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Internet Facilities at Napier

Your Network

Each student has their own network account, which is individual to them. Every account requires a User Name and password to be provided before entry to the account is authorised. All students have a separate matriculation number which is allocated on registering to study with the University. The User Name is your matriculation number, a typical user name will look like this – 02001661. Passwords are also individual to the user, your initial password will be the first letter from your Christian name and your date of birth (e310983), however it is recommended to change your password straight away to something you will remember and is personal to you; you will be automatically requested to change your password every 90 days from then on.

The Intranet

The intranet is a privately maintained computer network that can be accessed only by authorised persons within a company, or in Napier’s case, a University. It is usually made up of numerous interlinked local area networks (LANs) and in addition uses ‘hired’ lines from the  (WAN). The key principle of an intranet is to convey University information among all the staff and students.

The intranet uses ,  (Hypertext Transfer Protocol), amongst other Internet protocols, albeit really just looks like a restricted adaptation of the Internet. Although, Napier does also allow staff and students within their intranet community to access the Internet through  servers; thus to protect the intranet from viruses.

Underlying Infrastructure

The underlying infrastructure of your network account and the Intranet is mainly JANET (Joint Academic Network). JANET is the main backbone network for the UK university system of academic and research computers.

A backbone is a substantial communication line that transmits data collected from the more minor lines that intersect with it. Within a local level, the backbone is merely a series of lines that LANs connect to to get a WAN connection. While on WANs and the Internet, the backbone is a group of paths that local and regional networks join to to receive a long distance interconnection, the points in which the paths intersect at are known as nodes.

JANET is sometimes also referred to as SuperJanet. UKERNA (United Kingdom Education & Research Networking Association) operates and controls the JANET network. UKERNA is a non-profit organisation, which is under contract with the UK Higher Education Funding Councils Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).

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Guidelines for use of University Facilities

The guidelines for the use of the Universities facilities are all stated in the ‘Acceptable use Policy – Computer suite’. When you first access your account this will appear automatically and you must read and click that you agree to abide by these rules. The guidelines can be found at:

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The basics

To get an internet connection all you need is a telephone connection and a computer. The majority of internet providers will come out and set up the connection for you or ...

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