To ensure proper voice quality and 911 services, all IP Phones must be attached directly to a data jack and cannot be connected to hubs or switches.
All user cables must remain within a room and cannot be extended through doorways, walls, ceilings, etc.. Cables leaving a room are a fire and safety violation and could inadvertently contribute to physical Ethernet loops, which can cause network outages.
All data jack to network device cables must be 14 feet or shorter. The network is designed with this length in mind and, if ignored, can lead to intermittent or poor performance.
Wireless Access Points cannot be connected to the campus network as they interfere with campus wide wireless coverage provided by DIT and pose a security threat to the campus network.
Hubs and Switches do not work with Policy-based Networking and are no longer permitted due to IT Compliance policy IT-20, please view the policy to request an exemption.
Departments wishing to run a DHCP server must first contact the ENO. By default, all DHCP server traffic is blocked at the data jack level to prevent a home network device that is improperly plugged into the data jack from interfering with the network.