On Campus

In a recent survey (Yahoo!'s America's Most Wired Colleges), UIC was ranked as the 44th best-connected major university in the US. So, if the machine you want to connect is on campus, the only way to go is through the UIC campus backbone network. We have a first quality Internet connection -- an OC-3 (155 Mbps) line direct to the SBC Chicago NAP (Network Access Point), one of four locations in the US where ISPs (Internet Service Providers) connect to the Internet.

A connection to the UIC campus backbone network can also bring you ACCC Server Services, which allows you to share software, files, and network printers, and to "rent" software from the ACCC. Server Services software is a really good deal. We take care of purchasing, installing, and upgrading it and offer it to you at a much lower cost -- in both money and time -- than if you did it yourself.

The software available through Server Services includes Microsoft Office, Corel WordPerfect Office, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe PhotoShop, SAS, SPSS, and many more titles. (See the Server Services home page for more information. On the ACCC home page: http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/ select Software, then select Server Services.)

How to Connect on Campus

Go to the ACCC home page and select Services. The links you'll need are under "Network Services."

If you're a student living in a campus residence hall, you want Res-Net. Select Connecting from the Residence Halls for more information and an online application. The monthly charge for a Res-Net connection is $10, plus $5 if you want Server Services. (This is a good idea; Server Services includes all the class-related software that's available in the ACCC public labs.)

For other on-campus locations, the link that you need is Connecting via the Ethernet. In this case, you should see your department's or unit's REACH representative. If your department or unit doesn't have a REACH representative, you'll need to contact the CSO (phone: 312-413-0003, email: consult@uic.edu). There is no monthly charge for the network connections, but there's a $7-per-month charge for basic Server Services.