Between classes and on your study breaks, you can get online by stopping by any of nearly 30 workstations labs across campus. This is an easy way to check your email or to put in a couple of hours of work on that paper or project that's due next week. You can check lab hours and locations at http://www.oit.umd.edu/wheretogo/.

Many classrooms and all faculty and deans' offices in the College and Schools also are connected through the campus netwrok. A "port-per-pillow" is the standard in Maryland's residence halls. Each room is wired with a high-speed connection to the university's information technology infrastructure, one connection per student in the room.

In its student housing, Maryland provides a data jack and phone line per student room, and a voice mail account, too! All you need for your computer is an Ethernet card available from the University Book Center and a copy of ResNet's "Getting Connected Manual" which is distributed at check-in. This manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to connect your computer to the university network. Resident Life Information Systems provides Ethernet connection support for all residence hall students. They can be reached at 301.314.DATA.

If you commute, you will need to access Maryland's networked resources through your own Internet Service Provider, DSL Provider, or cable modem provider from home.

The university also has one of the largest known wireless networks for a school of its size. All students whose computers have wireless cards can access the wireless network from almost anywhere on campus. Visit www.oit.umd.edu/wireless for more information.

The OIT Help Desk staff can be reached at 301.405.1400 and http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/contact/.

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) Help Desk provides technical support for computer accounts, e-mail, Web pages, dial-up access, and other services. The OIT Help Desk staff can be reached at 301.405.1400 and http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/contact/. Visit Resident Life's ResNet, NTS Resident Student Web site and the OIT Help Desk for more information.