Residential Life
FAQ for a Quality Network Experience
PRIMARY CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
Q: 听Do all rooms have high-speed data connections?
A: 听Yes. Each room or apartment suite has wired (ethernet) jacks and WIFI service. In
addition, Masur, Madison, Ouachita and Bayou Village Suites have small computer labs.
Q: 听How do I connect to the WIFI Service?
础:听听From your WIFI capable device, look for the wireless network name for your respective
building, ex: 网曝门Dorms-BayouSuites-5G. This is a secured network and the password
is available from the ResLife office each semester. Internet capable gaming consoles
will currently work on the WIFI network, but we highly recommend that you connect
your gaming console to the ethernet jacks. The WIFI network is a shard network environment
by nature of the technology and therefore can experience fluctuations in responsiveness
as more user devices are connected.
Q: 听Why do I now see 2 WIFI SSIDs in my building?
A: 听As of Sept. 26, 2017, each residence hall has 2 SSIDs to separate the 2.4GHz & 5.8GHz
radio bands. 听If you have an older 2.4GHz device, you will only see the "-2G" option. 听The 5.8Ghz series devices support an option of听abgnac modes which may allow you to see both SSIDs. 听However, for the best experience please
attempt to use the "-5G" SSID option initially.
Q:听 I can't get my device to connect - what else should I try?
A: 听If you are experiencing a WIFI connection issue still, try to disable your device鈥檚
WIFI service/controller for a few minutes (or completely power off the device) and
then re-enable the service or re-power it.听 This will force your device to get a fresh
session.
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To report issues: 听Please make an effort to contact the University Information Technology (IT) Helpdesk
(see hours below). This will allow us to create a ticket with specific information
about your听experience - your device, location, problem details, etc that we may need to help
pinpoint issues.听
Please Note:听网曝门 IT does not service any function of the Warhawk Village complex. Contact the WVA Office during office hours at 318-386-8501 or the respective
RA on call after hours.
An example for positive ticket submittal: 听Sluggish LMS (Canvas) experience.听 We need to know these specific issues so we can ensure that other systems might
not be the culprit to a bad experience 鈥� the LMS as an example is hosted in the "Cloud"
by a partner company. 听Just because the LMS may be having an issue does not mean that
there is a WIFI problem in ResLife. This bad LMS experience could have been an unplanned
outage or disruption that we need to be aware of so we can check further. 听
Some common user resolvable issues can be reviewed below.
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Q: 听I am experiencing 鈥渓ow鈥� power mode on my devices.
A: 听All portable/mobile devices are factory configured to try to save the battery at all
cost. This unfortunately has the bad habit of turning down the power (some as much
as 75%) that a device鈥檚 wireless card uses. Although this helps saves battery power,
this also makes it harder for the wireless system to "hear" your device among all
the network chatter of other devices in the building. This in turn causes some of
the intermittent drop outs and slowness you might be experiencing. 听The adjustment
for this setting should be found within the network properties and/or power setting
for your device.
To test your device(s): If you are having issues, try plugging your device into its power charger and see
if it is more responsive after a minute or so. The devices usually go back to 100%
WIFI power while on external power.
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Q: Does system updates really matter?
A: 听Yes -听Always be sure to keep your device up-to-date with patches and new application
versions as they are made available via automated updates such with provided by Microsoft,
Apple, Samsung, etc. 听These patches often times include improvements for better performance
and most importantly the correction for security glitches.
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Q: What Network based devices are not allowed?
A.听Only ethernet switches are allowed in the residence halls. Wireless modems, extenders
or routers are not allowed and will be confiscated by the ResLife staff if connected
into the 网曝门 network. These consumer grade devices will cause interference with the
网曝门 managed WIFI system and therefore cause a bad experience for other Residents.
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Q: 听What happens if I have all my devices 鈥渙n.鈥�
A: 听Wireless is a shared resource so the more people that are trying to use it, the smaller
amount each person gets. Another way of putting it, if you are in a classroom of 100
people and everyone is trying to talk at the same time, it is hard to listen to just
your conversation. This is exactly how wireless works. Everyone鈥檚 devices are all
talking at the same time. The more devices you have on, the harder it is to obtain
clear signals (hear everyone) and communication slows down.
If you are not using certain wireless devices, please turn them off or at least turn off the wireless function if you are not using it. This will help
others that need to use wireless.
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Q: 听Why should I use the Ethernet/Data Jack in my room?
A: 听Each room has an Ethernet cable for each student. It is recommended that it is used
whenever you are taking tests/quizzes/etc鈥� It is a dedicated line that you do not
have to worry about 鈥榮haring鈥� with anyone else like wireless is. This should prevent
you from getting disconnected at a critical time such as during a test.
网曝门 Support Commitment
网曝门听Information Technology is constantly working to keep our network system running at full capacity in our
residence halls. Please feel free to contact Information Technology Helpdesk if you
are having any issues connecting and/or something you are trying to do is not working
like you expect/need it to. Our goal is for you to have a quality network experience
but that can only be fully realized when you engage our services to report incidents
that we can then troubleshoot.
Information Technology听Helpdesk contact methods:
Helpdesk | 318-342-3333 | Campus Ext. 3333 | Library #106
All other times: computersos.ulm.edu
