 Residence
Hall Information
How do I connect to the network?
Residents are offered wired and wireless connectivity.
Your room wall port is live and all you need to do is plug
into the wired network with your own Ethernet patch cord to
get on-line. For wireless, open a web browser and logon to
the network with your username and unique network password
you created when you activated your account.
Can I connect to the network with a Macintosh computer?
Yes! Macintosh computers can connect to the residence
hall network and receive the same access to all technology
resources as Windows machines.
Do I have to prepare my computer in any way to access the
network?
Macintosh users are good to go and need to do nothing further.
Windows users are required to do the following three things
to protect their machine and the network:
1) Update your Windows. Windows
updates click here.
2) Have a spyware/malware protection and removal program
installed. We recommend Installing Windows Defender if
you have a Windows XP machine. Windows Vista machines already
have Defender installed. This is a free product and will protect
your machine from spyware without you having to manually take
care of it yourself. It protects and updates with Windows
updates on its own! Microsoft
Defender click here.
3) Have a virus protection program installed. If
you do not have your own current virus protection, we recommend
using Free
Microsoft Security Essentials. Before installing, see
below:
MAKE SURE you uninstall any virus protection
program you may already have on your machine or you risk corrupting
your operating system and will need our help fixing it or
reinstalling your operating system. (You should never put
more than one virus protection program on a computer since
they generally do not play well together. This is not true
for malware/spyware protection and removal programs which
install with others and the more protection, the better.)
Do this step first by going to your control panel, programs
menu and uninstall any resident virus protection program.
If you need help from us to do any of the above, please utilize
the free walk-in service at the Student Help Desk located
in the Campus Center. Hours are 8:30am to 9pm M-R, 8:30am
to 6pm Friday and Saturday 8:00am to 2:00pm.
Use the following information to connect your computer to
the Otterbein residence network.
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