Wireless/Residential Network Participant's Agreement
By the act of connecting your personal computer or other approved devices to the
SSU Wireless/Residential (Wired & Wireless) Network connections found in student
housing or the wireless network found on Shawnee State University’s campus, a
student/staff (Participant) is agreeing to the rules and guidelines contained
within this document and all other documents that may proceed.
To make the SSU Wireless/Residential (Wired & Wireless) Network as useful,
accessible, and effective as possible, there are certain expectations and rules
for Participants. In addition to common courtesy as network users, the following
terms of agreement must be adhered to by participants and failure to honor the
terms of the agreement can result in a suspension or loss of your networking
privileges at the University.
From this point forward the term “Wireless/Residential (Wired & Wireless) Network” will be referred to as “Wireless Network” and will be considered any wireless or wired network that is managed by UIS.
Use of the Wireless Network services is a privilege and it is the responsibility of each user to utilize these services appropriately. By connecting a host (computer, game console or any other approved device utilizing the network) to the Wireless Network, users are bound to and required to adhere to all aspects of Campus Computer and Network Use Policy 5.30 and the Conditions for Use of Campus Computing Resources as well as any and all university, city, county, state and federal regulations. In addition, users of the Wireless Network at SSU are required to adhere to the following terms of acceptable use.
Other documents to review:
The following documents contain additional information regarding the SSU Wireless/Residential (Wired & Wireless) Network:
SSU Wireless/Residential Network Guidelines
Gaming on the Residential Network Guidelines/Procedures
Terms of Agreement
1.
Inclusion:
Selection of inclusion is entirely at the discretion of the Participant, UIS and
Shawnee State. The SSU Wireless Network is provided with the understanding that
it serves primarily as an academic tool. Except for the residential portion of
the Wireless Network, the University reserves the right to limit or prohibit
those activities that might interfere with the network’s academic or
administrative use.
2.
Suspension:
A Participant’s network access may be suspended or disabled for violating this
agreement or provisions of the other policies/conditions/guidelines governing
the use of network and computing services at Shawnee State University.
Suspensions can also occur if the Participant’s system is deemed a threat to
other computers on the network (e.g., virus infection, security intrusion).
3. Minimum System Requirements:
The Participant’s computer system must satisfy the minimum requirements outlined
in the SSU Wireless/Residential Network Guidelines to connect to the SSU
Wireless Network. The same computer system must also meet the
published minimum hardware requirements
prior to the Participant receiving technical assistance (limited to access the
Wireless Network) from UIS staff.
4. Governing Policies:
Participants must abide by the Network and
Computer Use Policy 5.30,
Conditions for Use of Campus
Computing Resources
and any other related University-wide policies, and the following Wireless
Network specific rules:
a. Network access is not permitted for non-affiliates of Shawnee State
University without prior Guest approval by a supporting University department.
b. Participants may not assign their own IP addresses, change the IP address
assigned to them by UIS, or manually configure IP addresses.
c. The network connection may not be used to attempt unauthorized access to any
system, or files of any system, or restricted portions of networks to monitor
network traffic or to do network routing or serving.
d. Participants are reminded that sharing of copyrighted materials over the
network such as software, music, images, videos, publications, or any other
protected materials is a violation of federal copyright statutes and is strictly
prohibited. Participants who are cited in infringement notices under the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) will have their network access suspended. Repeat
violations will result in a judicial referral.
5. Access to Systems:
UIS staff may require access to a Participant’s computer to maintain network
operations. Participants agree to provide reasonable access to their machine,
and to the necessary modifications required to provide network communications
and maintain acceptable performance standards.
6. Network Access Prerequisites:
To successfully connect to the Wireless Network, each Participant must first
install the required software on their computer. UIS uses Network Access Control
technology to ensure that current Windows Updates and the required
Anti-virus/Anti-MalWare software are properly installed and running. To continue
network access users must ensure that they have properly configured their
computer to receive the latest definition files for each required product.
Failure to comply with these prerequisites will result in disconnection from the
network until all prerequisites are met.
For other devices that have been approved to connect to the Wireless Network,
the user must provide the requested information. Please visit
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7. Periodic Host Scans:
UIS reserves the right to perform periodic host scans to ensure there is no
security vulnerabilities on computers connected to the Wireless Network.
If a computer is found vulnerable the Participant will be contacted and advised
to make the necessary corrections within a specified time period. If the
vulnerability is severe the Participant will be temporarily disconnected until
corrective action is taken.
8. License Agreement:
Participants agree to abide by the license agreements governing the use and
distribution of the software provided by the University.
9. Responsibility for All Users:
Participants are ultimately responsible for any and all network use or
communication traffic originating from their personally-owned computer/devices,
regardless of the actual author of such traffic.
10. Peer-to-Peer File Sharing:
Shawnee State University restricts illegal peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing on
our campus network. P2P technologies may be used for legitimate purposes such as
instructional gaming, open source downloads, and licensed distribution of media
files; however, the use of P2P software to violate copyright law carries a
number of possible sanctions, including loss of Internet access, internal
disciplinary actions, and even civil or criminal charges. Shawnee State
University takes our obligation under The Higher Education Opportunity Act (H.R.
4137), as well as all other State and Federal legislations that address P2P file
sharing, very seriously and will make all efforts to comply with authorities if
Participant of the Shawnee State University Network are suspected of violations.
11. Disclaimer of Liability:
Participants connecting computers and other approved devices to the Wireless
Network or seeking technical assistance in order to connect computers to the
Wireless Network understand and agree that Shawnee State University, its
contractors, employees, representatives and agents volunteering to help the
Participant set up the computer assumes no responsibility for a user’s loss of
time, data or other loss due to unavailable network services or network outages.
With full knowledge of the risks involved the Participant waives any claim
whether in tort or contract, for any damage including but not limited to loss of
data, programs, and hardware which may result from work, as well as suggested or
required downloads on the Participant’s personal computer. Furthermore, the
Participant agrees to hold harmless, Shawnee State University, its contactors,
employees, and agents from any liability of damages the Participant might incur
or cause to others. In addition to this waiver of any claim of damages, the
Participant agrees to assume the risks associated with computer assistance. The
Participant agrees to this waiver, hold harmless agreement and assumption of
risk without reservation and certify that the Participant has had the
opportunity to ask any questions concerning the risks that might be involved
with this computer assistance. UIS is charged with ensuring that the
Participants can connect their personally owned devices to the Wireless Network.
It is at the discretion of the UIS staff the extent to which it will trouble
shoot and/or resolve issues related specifically to the equipment. UIS does not
provide repair services for personally owned devices.
Disclaimer – Document Content
The information contained in this document will be modified when warranted and without prior notice.