Should I use a network switch or router in my residence hall room?

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Need an additional network jack in your residence hall room?

Summary: Learn the guidelines for use of network devices in Residence Hall and how to connect secondary wired devices.

Boston College provides each student living in the Residence Halls with a high-speed Ethernet network jack for access to the BC network. BC also provides wireless network access in most campus locations, including Residence Hall study lounges. If you are bringing more than one device requiring network access to use in your Residence Hall room (ex. a computer and a gaming console), and need additional wired ports, please be aware of the following:

You may only use a network device with additional Ethernet ports that does not include wireless functionality, for example, a network switch.
Boston College does not support student owned wireless routers as they can disrupt the BC wireless network and, if not secure, can allow unauthorized access to the BC network by individuals using your identity on the BC network.
BC ITS reserves the right to disable any unauthorized wireless devices that are disrupting Boston College wireless service.
If you set up a wireless router on campus and it is used by another person for malicious activity, such as illegal downloads of music, spreading viruses, or stealing personal information, you will be held accountable.

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Contact the Help Center: 552-HELP (2-HELP from on-campus), help.center@bc.edu, or www.bc.edu/gethelp.
Students: You can also visit the walk-in Help Center in O'Neill 248 next to the Campus Technology Resource Center ( CTRC).

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