The Residence Life Network (Resnet) provides individuals living in university housing high-speed access to the University’s network.

It is included in room and board to students living in the residence halls. Connecting to the internet from the halls is a fast and easy process. Students merely need to open a web browser on their computer and will be redirected to a sign-up page when the first web site is loaded. After authenticating with their ISO password their computer will be connected.

When you first connect to Resnet, your personal computer (which must have an Ethernet card installed) is registered and connected to the University’s network at 100 Mbps using a network patch cable connected to a telecommunications wall outlet.

Resnet is supported by a group of talented operators and service providers who make sure you have 24-hour access. They can be reached at 483-9955.

For more information on Resnet see: http://www.resnet.mtu.edu

Rovernet is a network service available to all current students, faculty and staff of Michigan Technological University at no charge. Providing and supporting Rovernet is a joint effort of many university departments.

Rovernet is designed to allow you to take your laptop or PDA and "rove" around campus to gain access to network resources (such as the web and e-mail).

There are two components to RoverNet. The first component consists of Wireless "hot zones" (access points) which allow you to gain access at speeds up to 11 Mbps in 802.11b locations and up to 54Mbps in 802.11g locations. The second component consists of wired Ethernet locations which allow you to gain access at speeds of 10 Mbps from a wired network jack.

For more information on Rovernet see: http://www.rovernet.mtu.edu

McAfee AntiVirus Software

MTU has arranged a large purchase of McAfee Antivirus Software so that everyone can have better security. The software is available for both MAC and PC platforms and is provided at no charge for all students with Resnet connections, while other students, staff and faculty may purchase the software for a small yearly fee as follows:

• Students without Resnet ($1.00/per year)
• Staff and Faculty ($5.00/per year)

The software is available for both MAC and PC platforms and individuals, who have more than one computer, may purchase multiple copies of the software.

For more information on this service see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/data/security/securitysoftware.htm

We provide alpha-numeric and numeric paging service to MTU faculty, staff & students through our partnership with Superior Spectrum.

For more information on this service see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/data/dataservices/pagers/

Cable television is available for MTU students living on campus. The basic cable service includes over 50 channels plus the MTU Movie Channel featuring 24 movies per month.

MTU Cable has undergone some upgrades. Students will now find an expanded line up of channels and a variety of these channels in stereo; Husky Movie Vision, MTV, MTV2, CMT, and VH1. The Emergency Alert System is also now on all channels offered on MTU Cable making Michigan Tech an even safer place.

HBO and Showtime are also available for an extra fee upon request.

For more information and a complete channel listing see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/video/videoservices/mtucable/

The University provides analog telephone services to Residence Halls students, which is included in the costs for their room and board. Although students must provide their own telephone, they will not incur any usage fees other than for international long distance calls. Voicemail is also available at no charge.

Because dialtone is automatically available in the Residence Halls, students do not have to not have to notify Telcom of their intention to utilize local phone services or domestic long distance services. However, Telcom does need to be notified if a student wishes to utilize the free voicemail service or international long distance services.

For more information on long distance service, see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/voiceservices/techconnect.htm

To order voicemail or TECHCONNECT long distance service, see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/forms/residencehallsreqform.htm

For more information, on voicemail services contact the Telcom Customer Service Center located in room B12 in the basement of the EERC building or call (906) 487-2000.

TECH CONNECT is direct dial long distance calling from on (or off) campus provided to the MTU community. Each customer receives an account and Personal Billing Number (PBN) to make calls from their campus residence and the local calling area. Students will only need to consider this service if the make international long distance calls. Calls to locations in the U.S., Canada, and Caribbean islands are free. 

For more information see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/voiceservices/techconnect.htm

Domestic long distance calls are free to anyone living in university housing. Canada and some island nations are included. Any number that uses the North American number plan, i.e. xxx-xxx-xxxx, will be a free call. Calls that require the international access code of '011' will require a calling card. Daniell Heights' residence must sign up for telephone service to take advantage of the free domestic calling.

International calling rates vary by country and change periodically. Telecommunications Customer Service can be contacted to determine current rates for any country.

For more information, contact Telcom Customer Service Center located in room B12 in the basement of the EERC building or call (906) 487-2000

Cellular Service is available to all MTU Faculty, Staff and Students.

Rates and plans and coverage information is available at http://www.tc.mtu.edu/mtucellular/

The service is provided through Ameritech and allows conference calls of up to 26 people connected together. Callers enter the conference via a local number or remote callers dialing a 800 number. The service can be used by anyone but must be scheduled in advance.

For more information see http://www.tc.mtu.edu/voice/voiceservices/teleconference/index.htm