Media Adapters

THIS POST IS OUT OF DATE AND REQUIRES UPDATING. MOST OF THE CAMPUS IS BEING MOVED TO WIRELESS. WHEN MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE EXTENT OF CAMPUS WIRELESS PROJECTS HAS COME THROUGH, IT WILL BE UPDATED.

Hey folks,

Short post for now, I'm at work. :)

I just wanted to inform you that when you get here on campus, you may need a media adapter. Village A, Harbin, New South, Alumni Square (Village B), and Nevils are outfitted with fiber optic network wiring. For freshman in Harbin and New South, you'll have to pick up these media adapters. I highly recommend that you wait until you get here to handle anything on your own. At the beginning of the year, they provide the adapters in your residence hall. However, if you need to, you can pick one up at UIS later (University Information Services), which is Georgetown's excuse for help with computers and other electronics. UIS is responsible for the really crappy layout of Georgetown's website, if that gives you an idea of how well organized they are. As a result, its best if you can get in and get out before other freshman, and beat the rush. In order to do just that, you'll need to get a confirmation number from UIS. You can sign up for that online, which will save you some time when UIS is overloaded. You'll need to go to the help desk in St. Mary's G-39. To get there, first navigate to St. Marys, then take the stairs or elevator to the ground floor. The help desk is located at the far end of the ground floor nearest the hospital parking lot. Be careful once you have the adapter; it has three parts, and they are worth $100 in total. UIS will give you the adapter for free, but charge you if you break it.

You will also need to buy an ethernet cable (regardless of what dorm you are in) if you don't already have one. You can purchase them for 10-13$ at school store in Leavey center. I recommend buying the longer cord; you may have bunked beds/other reasons for wanting the longer cord later. It's worth the extra couple of dollars.

When you get back to your room, there is a diagram for using the adapter.

That's it for now; if you have questions, please remember to comment! I'd be glad to help you with the questions that you have!