Connecting to the BLC Network
Wireless (WiFi) access to the network is available in most areas of campus. Wired (Ethernet) access is available in all classrooms, residence hall rooms, and staff offices. Wired access ports in residence hall rooms is disabled by default; you will need to contact IT Services to enable them.
Wireless (WiFi) access
Guests and students may connect to the student SSID. No password is required.
Wired Network
To connect your computer to the wired network, you will need an Ethernet cable, available from the IT Help Desk or for purchase from technology retailers.
All classrooms and staff offices are connected to the campus data network via Ethernet-based local area network (LAN).
Network Help
Report a network or connection issue here.
Student Computer Support
Bethany ITS offers limited free support for problems related to the network or student accounts. The college help desk staff will help with hardware or software issues as time permits. Students are also encouraged to seek out other technically savvy students or work with the vendor of the computer.
Data Safety
While users’ data stored on Bethany network servers is regularly backed up and every effort is made to provide for the security of this data, we guarantee the safety of the files only over the period of the school-year session. For additional safety and security, users are strongly encouraged to have their own copies of all data on their personal computers or removable storage, particularly as they leave for breaks.
All non-returning students are strongly encouraged to back-up their data prior to their departure from Bethany. Your files will be removed according to the following schedules:
- Bachelor of Arts graduates: files will be removed from the BLC servers in the course of routine systems maintenance over the summer following graduation.
- Transfers, and other students not returning to Bethany: student files will be saved on Bethany servers until the 10th day of class in the Fall semester. If students are not enrolled by the 10th day of classes, their files will be removed.
Data Privacy
Users should be aware there are no facilities provided by Bethany systems for sending or receiving confidential messages. ITS staff have the right to suspend or modify computer access privileges, examine files, passwords, accounting information, printouts, tapes, and any other material, and to monitor and read email messages and web access. Whenever possible, the cooperation and agreement of the user will be sought in advance. Users are expected to cooperate in such investigations when requested. Failure to do so may be grounds for cancellation of computer access privileges.
Users should not expect total privacy of email, or any other Internet-based communications.
Because the amount of server space for each user is limited to 5 GB, ITS reserves the right to delete certain types of non-academic files from the server that exceed this limit.
Web Access
The World Wide Web and related library resources provide access to local and global scholarly resources. In keeping with our mission of teaching, research, and public service, Bethany supports the use of the Web by its students, faculty, and staff in their roles as information publishers and consumers.
Gaming
Bethany’s network gives priority to traffic that is more likely to be academic in nature. As such, only a limited amount of bandwidth is available for gaming, so you may be unable to connect during peak traffic times. (The status of on-line gaming servers, of course, is beyond our control.)
You may want to contact the IT Helpdesk to have the Ethernet ports in your dorm room activated, since wired connections are much more stable, and frequently faster.
If our web filter has blocked some of the connection traffic from your game, please contact the IT Helpdesk for assistance. Bethany does not block specific ports.
Please note that we give lower priority to gaming-related support requests.
New Connections
To maintain order and security, data network connections are made only by specialized personnel under the direction of the Information Technology Services department. You are encouraged to attach appropriate equipment only at existing user-connection points. All requests for additional campus-wide data network connections or for the relocation of a connection should be directed to the Information Technology Services department.