Please read these instructions carefully!

StudioNet provides high-speed data network access to Design students currently enrolled in sophomore level or higher studio courses. There is no additional charge for accessing the network through StudioNet.

We recommend you request a wired connection to use at your studio desk and use a wireless connection (if you have one) other places within the College of Design complex.

Students will need to go through several steps to properly connect to StudioNet. Instructions are below. READ and follow the steps below carefully. Most questions WILL be answered—REALLY!

Minimum Macintosh Configuration
• Hardware: Desktop or laptop running at 1.5 GHz or better
• Operating System: Mac OS X version 10.4 or later (version 10.5 or later preferred.)

Minimum Windows Configuration
• Hardware: Desktop or laptop running at 1.5 GHz or better
• Operating System: Windows XP Professional or Vista Business. Windows Home Editions NOT Recommended

Up-to-date AntiVirus software is REQUIRED FOR ALL COMPUTERS used on StudioNet. Symantec AntiVirus is available free to NC State students at http://www.ncsu.edu/antivirus/

You will also need to install other software to access your Unity account and WolfPrint printers.

• Follow the instructions for the kind of connection you wish to use. If you want to use two kinds of connections, come back to this page and follow the other instructions.
• Find an available walljack or wireless network
• Get an ethernet cable for wired connection (available at the NCSU Bookstores) or wireless ethernet adapter for wireless connection
• Connect your computer to the walljack (and/or wireless)
• Configure your TCP/IP settings
• Check your connection
• Install and configure software for virus protection (http://www.ncsu.edu/antivirus/)
• Install and configure software for WolfPrint printing, Unity home space access if you wish to use these.
  
  

Follow the appropriate instructions below for wired or wireless connection and the building where you wish to connect. If you wish to use both a wired and wireless connection, follow the both sets of instructions below.

WIRED CONNECTIONS: Students wanting to use a WIRED connection in Brooks, Kamphoefner or Leazar Halls. Click here for instructions.

WIRELESS CONNECTIONS IN BROOKS, KAMPHOEFNER AND LEAZAR HALLS: Students wanting to use a WIRELESS connection in Brooks, Kamphoefner and Leazar Halls should use the 'ncsu' wireless network. Click here for instructions.

WIRELESS CONNECTIONS IN THE DOWNTOWN DESIGN STUDIO: Students wanting to use a wireless connection in the Downtown Design Studio need to register and use the 'Design' wireless network. Click here for instructions.

If you have trouble, please contact the College of Design IT staff in Brooks 202-204 for help. If you have a laptop you need help with, bring it with you. You can also send an email to design_help@ncsu.edu with specific information about your problem.