NetAccount - Internet Access
NetAccount provides Internet access from the campus for staff and students.
Providing the Internet
NetAccount provides free Internet access on campus for students and staff. Undergraduates can choose between two plans:
- Standard Plan (default): free high speed connection for University web sites and Library e-resources, and a consistent slower speed for non-University sites (e.g. Gmail, Google, Hotmail)
- Premium Plan: high-speed connection for all sites, with a 200MB data allowance per month for non-University sites. The cost of this upgrade is $12 for half year or $20 for a full year.
Postgraduate students receive the Premium Plan at no cost. Full details are available at the student Internet page.
Staff and Doctoral students receive unlimited high speed Internet access. For more information refer to the staff and doctoral students page.
How to access the Internet
Computers in Faculty and departmental computer labs and in the Information Commons are set up to use the NetAccount system. To access the Internet:
- Log on to the machine.
- Open a web browser and browse.
Wireless Network
A wireless network is provided on campus. Please check out the wireless network pages for all the information.
Usage and Service levels
Service Level
- This service is provided on a 24 x 7 basis, except for scheduled maintenance and upgrades.
- We will notify you at least 48 hours in advance of scheduled downtime via the IT systems notices page and the IC web pages.
- For urgent or security related maintenance, no advance notification may be possible.
Usage
- The use of this service is governed by the ICT Statute 2007.
- In addition the policies and guidelines found at the ICT security site, most specifically the ICT Acceptable Use policy.
