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ResNet Registration

Policies & Information

Access to and use of networking resources at New York University (NYU) are privileges extended to members of the NYU Community.

Limitations

  • Your residence hall connection is for the use of the account holder or account holders in the case of roommates. Under no circumstance will you allow other individuals to access NYU-NET via your account. Furthermore, you must agree that you will not provide to others network access services residing on your computer system via your residence hall connection. You are not to give out accounts on your computer via this connection to NYU's network. Any computer connected via a residence hall is for client use only.
  • NYU ResNet, like all of NYU-NET, is bound by the ITS Network Operating Principles. Specifically, you cannot install wireless or wired routers (Airport Base Stations, Linksys, etc.), hardware firewalls, or any other type of hardware on the network.
  • You are not to run any services (i.e., FTP services, listservers, publish files via generic file services, etc.) via this residence hall connection except http servers.
  • This connection is not for commercial use (including, but not limited to nonprofit services that are not University sponsored).
  • The Policy on the Responsible Use of NYU Computers and Data also applies to residence hall connections.

By completing your ResNet registration you have agreed to these limitations in addition to those outlined in the above-referenced policies.

Before You Register

Before you register your computer, you must complete the pre-registration configuration steps described below. You will not be able to successfully register for ResNet until you complete these configuration steps. Click on the tab below for your operating system. You can also download the instructions in PDF format: Mac OS X, Windows 7 & Vista, or Windows XP.

Mac OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard, & Lion »

 

Note: Leave your Ethernet cable unplugged until instructed to connect it. The Ethernet data jack is usually the lower jack.

  1. Open System Preferences from the Apple menu, click Network, and then select Built-in Ethernet. Enter the following:
    • Location: Select Automatic if this computer willstay in one location, or select Edit Location if you connect to the Internet from multiple locations.
    • Configure: Select Using DHCP.
    • Leave the DNS Servers textbox empty.
    • Search Domains: Type nyu.edu.
  2. At the bottom of the screen, click the Advanced... button. In the Ethernet (or Hardware in Lion) tab, set Configure to Automatically. Click OK, then click Apply.
  3. Plug one end of your Ethernet cable into your room's Ethernet data jack and the other end into your computer's Ethernet port. The Ethernet data jack is usually the lower jack; the upper jack is your phone line.
  4. If you are prompted to do so, restart your computer, then launch a web browser. Go to the NYU-NET Computer Registration site at computer.registration.nyu.edu and follow the online instructions.
Windows 7 & Vista »

 

  1. Click Start > Network (or Start > Control Panel > Network and Internet).
  2. In the Network window that opens, click Network & Sharing Center, then select Change advanced sharing settings located on the left sidebar.
  3. Check the radio button next to Turn on network discovery, then click Save Changes. (In Windows Vista, under Sharing and Discovery, check the box next to Turn on network discovery, then click Apply).
  4. In Windows Vista, click Manage Network Connections. In Windows 7, click Change adapter settings.
  5. Right-click Local area connection, then click Properties.
  6. Under Network, find Local Area Connection and click View Status.
  7. Select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and click Properties.
  8. Select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
  9. Click Advanced... and enter the following:
    • IP Settings tab: ensure DHCP Enabled appears under IP Addresses.
    • DNS tab: Select Append these DNS suffixes (in order), then click Add. In the textbox that opens, type nyu.edu and click Add.
  10. Make sure that Register this connection's address in DNS and Use this connection's DNS suffix in the DNS registration are enabled, then click OK.
  11. Click OK to close the Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) window, then click OK to close any remaining Control Panel windows.
  12. If you are prompted to do so, restart your computer, then launch a web browser. Go to the NYU-NET Computer Registration page at computer.registration.nyu.edu and follow the online instructions.
Windows XP »

 

  1. In the Start Menu, click Start > Control Panel (or Start > Settings > Control Panel), then choose Network Connections.
  2. Right-click Local Area Connection and click Properties. In the Local Area Connection Properties window, locate and select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP), then click the Properties button.
  3. Click General, then select Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically.
  4. Click the Advanced... button.
  5. In the Advanced TCP/IP Settings window, enter the following information:
    • IP Settings tab: DHCP Enabled should appear in IP Address.
    • DNS tab: Enable Append these DNS suffixes (in order) by selecting it, then  clicking Add. In the textbox that opens,  type nyu.edu and click Add.
  6. Make sure Register this connection's address in DNS and Use this connection's DNS suffix in the DNS registration are enabled.
  7. Return to the Control Panel, then open Internet Options and click the Connections tab. If anything appears in the Dial-up... textbox, select the Never dial a connection option below the textbox.
  8. Click LAN Settings. In the window that opens, enable Automatically detect settings. Make sure Use automatic configuration... and Use a proxy server... are unchecked.
  9. Click OK in both the LAN Settings and Internet Properties windows to close all open windows.
  10. Plug one end of your Ethernet cable into your room's Ethernet data jack and the other end into your computer's Ethernet port. The Ethernet data jack is usually the lower jack; the upper jack is your phone line.
  11. If you are prompted to do so, restart your computer, open your browser, go to the NYU-NET Computer Registration site at computer.registration.nyu.edu and follow the online instructions.

Registration Instructions

To register, plug the computer you wish to register into a ResNet jack and go to the NYU-NET Registration system (http://computer.registration.nyu.edu). Click the Register button and follow the instructions to register your machine. Repeat these steps on a second computer, if desired.

If you have already registered two computers for ResNet and wish to register a new computer, you will need to de-register one of the previously registered computers. To do so, plug your new computer into a ResNet jack, log into the NYU-NET Registration system (http://computer.registration.nyu.edu) and select the computer you wish to remove in the De-Register section. Once you have successfully de-registered, you may then repeat the steps above to register the new computer.


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Page last reviewed: February 22, 2013