The Requirements for Dialing In

Windows:

Pentium or newer processor, 200 MHz or faster; Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000; 32 MB or more RAM; 95 MB available disk space for NSKit applications.

Apple Macintosh:

Mac OS 8 through 9, 32 MB of RAM (64 MB or more recommended), and 55 MB available disk space for NSKit applications. The Mac NSKit is not recommended for Mac OS X.
Need to upgrade your Mac OS? UIC Faculty and staff can contact the CSO about an upgrade or purchase; students should contact commercial vendors. If you can't upgrade your Mac to at least Mac OS 8.0, use the previous version of the NSKit, Version 4.3, available from ftp://ftp.uic.edu.

Either:a modem, at least 28.8 Kbps, 33.6 or 56 Kbps is better; or a network card.

Connect from off campus, with modem and an ACCC dialin line:

There are two types of ACCC dialin lines. The principal difference between them is the point at which you enter your UIC netid and ACCC password to "authenticate" (definitively identify yourself) when connecting. When using the old-style lines, you enter your UIC netid and password in a "terminal window" after your modem dials in; when using the new-style lines, you enter your netid and password before dialing.

Please don't use the ACCC dialin lines when the computer you're connecting is on the UIC campus. Except for Dialin-Express, which has a 30-minute connection time limit, all the ACCC dialin lines have off-campus telephone numbers and you will be charged by the minute on your campus phone bill if you dial in using them from on campus. These per-minute charges can really add up.

For more information on the ACCC dialin lines, see ACCC Dialin Services, http://www.uic.edu/depts/accc/network/dialin/, or click the Connect - Home link in the "Quick Start" list on the left side of the ACCC home page. ACCC Dialin Services gives the locations, phone numbers, and connection details for all the ACCC dialin lines. (All the new-style lines are in Chicago. In addition to Dialin-Express, which is on campus, there are old-style lines in Rockford and Peoria.)

Connect from off campus with a modem and a commercial dialin ISP (Internet Service Provider) or

Connect from off campus with network card and a commercial ISP cable modem or DSL connection:

Consider using a commercial ISP if you (1) live outside the UIC local calling area, (2) need to connect first time, every time, or (3) want a very fast connection. If any of these apply to you, see Connecting from Home - Finding an ISP,and in particular Warning: When you connect through an commercial ISP, you are not "on the UIC campus".

Connect from on campus with network card and a UIC-Net connection in an office or lab:

Contact your department's REACH member to arrange for a UIC-Net network connection. Don't know who your REACH representative is? There's a search form on the ACCC REACH Web site, http://www.accc.uic.edu/reach/, or call the CSO at (312)413-0003 and ask them.

Connect from on campus with network card and a Res-Net connection in a dorm:

Students in on-campus dorms, see the Res-Net page, http://www.accc.uic.edu/lan/res-net/, to apply for a personal Res-Net connection. You must open your ACCC account before you apply for a Res-Net connection. You can open your account and change your password online; see Accounts, Netids, and Password Changes.

Connect from on campus with network card, a Cat-5 ethernet cable, and a UNAS-UIC (UIC Network Access Stations) station in Science and Engineering Laboratory or the Daley Library:

See the UNAS-Web page, http://www.accc.uic.edu/lan/unas/, for more information.

You will use your netid and the password for your ACCC account to authenticate yourself when you:

• Log into your account(s) on tigger, icarus, or borg.
• Check your email on tigger, icarus, or mailserv.
• Connect to the Internet using an ACCC Dialin line, a UNAS-UIC station, or Res-Net in a dorm, or log in to a machine in an ACCC lab.
• Visit a UIC-or UofI-restricted Web site.

See Accounts, Netids, and Password Changes for a description of student netids, instructions for faculty and staff on how to get a netid, and instructions on how to open your ACCC account online and how to change your password.

Your ACCC password will expire regularly and should be changed as soon as you open your account and on a regular basis thereafter. The ACCC password Changing Utility is a convenient way to change your password from the Web. Learn more by visiting http://www.accc.uic.edu/, clicking the Accounts button, then selecting Password Changing Utility.

You can even use the Password Changing Utility to change your password when you forget it, provided that you plan ahead. Visit the Password Changing Utility Web page to select a personal challenge/response phrase now, before you forget your password.

And finally,

The ACCC Network Services Kit -- the NSKit -- gives you the software you need to use the Internet.