:
- Certain kinds of network activity are not possible; video chat is one example; network gaming is another. This is so that academic activities are not slowed down by excessive ‘leisure’ traffic.
- ISS takes care to protect the network and its users from the threats of the wider Internet. This concern for security requires use of VPN and proxies (described later), and may occasionally restrict activities.
- You are subject to the University’s Rules of Use when using the network, and JANET also imposes its own Conditions of Use.
- When using your own computer on the campus network, you are still subject to these limitations because you are using University facilities (i.e. the network, the servers).
More about the Campus Network
Although the network is the most important part of the IT infrastructure that ISS provides, most people don't need (or want!) to know much about it. However if you do need more technical information, ISS's Network Team provide an excellent website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/iss/netcomms/