The campus network
Your campus and world-wide connection
Note: Comcast is the Internet Service Provider for the Alexander Street and Millstone apartments; residents should contact Comcast for service.
Residents of all other Graduate housing complexes receive wired and wireless access to Dormnet, the Princeton University residential network. With Dormnet, you have access to:
- The Internet and a wealth of academic resources, such as course web sites and online library catalogs.
- High-speed printers in or near every dorm.
- 5 GB of personal, backed up, network-attached storage space.
Connecting to Dormnet
To connect to Dormnet, your computer will need an Ethernet card, and a cable or an 802.11b or 802.11g compatible wireless adapter. Ethernet cables will be available on campus at the OIT Solutions Center in the Frist Campus Center.
Register your computer
You will also need to register your computer with Princeton University’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) by providing basic information about your computer in an online system called the OIT Host Database. SCI computers are preregistered. If you have a non-SCI computer, we recommend you register your computer from home before you come to campus. (If you don't register from home, don't worry, you will be able to register when you arrive, using the same Dormnet page.)
The Dormnet community
As a member of a campus-wide network, you are responsible for protecting your computer with reliable antivirus software and timely security updates. An infected or compromised computer can affect the entire network.
Use the following guidelines for keeping your computer safe and for helping maintain a high-performing network.
- Protect your computer and the network.
Download Princeton University’s site-licensed McAfee VirusScan software and keep your computer up to date with the latest patches and antivirus definitions. - Help keep network traffice flowing.
Programs that generate excessive network traffic slow the network and affect everyone on it. Examples are peer-to-peer file sharing applications and certain multi-player games. - Avoid devices that operate in the 2.4GHz frequency range.
Devices that use signals in the 2.4GHz frequency range can disrupt the wireless network service and include cordless phones, walkie-talkies, and consumer-model wireless network access points and routers. Network Address Translators (NATs) are also not recommended nor supported for use on Dormnet. - Respect copyright.
Networks make it possible to transmit digital copies of things like music, images, TV shows, and movies. It is usually illegal to share copyrighted materials permission. If you share copyrighted material illegally, you are subject to legal and University disciplinary action, so don’t do it! - Know and respect University computing policies.
Become familiar with, and comply with, the University’s policies for using Dormnet and other information technology resources.